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Contents
1. Precautions .................................................................................................2
2. Appearance Structure of Hardness Tester....................................................... 3
3. A Brief Introduction of Hardness Tester .......................................................... 4
4. Explanation of Model Compiled ..................................................................... 5
5. Main Technical Specifications........................................................................6
6. Installation of the Hardness Tester .................................................................7
7. Introduction to the Operating Board................................................................8
8. Usage of the Hardness Tester ......................................................................10
9. Regulation and Precautions of the Hardness Tester .......................................14
10. RS232 Hyper Terminal Setting ...................................................................16
11. Appendix Table .........................................................................................17
12.Accessories (The Packing List) ...................................................................18
Precautions
1.1 It is advisable to use the single-phase 3-pin socket for the power source connection on the present
instrument. The grounding end must be according to the stipulated requirement for earth protecting.
1.2 It is necessary to read carefully the usage instruction manual before the operation of the present
instrument in order to know the operational procedures and the precautions so as to avoid the damages
to the instrument and the personal unsafe accident caused by the incorrect operation.
1.3 During the installment and the preoperational test, the sticking paper that protects the indenter against
the shock during the transportation should be taken off carefully because the over-strength in doing it would
affect the positional precision of the indenter.
1.4 It is prohibited to dismount and alternate without permission all the electric component parts, the switches
and sockets as well as their fixed positions, otherwise, it will cause accident.
1.5 If find abnormal phenomena during loading, press STOP key at once. The instrument will stop loading
automatically and return to its initial position.
1.6 The standard accessory of Vickers indenter is equipped on present instrument. If require to replace with
a Knoop indenter, it must be very carefully, otherwise it will damage the pressure sensor caused by improper
operation of replacement. Detail, see introduction in Section 9 of present instruction manual.
1.7 Our company tries to improve the quality of the hardness testers and renew their structure continuously.
In case the contents in the USAGE INSTRUCTION MANUAL are a bit different with the actual structure
of the instrument, it is hoped and apologized for the fact that the further notice will not be given.
Fig.1
1. Upper Cover
2. Micro Eyepiece
3.Motorized Turret
4. Indenter
5.Test Table
9. RS232 Socket
11. Printer
3.1 The Digital Vickers Hardness Tester is a new type high-tech product combining the optical, mechanic
and electronic techniques; with a large LCD screen display, a novel and pleasing appearance, directviewing, operational functions and reliability, hence it is an ideal instrument for the testing of Vickers
hardness. It has an auto-shifting device between indenter and objectives.
3.2 The hardness tester is adopted such techniques as a precise design in the field of mechanics, a higher
amplification objectives and digital micro eyepiece in optics field and cold light source for measuring light
source, etc.
3.3 Due to adopt the closed-circuits in loading control system, it makes the accuracy of test force higher,
the repeatability and stability of displaying values better. It is the initiate of home to adopt this system
on Vickers hardness tester.
3.4 By means of touch keys on the operating board, the dwell time for test force can be preset, the luminosity
of light source can be regulated, Vickers or Knoop measuring method can be selected, hardness scales
can be exchanged and files can be stored, etc. All the testing data such as the indentation length, the
hardness value, the number of the measurements, and year, month, day, and time are all shown on the
LCD screen. It can test result and handle data, and output by printer as well. By means of RS232 interface,
the instrument would be connected with computer.
3.5 According to the particular requirements of the client, the instrument can be equipped with CCD device
to enable the video measuring and auto image measuring. The instrument is suitable for testing the micro
and thin pieces, the parts with the permeated and coated surface, it is also fit for testing Vickers hardness
value for the crisp materials such as the agate, glass and it is, therefore, an ideal hardness measuring
instrument for the scientific research institutes, the universities, the industrial production units and the
metrological institutes using with for studying and measuring.
H V- 1 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 A C
With a built-in printer and autoshift device between indenter
and objectives
HV-10AC
HV-30AC
HV-50AC
5.2 The repeatability of displaying values for hardness tester (see appendix table 1) and the allowed
tolerance of displaying value (see appendix table 2)
5.3 Test force application method:
5.4 The shifting method between indenter and objectives: auto shift
5.5 With built-in printer
5.6 Total Amplification of the measuring Microscope:
Micro Eyepiece
Model
Objectives
Total Amplification
10x, 40x
100x, 400x
10x, 20x
100x, 200x
HV-10AC
HV-30AC
10x
HV-50AC
5.7 Min test unit
Total Amplification
100x
0.25um
200x
0.125um
400x
0.0625um
(450)
6.2.2 Place the instrument on the prepared solid working table; (see Fig 2)
90
250
Fig2
6.2.3 Take out the 4 horizontal Regulating Screws out of the accessories kit and screw them in the thread
holes on the base panel of the instrument.
6.2.4 Unpack the gauze band wrapped on the Up and Down Lead Screw and Hand Wheel.
6.2.5 Tear lightly the anti-shock sticking paper on the Indenter with both the hands. Clean the Indenter
lightly with the lens-cleaning paper wetted with a little ether on the Indenter several times by
holding the paper on both ends with hands.
6.2.6 Remove the dust-protecting cover of the eyepiece tube, take out the Micro Eyepiece from accessories
kit and insert it into the hole of eyepiece tube. And then insert the plug into the 5-pins socket on
the right side of the instrument.
6.2.7 Insert the axis of the Test Table into the hole on the Up and Down Lead Screw.
6.2.8 Take the level (the leveling gauge) out of the accessories kit and put it on the Test Table, and then
regulate the 4 horizontal Regulating Screws so as to make the water bubble stay in the center.
START
1 . S TA RT K e y : Te s t f o r c e a p p l i c a t i o n k e y. A u t o s h i f t t h e
objectives and indenter. Load, dwell and unload the test
STOP
A/B
CLR-F
CLR-F Key: Zero setting Key. The value of test force F will be set to zero when press this key.
CLR-D
CLR-D Key: Zero setting key. When press this key, the distance between two graduated lines
in micro eyepiece is set the zero.
L+
1. L Key: Enable luminosity of light source added. When press this key, it will sound Toot,
it means the luminosity is increasing. At this time, the value below Light at the last line in
PRT
main page (see Fig 4) will change from 10%~100%. When sound Toot, toot, toot!, it means
the luminosity is adjusted to the Max.
2. PRT KeyPrint and send data to serial port key. Before print, press TAB-A key to open the
page, the printing content will as same as the page. The data will be sent to COM port of the
PC computer by means of RS232 interface. The details of Hyper Terminal Setting for the PC
computer; please see Section 10.
L-
1. L Key: Enable luminosity of light source reduced. The usage method is as same as above
mentioned.
PRT
2. SAVE KeySave the page. Press TAB-A key to open the page. When require to store the
page, press SAVE Key. At this time, the page will be formed as a file with auto compiled number,
then will be saved and return to main page. only can save Max 6 pages (00page ~ 05page).
When save 7th page, the first page will be overflowed automatically. 20 sets data can be stored
in each page. The data in saved pages will be cleared away after shut of the instrument.
TAB-A Key:
TAB-A
1 When No.1, Press this key to open the page displaying present hardness test data (see Fig 11).
The page is including:
No Test Times
D Average value of diagonal line length for indentation
HV Hardness Value
2 If you need to save this page, press SAVE key. Press OK key to return to main page and
without saving present page. If require read the saved page, press Upper and Down Key to
turn over pages for read.
DEL Key: Delete Key: If think the measured D1/D2 value is not correct, press DEL key directly
DEL
to clear away the present test data and repeat test again.
OK Key: When at main page (Fig 4), press OK key, the cursor will flash under the state mode
and waiting for change. Press OK key after changing, the cursor will disappear.
OK
When at TAB-A page (Fig11), Press this key, it will not save present page and return to main
page.
1.
F
Direction Key: When cursor flash at the place of state mode, press this key:
Time Increase the value of year, month, day and hour, minute.
Change Chose the hardness exchange scale larger.
Light Increase the luminosity of light source in micro eyepiece
Dwell Increase the dwell time, each pressing 5 seconds added.
Mode Shift test method HVHK
2After press TAB-A key to open the page, press this key to turn to read the previous page.
3F+ Key: Test force increasing key. Each pressing this key, one step of test force larger.
1.
F
Direction Key: When cursor flash at the place of state mode, press this key, it has the
opposite functions of previous key.
2After press TAB-A key to open the page, press this key to turn to read the next page.
3F- Key: Test force reducing key. Each pressing this key, one step of test force smaller.
Left Direction Key: Move the cursor flash at any item of state mode.
Right Direction Key: Move the cursor flash at any item of state mode.
Measure Diagonal
Lines Length
Measurement
Loading
D1 : 0.00um
F: 0.000KG
Track and Display
Test Force
D2 : 0.00um
Test time
0.0 HV
Test Force
N0. 03
HRC
2010/07/10-13:10:06
Loading
Mode
Dwell
Light
Change
Time
9.807 N
HV
10S
70 %
HRC
YEAR
Test Method
Exchange
Scale
Dwell Time
Date and
Time
Fig.4
8.3 If require change the date, press OK Key. The cursor will flash at last grid of mode state. Press the upper
and down key to revise YEAR, Press right key and upper, down keys to revise Month, Day, Hour and Minute
in order. Press OK key to confirm.
8.4 If the test condition does not satisfy you, press OK key. At this time, the cursor will flash at last grid of
state mode, press left key to move the cursor to choose such item as hardness exchange scale (Change);
the luminosity of light source in micro eyepiece (Light); dwell time (Dwell); test method HVHK(Mode).
After selection, press OK key, the cursor will disappear and the system will save the data chosen.
8.5 The test force selection: press OK key to make the cursor disappear. Press upper and down key to
choose the test force value.
8.6 Place the hardness test block or the specimen on the Test Table and then rotate the Hand Wheel to raise
the Test Table. Put one of the eyes close to the Eyepiece to observe. When the hardness test block or the
specimen comes into the following distance under the Objective:
about 6mm, when 10x Objective
about 4mm, when 20x Objective
about 2mm, when 40x Objective
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At this point, in the center of the vision field of the Eyepiece appears a bright spot, which shows it is very
close to the focusing plane. At this time, raise the Test Table up slowly until the hardness block or specimen
surface forms a clear image in the micro Eyepiece.
8.7 After the focusing operation is finished, the distance between the tip of Indenter and the plane of specimen
is very small. When the irregular-shaped specimen is to be tested, take care not to damage the Indenter
wning to the touching of the indenter with the specimen.
8.8 The luminosity of the light source in the vision field can be regulated through pressing keys L+ or L- key
on the operating board.
8.9 Press the START key on the operating board, the hardness tester will enter into working state and the
Indenter will be shift automatically to working position.
8.9.1 Apply the test force automatically: the screen will display an arrow towards down, the screen is
tracking and displaying the value of test force F.
8.9.2 After the test force applying is completed, dwelling begins, and at this time, the dwell time (Dwell)
shows back-count of the time till to zero.
8.9.3 After dwell time is up, the arrow displaying on the screen is towards up and the instrument
automatically unloads the test force.
1.Before the arrow disappears, please don' t touch any pressing key and component parts of
hardness tester, otherwise it will damage the hardness tester.
2.When power on the instrument and unloading arrow without disappear, the keys on operating
board will not work. It will wait for a while.
8.10 The Objective will auto shift to working position. The instrument is equipped up objectives with different
amplification in advance according to the size of test force. See Table below:
Model
HV-10AC
HV-30AC
HV-50AC
Test ForceN
Objective
2.942~9.807(0.3~1Kgf)
40x
19.61~98.07(2~10Kgf)
10x
4.903~29.42(0.5~3Kgf)
20x
49.03~294.2(5~30Kgf)
10x
9.807~49.03(1~5Kgf)
20x
98.07~490.3(10~50Kgf)
10x
8 . 1 1 Before measuring the diagonal line of indentation, rotate the eye guard first to enable two graduated
lines clearly observed in eyepiece. (Fig.5)
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8.12 Rotate the Left Drum Wheel and Right Drum Wheel to enable inner side edges of two graduated lines
move closely without limit between them, the light slot between graduated lines become smaller and
smaller till reaching critical state with no light slot. Press CLR-D key to set Zero. (Fig.6)
The instrument has memory for setting the zero. It is necessary to reset the zero only when the
instrument is re-started after it is closed. When new operator comes, please set the zero, so as
to keep the accuracy for the measurement.
+
Fig 5
Fig 7
Fig 6
Fig 8
Fig 9
Fig 10
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8.16 When the indentation observed in the eyepiece is too large or too small to measure precisely, it is
necessary to re-select the test force or objective to enable the indentation suit the requirements of the
measurement.
8.17When Test Time N01 and require to print, press TAB-A key to display the page (Fig11) first and then
press PRT key. All the page displaying is the content of print out. And the data can also be displayed on the
computer screen by mean of connecting with RS232 interface, through hyper terminal page of the computer.
No
D(um)
HV
01
50.67
0721.8
02
50.75
0720.0
03
50.62
0723.5
Min HV Value
HV Average
MIN=0720.0
61 HRC
Page Number
Max HV Value
AV= 0721.8
MAX=0723.5
P=01
2010/07/10_13:55:58
NO. 03
Loading
Mode
Dwell
Light
Change
Time
9.807N
HV
10 S
70%
HRC
YEAR
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Fig12
indenter, turn the indenter a bit and the fasten the screw, and then
make the alignment again through tests until the alignment is all
right to your satisfaction (See Fig.12)
9.1.4It must take very care to regulate the position of indenter or
Pressure
Sensor
Screw
Indenter
Fig13
A)Hold the part of sensor which equips the indenter with your hand. Loose the screw, unload or rotate
the indenter.
B)After fixed the indenter, it must hold the sensor with hand; then tighten the screw.
9.2 Micro Eyepiece
9.2.1Owing to the difference of the personal visions, the graduated lines observed in the vision field of
the eyepiece may seem vague. And accordingly, the observer should turn slightly the eye guard in front
of the Eyepiece according to his personal visional line so as to make the graduated line observed in the
vision field clear.
9.2.2Insert the Micro Eyepiece into eyepiece tube. When measure two diagonal lines length, it needs
to turn the Micro Eyepiece clockwise 900. During the turning operation, the Micro Eyepiece should move
tightly along the inner side of the eyepiece tube without any space between them; otherwise it would
affect the correctness of the measurement.
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the test, the back of the specimen should not have any visible signs of deformation (Fig.14).
Fig14
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PROCEDURE
ACCESSORIES
COMMUNICATION
HYPER TERMINAL
10.3 Get out of the Dialogue Bracket of Connecting Descriptions. put in AA in the name column and press
the key Confirm. Get out the Dialogue Bracket connected and Use (N) during the connection In
the Dialogue Bracket will be directly connected to the interface COM1(or COM2) and than press the
key Conform.
10.4 The Dialogue Bracket of the Nature of COM1 (or COM 2), input the Potter relation (B) into 9600,
and the rest of the items remain the same. Press the KeyConfirm to enter the page of AA Hyper
Terminal and preserve the dialogue AA.
10.5 When the operation platform of the computer is Windows 98, in the procedure there might be no Hyper
Terminal installed, and then single pressing in the page of the computer
CONTROL THE PANEL BOARD
START
SET
TERMINAL.
10.6 After the hardness test is completed, the content printed out is the same with the display of the computer.
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Appendix Table
HV5~HV100
HV0.2~HV5
HV0.2
12
12
>225HV
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11.2 Allowed Tolerance of Displaying Values for Hardness Tester, See Appendix Table 2
Appendix Table 2
100
150
200
Hardness Value
HV
500
600
700
800
250
300
350
400
450
10
10
11
HV 0.01
HV 0.015
10
HV 0.02
HV 0.025
10
HV 0.05
10
HV 0.1
HV 0.2
10
11
11
12
12
HV 0.3
10
10
11
11
HV 0.5
11
HV 1
HV 2
HV 3
HV 5
HV 10
HV 20
HV 30
HV 50
HV 100
1. When diagonal line length is short than 0.020mm, the max tolerance value is not given in this table.
2. Regard to median value, its max allowed tolerance value can be calculated out by the interpolation method.
3. The value of micro hardness tester in the table is the max allowed tolerance calculated out according
to 0.001mm or 2% average value of diagonal line length of indentation, take the larger value as correct.
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Standard Delivery
Code#
Quantity
Vickers Indenter
821-401
1 PC
821-341
1 PC
Objectives 10x
821-311
1 PC
Objectives 20x
821-321
1 PC
821-541
1 PC
V-shape anvil
821-521
1 PC
HV 1 Hardness Block
821-601
1 PC
HV 10 Hardness Block
821-631
1 PC
Mini-Printer
821-831
1 PC
10
Power Cable
821-801
1 PC
11
Level Screw
821-931
1 PC
12
Accessories Box
821-901
1 PC
13
Auti-dust cove
821-911
1 PC
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Instrument Manual
HV-30AC
1 Copy
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