Hardness Tester

  • Manufactured in accordance with AFS specifications, this mould hardness tester is used to determine surface hardness of green sand mould. 
  • The hardness test can be performed within seconds; user simply presses the tester against the mold surface and notes reading on the dial. Excessive pressure will not alter the reading and it operates in any position.
  • This A 1/2 in. (12.7 mm) radius ball contact point is loaded with a spring pressure of 980 g. The softer the mold surface, the greater the penetration into the mold.
  • Its a mold offering no resistance to the contact point would have a zero reading and one having hardness capable of preventing penetration would read 100.
  • Its a maximum reading stop holds the reading when testing in blind portions of the mold

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