PCE Deutschland hardness tester PCE-3000U

The UCI hardness tester PCE-3000 can be used to quickly check the hardness of components even when installed.

The device impresses with a large measuring range, easy handling, robust design and a temperature resistance down to -20°C. In addition to hardness in Rockwell, Brinell and Vickers, the UCI hardness tester can also be used to determine the tensile strength of steels up to 1740 MPa. The UCI hardness tester is equipped as standard with a manual test probe with a test force of 50 N. With this probe, measurements can be made from all spatial directions without a correction factor. Another advantage of the hardness tester is its NDT feature. At the tip of the probe is a Vickers diamond, which is excited in the ultrasonic frequency range. When the diamond touches the test piece surface during hardness testing, the vibration is damped. The resulting frequency shift is directly related to the surface hardness of the test piece.

Due to the low test forces, the penetration depths of the diamond are very small, which is why only an almost invisible impression remains. The UCI hardness tester is therefore used for checking small thin-walled components, for surface-hardened test specimens or for nitrided components. The hardness tester has also proven itself in the measurement of welds and inspection of components with complex geometry.