Benchtop hardness testers

Benchtop hardness testersare the traditional hardness testers using the Brinell, Rockwell or Vickers methods. These are heavy and bulky pieces of equipment that require installation on the ground or on a test bench. Their main advantage lies in the fact that they allow hardness measurement with conventional methods. Portable hardness testers are much smaller, lighter and more compact. Their main advantage is that the user does not need to take a sample of...