Hardness Testing

The Zwick Roell product portfolio encompasses a complete range of hardness testers for tests on metals, plastics, rubber and special materials according all relevant and world-wide known standards.

Zwick Roell offers hardness testing solutions - from normal standard applications up to fully-automatic and high-end test systems.

Universal Hardness Testing

Universal hardness testers cover more than just one hardness measurement method. They are flexible and can be employed for many applications. Thus they offer excellent value for money if you need more than just one test.

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Vickers, Brinell and Knoop

These hardness testers for optical measurement methods cover different load ranges and offer specifications in different stages of ease of use. Now the most suitable tester is available for each type of application.

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Rockwell

The different devices of the Rockwell family are designed for the classical Rockwell methods, the Super-Rockwell methods, and for combinations of these methods.

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Ball Indentation

For the determination of the ball indentation hardness, Zwick Roell has come up with the Zwick 3106. This hardness tester can be used universally for all hardness tests with depth measurement.

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Mobile Hardness Testers

Many applications require the hardness tester to be taken to the specimen or where a stationary hardness tester that meets all test standards is too expensive. Portable hardness testers are used quite often in such cases. Zwick offers a comprehensive range of such devices.

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Shore & IRHD

Shore durometers and IRHD hardness testers (IRHD = International Rubber Hardness Density) are designed to determine the indentation hardness of materials ranging from cellular products to rigid plastics and rubber.

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Barcol, Pusey & Jones

Zwick provides dedicated solutions for hardness testing in the aerospace, automotive, and printing industries.
- Barcol: Contact pressure by a test stand for aluminum, hard plastics, hard thermoplastics, fiber glass, etc.
- Pusey & Jones: Designed especially for tests on rubber rollers and similar specimens.

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