Name: Fischerscope® HM2000
Stress type:

• Force-controlled indentation with Vickersindenter
• Quasi-static (simple indentation) and cyclic

Characteristics

• Hardness: Martens hardness, indentation hardness
• Elastic indentation modulus
• Indentation creep
• Percentage deformation work of the indentation work
• Cyclic hardening potential
• Cyclic plasticity during indentation

Limits:

• Measurable hardness range: 0.001 - 120,000 N/mm²
• Forces: 0.1 - 2000 mN
• resolution
• Displacement: ≤ 10 pm
• Force: ≤ 150 nN
• Positioning travel: 170 x 140 mm
• Positioning repeatability: ≤ 2 µm

Sample geometry:

• Basically variable, usually metallographic sections
• Max. Length x width: 180 x 150 mm
• Max. Height: 130 mm
• Max. Weight: 2 kg

Test temperature: from RT to 200 °C