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Micro Hardness Testing : Picodentor HM 500 Light

Our micro hardness testing instrument - picodentor HM500 Light is an instrumented indentation instrument which is user friendly and designed with high precision. It is used to measure nanomechanical properties like indentation modulus, indentation hardness, elastic modulus and creep. It is checked for quality as per the ISO 14577-1 and ASTM E 2546 standards. Furthermore, this picodentor HM500 Light is designed superbly with reduced positioning requirements and fixed configuration.

Micro Hardness Testing : Picodentor HM 500 Light

Design:

The measuring head contains the intender which is generally a diamond pyramid with 136° plane angle.

It is checked for quality under DIN EN ISO 14577-2 standards.

Indenters with a diamond pyramid according to Berkovich or with hard metal spheres are available as well.

The controlled touchdown of the measuring head leads to a very small machine compliance.

The measurement of the indentation depth is carried out with a resolution in the picometer range.

The micro hardness determination is computer controlled, free of any subjective influence, and thus independent of the operator.

Features:

Very simple operation

Excellent price/performance ratio: The achieved resolution and accuracy for the load and distance measurement is in the same range as that of instruments with a much higher purchasing price

Minimal sample preparation due to large working area and open layout

Measurements on dark surfaces without sample preparation

For simple specimen's geometries sufficient positioning accuracy of ≤ 2 μm

Due to its granite design, the device is extremely dimensionally stable, has a very low thermal expansion and is excellently isolated against vibrations.

Additional vibration damping through closed measuring chamber and active anti-vibration table

Easy operation through the customizable WIN-HCU® Software

Typical areas of application are:

Hard material coatings, general

Ultra thin DLC coatings

Protective coatings on glass

Soil-resistant coatings (sol-gel coatings)

Coatings of PC hard disks and CDs

Very thin paint coatings

Ion implanted surfaces

Nanocoatings for sensors

Medical technology (e.g. Implants)

Matrix effects in alloys

Biological materials

Ceramic material

Plasma-applied coating systems

General Specification

Intended use:Micro hardness measurement system for measurements according to

DIN EN ISO 14577 of lacquer coatings, electroplated coatings,

hard coatings, polymers, metals, glass and much else.

Design:Bench top unit with PC, measuring head, positioning device (granite),

programmable XY-stage, motorised z-axis, auto focus,joystick for controlling

the XY-stage and Z-axis, measurement chamber.

Damper system:Active anti-vibration table

Measuring head

Hardness measurement range:0,001 – 120.000 N/mm2: near diamond hardness

Test load range:0.005 – 500 mN

Load resolution:≤ 100 nN

Distance resolution:≤ 40 pm

Microscope / Camera Magnification

Objective:4x, 20x and 40x

Video picture (field of vision):1600 μm x 1200 μm, 320 μm x 240 μm, 160 μm x 120 μm

Indenters

Design:Standard: Vickers

Optional: Berkovich, Knoop, hard metal spheres Ø 0.4 mm or Ø 2.0 mm,

Special shapes on request

Approach speed of≤ 0.1 μm/s

the indenter:

Maximum indentation depth:150 μm

Sample Stage

Design:Programmable XY-stage

Sample placement area:180 mm x 150 mm

Maximum Travel:170 mm x 140 mm

Repeatability precision XY:≤ 2 μm (unidirectional)

Options

Objective / Video picture:The configuration cannot be changed

Base Frame:-

Sample holders:-

Electrical Data

Main voltage, mains frequency:100 – 240 V +/- 10 %, 47 – 63 Hz, 360 VA

Power consumption:max. 120 W (without evaluation PC)

Protection class:IP40

Dimensions

External dimensions:Width x depth x height [mm]: 630 mm x 650 mm x 610 mm

Weight:120 kg

Weight including 220 kg

measurement chamber

and anti-vibration table:

Environmental Conditions

Operating temperature:Climatic chamber class 2

10 °C – 40 °C / 50 °F – 104 °F

Storage temperature:0 °C – 50 °C / 32 °F – 122 °F

Admissible air humidity:≤ 95 %, non-condensing

Evaluation Unit

Software:WIN-HCU®

Operating system:Windows®

Standards

CE approval:EN 61010

Standards:DIN EN ISO 14577, ASTM E 2546

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Micro Hardness Testing : Picodentor HM 500

Microhardness testing instrument - picodentor HM500 is checked for quality by our expert professionals as per the DIN EN ISO 14577-1 standards. It works on indentation depth method in which indenter is continuously pressed into the material tested with an increasing test load, and then unloaded. This microhardness testing instrument - picodentor HM500 is widely demanded in different industrial applications. Furthermore, it is extensively used for bulk material and coatings thinner than 1 μm (0.04 mils).

Micro Hardness Testing : Picodentor HM 500

Design

High resolutions for load (≤ 1 μN) and distance (40 pm); PICONDENTOR can be used for a broad range of applications

Motorized z-axis and fully automated surface detection for higher productivity

Enhanced high resolution optical system with autofocus and multiple objective turret

Custom granite structure for enhanced frame stiffness and low noise floor

Minimal sample preparation due to large working area and open layout

Measurement of dark surfaces without sample pretreatment

Measure on the smallest structures and cross-sections with high precision programmable X/Y table with a repeatability of ≤ 0,5 μm

Vickers, Berkovich, spherical and custom indentors are available

Additional vibration damping through closed measuring chamber and active anti-vibration table

Easy operation through the customizable WIN-HCU® Software

Typical areas of application are:

Hard material coatings, general

Ultra thin DLC coatings

Protective coatings on glass

Soil-resistant coatings (sol-gel coatings)

Coatings of PC hard disks and CDs

Very thin paint coatings

Ion implanted surfaces

Nanocoatings for sensors

Medical technology (e.g. Implants)

Matrix effects in alloys

Biological materials

Ceramic materials

Hardness determinaton on cross-sectioned specimens

Plasma-applied coating systems

General Specification

Intended use:Micro hardness measurement system for measurements according to

DIN EN ISO 14577 of lacquer coatings, electroplated coatings,

hard coatings, polymers, metals, glass and much else.

Design:Measurement system with PC, measuring head, positioning device (granite),

programmable XY-stage, motorised z-axis, auto focus,joystick for controlling

the XY-stage and Z-axis, measurement chamber.

Damper system:Active anti-vibration table

Measuring head

Hardness measurement range:0,001 – 120.000 N/mm2: near diamond hardness

Test load range:0.005 – 500 mN

Load resolution:≤ 100 nN

Distance resolution:≤ 40 pm

Microscope / Camera Magnification

Objective:5x, 20x and 50x

Video picture (field of vision):1400 μm x 1000 μm, 350 μm x 250 μm, 140 μm x 100 μm

Automatic objective detection

Indenters

Design:Standard: Vickers

Optional: Berkovich, Knoop, hard metal spheres Ø 0.4 mm or Ø 2.0 mm,

Special shapes on request

Approach speed of ≤ 0.1 μm/s

the indenter:

Maximum indentation depth:150 μm

Sample Stage

Design:Programmable XY-stage

Sample placement area:180 mm x 150 mm

Maximum Travel:170 mm x 140 mm

Repeatability precision XY:≤ 0,5 μm (unidirectional)

Max. specimen height:130 mm

Max. specimen weight:2 kg

Options

Objective / Video picture:100x / 70 μm x 50 μm

Atomic force microscope (AFM):100x / 70 μm x 50 μm

Base Frame:-

Sample holders:-

Electrical Data

Main voltage, mains frequency:100 – 240 V +/- 10 % 47 – 63 Hz, 360 VA

Power consumption:max. 120 W (without evaluation PC)

Protection class:IP40

Dimensions

External dimensions:Width x depth x height [mm]: 630 mm x 650 mm x 610 mm

Weight:120 kg

Weight including 220 kg

measurement chamber

and anti-vibration table:

Environmental Conditions

Operating temperature:Climatic chamber class 2

10 °C – 40 °C / 50 °F – 104 °F

Storage temperature:0 °C – 50 °C / 32 °F – 122 °F

Admissible air humidity:≤ 95 %, non-condensing

Evaluation Unit

Software:WIN-HCU®

Operating system:Windows®

Standards

CE approval:EN 61010

Standards:DIN EN ISO 14577,ASTM E 2546

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