Hardness Testing (HT)

Hardness testing is one of the most common withstand tests, giving an information about mechanical properties of materials.

While constructing parts for machines and devices, the right choice of a material is essential for the optimum hardness of elements for specific work conditions. 

If the hardness is too high, surface of elements will "flake" or some parts will be exploited too quick. If the hardness is too low, surface of elements will be to soft for some applications. In both conditions wrongly chosen hardness will significantly reduce an element exploitation time or will even prevent machine or device to work.