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Category: Hardness Testing

Benefits of a Digital Hardness Tester
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Benefits of a Digital Hardness Tester

A Digital Hardness Tester is a measuring instrument used to determine the hardness of a given material. It is an essential tool in industries where metals and alloys are produced or used. This includes a variety of industries including auto manufacturing, aerospace, oil and gas, and many others. Testing the hardness of metal including steel or composite alloys is essential to the integrity of the product being manufactured or the structure that is being engineered or constructed. Hardness testing uses hardness testers to detect flaws, delamination, and weak spots before they become costly and an embarrassment to the company. In... Continue reading
Which Hardness Tester Scale Is More Accurate
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Which Hardness Tester Scale Is More Accurate

There are 3 common material hardness tests, Vickers, Rockwell, and Brinell, each with their different ways of testing and scale. That begs the question, which hardness tester scale Is more accurate? What is Material Hardness? Hardness describes a characteristic quality of a material, not an intrinsic physical property. In other words, you might change the hardness of a steel plate by heating or hammering it without changing its molecular composition. A material’s hardness is defined by its resistance to indentation, which can be found by measuring the depth of a permanent indentation. When you apply a known, predefined force using... Continue reading
different types of material hardness
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Different Types of Material Hardness

In order to build or construct anything you need to know the hardness of the material you using in your construction process. Material hardness is the ability of a material to withstand force without deformation, scratching, penetration, or indentation. Why is this important to know before your production process begins or is in the early stages? Quite frankly, if you are going to pour money into producing something or constructing something, you want to make sure it can last through different scenarios that might happen and the limitations of the very thing your are producing. Materials behave differently under different... Continue reading
digital hardness testers vs analog hardness testers
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Digital Hardness Testers vs Analog Hardness Testers

Hardness testing materials such as metals and alloys are essential to quality control and production of everything from steel constructions, oil and gas, automotive, etc. In order to conduct these hardness tests, the company or lab needs a hardness tester to perform the test. Now, in an age where we are all digitally connected, using this computer or that input system, you could be forgiven if you thought all hardness testers have gone digital. However, that is not the case. There are plenty of engineers and test operators that use analog hardness testers and would rather stay using one because... Continue reading
Benefits of Buying Hardness Testers From Metsuco
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Benefits of Buying Hardness Testers From Metsuco

Hardness testing is essential in just about every major industrial industry, from oil and gas to automotive to structural engineering. This makes hardness tester machines essential and essential you get the right one, at a competitive price, from a source your company can trust.  METSUCO has been supplying hardness testers and testing equipment to various industries for over 30 years. With that experience comes several benefits of buying hardness testers From Metsuco. What is Hardness Testing? Let’s take a quick step back and cover what hardness testing is. Hardness testing is using a machine with a rigid indenter, according to... Continue reading
Hardness Testing for Welding Joint Integrity
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Hardness Testing for Welding Joint Integrity

Hardness testing for welding joint integrity is vital for guaranteeing the structural integrity of the metal pieces being joined. It’s not always the same types of metal that are being welded together. The weld itself might be of the same material as the welded workpieces or might be of a different material (alloy) compared to the welded components. Because welding uses high heat, it can change the surrounding metal properties. At the joint of the two metals, there could be micro-cracks or delaminations that make the joint brittle.  There’s no use having an ultra-strong joint if the surrounding metal is... Continue reading

Benchtop versus Portable Hardness Testers.

If you are looking to test the hardness of your manufactured part for quality testing, your need an hardness tester. METSUCO has been providing companies and universities with hardness testers and hardness testing equipment for over 30 years. In those 30 years, as we have talked to purchasing departments, engineers and others, an interesting question keeps coming up, which should we go with, a benchtop or portable hardness tester? Because of this, we want to cover Benchtop versus portable hardness testers. We are going to assume those that reading this know what a hardness test is. If you need a... Continue reading

How Does the Oil and Gas Industry Use Hardness Testing

METSUCO has been based here in Houston, TX for over 30 years. For Houston and Texas in general, there has been one industry that stands out above others, oil and gas. METSUCO has partnered with many oil and gas companies over the years to provide them their hardness testing supplies and metallurgical testing supplies. Yet, how does the oil and gas industry use hardness testing? How important is hardness testing to a vital national industry such as oil and gas? What is a Hardness Test? The hardness of material refers to its ability to resist wear, tear, scratching, and abrasion... Continue reading

Common Problems With Microhardness Testing

Microhardness testing is a method of determining a material’s hardness or resistance to penetration when test samples are small, thin, or dealing with composite samples in small regions. Microhardness testing can provide precise and detailed information about surface features of materials that have a fine microstructure. However, there are some common problems that can arise when microhardness testing. We are going to go over common problems with microhardness testing, and their causes. For a lot of engineers, scientists, and testers, three terms often come into their minds when talking about microhardness testing: finicky, subjective, and time-consuming. Now, advances in computer... Continue reading

Non-Destructive Testing Brands

Non-destructive testing (NDT) is used to analyze material properties and/or the structural integrity of a material without causing any damage to the material that is being tested. It is used in a wide variety of industries and fields including oil and gas, aerospace, automotive, structural engineering, university test labs, etc. Metsuco has been supplying these industries with non-destructive testing supplies for over 30 years. With that being said, we wanted to introduce to you a few of the manufacturing companies whose NDT products we carry. Each one of these companies has made a name for themselves in the industry and... Continue reading

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