Knoop Microhardness Testing Indentions

Hardness Test Block
  1. Rockwell B indentation
  2. Rockwell C indentation
  3. Knoop indentations (three)

Close-up views of these Knoop indentions are provided below.

taken by Jeff Thomas, November 1997

Knoop Indentions for Different Loads at 5X

taken by Jeff Thomas, November 1997, with a light microscope

Knoop Indention at 20X

Medium-Load

taken by Jeff Thomas, November 1997, with a light microscope