1.5 Working Conditions...................................................................................................................................3
2.1.1 D Type Impact Device...........................................................................................................................4
2.1.2 Different Types of Impact Device........................................................................................................ 5
2.2 Main Screen...............................................................................................................................................5
5.1 Power On/Off.............................................................................................................................................9
5.2 Material Setting......................................................................................................................................... 9
5.4 Impact Direction Setting........................................................................................................................ 10
5.5 Average Times Setting...........................................................................................................................10
5.6 Data logging.............................................................................................................................................10
5.7 System Reset.......................................................................................................................................... 11
5.8 EL Backlight............................................................................................................................................. 11
5.9 Auto Power Off........................................................................................................................................ 11
User Notes............................................................................................................................................................... 16
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1 Overview
Wide measuring range. Based on the principle of Leeb hardness testing theory. It can measure the
Large screen LCD, showing all functions and parameters. With EL background light.
Seven impact devices are available for special application. Automatically identify the type of impact
Working temperature: 0℃~+40℃;
Storage temperature:-30℃~+60℃
Relative humidity: ≤90%;
The surrounding environment should avoid of vibration, strong magnetic field, corrosive medium and
heavy dust.
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2 Structure Feature &Testing Principle
2.1.1 D Type Impact Device
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POWER: 2 X 1.5V
HARDNESS GAUGE
0-Steel and Cast Steel
1-Cold Work Tool Steel
2-Stainless Steel
3-Gray Cast Iron
or display the present mean value (with average icon prompting). “-HI-” means over conversion
value or measure range. “-LO-” means lower than conversion value or measure range.
the presetting impact times.
2.3 Keypad Definitions
Table 2-1
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Material Selection
Hardness/Strength
switch
Plus or Up
HardnessScale
Selection
Direction change
Minus or Down
Print data
Impact Times set
Data logging or Enter
Presskey to store present group of measured value into memory. This operation is only valid
after displaying the mean value.
Press keyandcould display single measured value.
Presskey could switch on of off the background light of LCD.
Presskey to set the impact direction.
Presskey to change the impact times in one group. The impact times item will flash when first
Presskey to change the hardness scale.
Presskey to change the material. Presetting hardness scale recovers to HL automatically after
Presskey to switch between hardness test and strength test. Only D and DC type of impact
Presskey to print out the measured values after measurement.
pressing thekey, and then the impact times value will plus or minus when pressing theor
key. Presskey finally to exit from changing the impact times process.
material presetting changed.
device has the function of strength testing. So hardness testing is the only selection if the impact
device is not D or DC type.
2.4 Leeb Hardness Testing Principle
The basic principle is to use an impact body of certain weight impacts against the testing surface under
certain test force, then measure the impacting velocity and the rebounding velocity of the impact body
respectively when the spherically test tip is located 1mm above the testing surface.
The calculation formula is as follows:
HL=1000×VB/ VA
Where, HL—— Leeb hardness value
VB—— Rebounding velocity of the impact body
VA—— Impacting velocity of the impact body
3 Preparation
3.1 Instrument Preparation and Inspection
Verification of the instrument is by using standard test block. The error and repeatability of displayed
value should be within the regulation of Appendix table 2. The instrument and impact device must be
calibrated using a standard hardness block before use as the first time, or having not been used for a
long time, or having reset the instrument system.
Presskey, meanwhile pressing down thekey to power on the system. Then the user calibration
screen shows as left below.
Test for 5 points on the standard hardness block.
It would display the average measured value
after measuring 5 times. Presskey to
change to its nominal value.
Presskey to confirm the calibration finally. Or
press thekey to cancel the calibration.
Range of adjustment: ±30HL.
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3.2 Impact Device Selection
In the preparation processing for sample surface, the hardness effect of being heated or cold
Too big roughness of the being measured surface could cause error. So, the surface of the sample
Support of test sample. Support is no necessary for heavy sample. Medium-weight parts must be
Curved surface: The best testing surface of sample is flat. When the curvature radius R of the
The sample should have enough thickness, minimum thickness of sample should conform to Table
For the sample with hardened layer on surface, the depth of hardened layer should conform to Table
Coupling. Light-weight sample must be firmly coupled with a heavy base plate. Both coupled
Magnetism of the sample itself should be avoided.
Refer to Appendix Table 1 and Table 3 for selection of impact device.
3.3 Preparation of the Sample Surface
Preparation for sample surface should conform to the relative requirement in Appendix Table 3.
processing on the surface of sample should be avoided.
to be measured must appear metallic luster, smoothing and polish, without oil stain.
set on the smoothing and stable plane. The sample must set absolutely equability and without any
wobble.
surface to be tested is smaller than 30mm (D, DC, D+15,C, E and DL type of impact device) and
smaller than 50mm (G type of impact device), the small support ring or the shaped support rings
should be chosen.
3.
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surface must be flat and smooth, and there is no redundant coupling agent existing. The impact
direction must be vertical to the coupled surface. When the sample is a big plate, long rod or
bending piece, it can be deformed and become unstable, even though its weight and thickness is
big enough, and accordingly, the test value may not be accurate. So the sample should be
reinforced or supported at its back.
Note : Use a calibrated hardness tester, test the standard test block downward vertically for 5
times, the arithmetical average value compare with the value of standard test block. If this value
exceeds the standard value, could use the function of user calibration to adjust.
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4 Testing Program
Insert the plug of the impact device into the socket of impact device on the instrument.
Press thekey,now power is on. The instrument is in working mode.
Press the release button on the upside of the impact device to test. The sample and the impact
Each measure area of the sample usually need 3 to 5 times of testing operation. The result data
The distance between any two impact points or from the center of any impact point to the edge of
If want accurate conversion from the Leeb hardness value to other hardness value, contrastive test
Pushing the loading-tube downwards until contact is felt. Then allow it to slowly return to the starting
position or using other method locking the impact body.
4.3 Localization
Press the impact device supporting ring firmly on the surface of the sample, the impact direction
should be vertical to the testing surface.
4.4 Testing
device as well as the operator are all required to be stable now. The action direction should pass the
axis of the impact device.
dispersion should not more than mean value±15HL。
testing sample should conform to the regulation of Table 4-1.
is needed to get conversion relations for the special material. Use inspection qualified Leeb
hardness tester and corresponding hardness tester to test at the same sample respectively. For
each hardness value, each measure homogeneously 5 points of Leeb hardness value in the
surrounding of more than three indentations which need conversion hardness, using Leeb hardness
arithmetic average value and corresponding hardness average value as correlative value
respectively, make individual hardness contrastive curve. Contrastive curve at least should include
three group of correlative data.
Table 4-1
4.5 Read Measured Value
After each impact operation, the LCD will display the current measured value, impact times plus one, the
buzzer would alert a long howl if the measured value is not within the valid range. When reaching the
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presetting impact times, the buzzer will alert a long howl. After 2 seconds, the buzzer will alert a short
Replacing the impact device must be done during Power off. Otherwise the main body could not
You could not save the current test value if the impact time is less than the presetting times value.
Only type D and type DC of impact device have the function of strength test option. You can not
Not all materials could convert to all hardness scale value. The hardness scale is reset to HL
NOTE:HL values tested by different impact devices are different,eg.780HLD≠780HLC
4.6 Notification
identify the type of the impact device, and it may damage the circuit board of the main body.
change the setting to strength testing when using other types of impact device. The setting would be
set to hardness testing automatically after replacing the impact device whether the setting is
hardness testing or not before.
automatically after changing the material. So select material firstly before changing the hardness
scale.
5 Operation Detail
5.1 Power On/Off
Pressto power on the instrument. Be sure to plug in the impact device before powering on. The
system would automatically detect the type of the impact device during power up, and would display this
information on the screen. Users should pay attention to the probe type displayed on the screen. After
pausing for several second, the screen will exit and enter the main display screen as following:
The instrument can be turned off by pressing thekey while it is working. The tool has a special
memory that retains all of its settings even when the power is off.
5.2 Material Setting
Presskey to change the material to the one you want to preset. Hardness scale recovers to HL
automatically after material presetting changed. Please select material firstly, then select hardness
scale.
In hardness testing, The relationship between the material number displayed on the instrument screen
and the material is as follows:
Table 5-1
In strength testing, The relationship between the material number displayed on the instrument screen
and the material is as follows:
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Table 5-2
Material No
Material
Material No
Material
0
Mild steel
5
Cr-Mo steel
1
High carbon steel
6
Cr-Ni-Mo steel
2
Cr steel
7
Cr-Mn-Si steel
3
Cr-V steel
8
Super strength steel
4
Cr-Ni steel
9
Stainless steel
Here only displays the valid hardness scale for the present selected impact device and
Please select material firstly, then select hardness scale.
Presetting hardness scale recovers to HL automatically after presetting material is changed.
Press thekey to move to the impact direction that you will preset.
1)Presskey in testing state. The impact times item will begin to flash;
2)Pressorkey to set the average times to the number you want.
3)Presskey finally to exit from the operation.
1) Press thekey to activate the data logging function. The memory icon will appear. It will display
2) Use thekey and thekey to select the desired file to view.
3) Press thekey to see details of that group data.
4) Use thekey and thekey to view each single measured data in that group while viewing
5) Press thekey to return to previous screen at any time during data logging.
1)Press thekey to activate the data logging function. The memory icon will appear. It will display
2)Use thekey and thekey to scroll to the file that will be deleted.
Presskey to switch between hardness testing and strength testing (бb) .
Note: Only D and DC type of impact device has the function of strength testing. So hardness
testing is the only selection if the impact device is not D or DC type.
In hardness testing, Presskey to change the hardness scale. The supported hardness scale includes:
HL, HV, HB, HRC, HS, HRB and HRA.
Note:
material. It would not display the hardness scale which is not valid.
5.4 Impact Direction Setting
5.5 Average Times Setting
You could modify average times within the range of 1 to 32 as following:
5.6 Data logging
At most one hundred files (F00-F99, one group as one file) can be stored inside the gauge. By
simply pressing thekey after a new measurement finishes-the screen showing the “AVE” icon, the
measured hardness/strength group values will be saved to memory. The new saved file is appended as
the last file of the memory. This function provides the user with the ability to view/delete a file/group
previously saved in memory.
5.6.1 Viewing stored file/Group
To view the memory data, follow the steps:
the current file name, the test parameter of the group data and the mean value of the group. If there
is no data in the memory, it will display: <E04>, which means no memory data, and then return back.
details.
5.6.2 Deleting selected file/Group
The user may require deleting a file from the instrument memory. The procedure is outlined in the
following steps.
the current file name, the test parameter of the group data and the mean value of the group. If there
is no data in the memory, it will display: <E04>, which means no memory data, and then return back.
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3)Press thekey on the desired file. It will automatically delete the file, and display “-DEL”.
4)Press thekey, at any time, to exit the data logging function and return to measurement mode.
Note :Do not shut down the instrument while deleting data. It could lead to unpredicted
Press down thekey while powering on the instrument will restore factory defaults. The only time this
might possibly helpful is if the parameter in the gauge was somehow corrupted.
5.8 EL Backlight
With the EL background light, it is convenient to work in the dark condition. Press keyto switch on or
switch off the background light at any moment as you need after power on. Since the EL light will
consume much power, turn on it only when necessary.
5.9 Auto Power Off
The instrument features an auto power off function designed to conserve battery life. If the tool is idle
(neither measuring nor any key operation) for 5 minutes, it will turn itself off. Before powering off, the
LCD display of the instrument will continue flashing for 20 seconds. Except key, press any key could
stop the twinkle of LCD screen and stop the operation of power off at the moment.
While the voltage of the battery is too low, the display will show <E00>, then power off automatically.
5.10 Battery Replacement
Two AA size alkaline batteries are needed as the power source. After several hours’ usage of the
batteries, the battery symbol on the screen will be shown as. The more of dark part indicates the
more close to fill. When the battery capacity runs out, the battery symbol will be shown asand
will begin to flash. When this occurs, the batteries should be replaced by a new pair.
NOTE:
Pay attention to the polarity of the batteries!
Please take out the batteries when not working during a long period of time.
5.11Connecting to a Computer
The Instrument is equipped with a RS232 serial port. Using the accessory cable (The cable and
following referred software are optional parts), the gauge has the ability to connect to a computer, or
external storage device. Measurement data stored in the memory of the gauge can be transferred to the
computer through the RS232 port. Detailed information of the communication software and its usage
refer to the software manual.
5.12 Error Code Reference
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6 Maintenance & Servicing
After the impact device has been used for 1000--2000 times, please use the nylon brush provided to
Release the impact body after use.
Any lubricant is absolutely prohibited inside the impact device.
When using standard Rockwell hardness block to testing, if all the error is bigger than 2 HRC, it may
When the hardness tester appears some other abnormal phenomena, please do not dismantle or
Fault Appearance
Fault Analysis
Handling method
Failure power on
Battery exhaustion
Replace the batteries
No measured value
Impact device cable failure
Replace the cable
Keep it away from vibration, strong magnetic field, corrosive medium, dumpiness and dust. Storage
With original packing, transport is allowed on the third grade highway.
clean the guide tube and impact body. When cleaning the guide tube, unscrew the support ring first,
then take out the impact body, spiral the nylon brush in counter-clock direction into the bottom of
guide tube and take it out for 5 times, and then install the impact body and support ring again.
6.2 Instrument Maintenance Program
be the invalidation of impacted ball top caused by abrasion. Changing the spherical test tip or
impact object should be considered.
adjust any fixedly assembled parts. Fill in and present the warranty card to us. The warranty service
can be carried on.