Made in Germany and designed and manufactured by Hardness Testing experts, the alphaDUR III is a reliable and versatile hardness tester. It can be employed for simple manual measurements to fully automated production testing. Operation of the alphaDUR III is very easy because all the information is shown on the large color display. Hardness scale and materials can quickly be changed by context-sensitive function keys. Measurements are done quickly and accurately. The measured value is displayed directly after the test load has been applied. A test load between 0.3 and 10 kg can be chosen depending on the application and the sample surface.
| Hardness scale | Vickers (HV), Brinell (HB), Rockwell (HRC, HRB, HRA, HRD, HRE, HRF), Super Rockwell (HR45N), Knoop (HK), tensile strength (N/mm²) |
| Test load | 0.3 and 10 kg, depending on the UCI probe |
| Display | 3.5″ TFT-LCD color display, 480 x 640 pixels |
| Interface | 5V DC (charging); USB-C (secondary charging and data transfer); socket for probe cable (CAN) |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM, 32 GB eMMC-flash-memory |
| Statistics | average value, minimum, maximum, standard deviation |
| Battery | Integrated lithium-ion battery with 6800 mAh Operating time: approx. 10 hours Charging time: approx. 4 hours (from 10 to 80 % when switched off) |
| Dimensions | 98 x 196 x 160 mm / 3.9" x 7.7" x 6.3" |
| Weight | 1395 g / 3.1 lbs. |
| Minimum sample thickness | approx. 5 mm (0.2"), depending on the dimension and the shape of the sample |
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