Comparison of Hardness Testing Indentions

Steel Hardness Specimen
  1. Brinell indentation
  2. Rockwell B indentation
  3. Rockwell B preload indentation
  4. Rockwell C indentation
  5. Rockwell C preload indentation

taken by Jeff Thomas, November 1997

Rockwell B Indention Inside a Brinell Indention

taken by Jeff Thomas, November 1997

Rockwell B and C Indentions at 5X

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