HM 500 Micro Hardness Testing Machine

Microhardness testing instrument - picodentor HM500 is checked for quality by our expert professionals as per the DIN EN ISO 14577-1 standards. It works on indentation depth method in which indenter is continuously pressed into the material tested with an increasing test load, and then unloaded. This microhardness testing instrument - picodentor HM500 is widely demanded in different industrial applications. Furthermore, it is extensively used for bulk material and coatings thinner than 1 ¼m (0.04 mils).

Design

• High resolutions for load ( 1 ¼N) and distance (40 pm); PICONDENTOR can be used for a broad range of applications
• Motorized z-axis and fully automated surface detection for higher productivity
• Enhanced high resolution optical system with auto focus and multiple objective turret
• Custom granite structure for enhanced frame stiffness and low noise floor
• Minimal sample preparation due to large working area and open layout
• Measurement of dark surfaces without sample pretreatment
• Measure on the smallest structures and cross-sections with high precision programmable X/Y table with a repeatability of  0,5 ¼m
• Vickers, Berkovich, spherical and custom indentors are available
• Additional vibration damping through closed measuring chamber and active anti-vibration table
• Easy operation through the customizable WIN-HCU® Software

Typical areas of application are

• Hard material coatings, general
• Ultra thin DLC coatings
• Protective coatings on glass
• Soil-resistant coatings (sol-gel coatings)
• Coatings of PC hard disks and CDs
• Very thin paint coatings
• Ion implanted surfaces
• Nanocoatings for sensors
• Medical technology (e.g. Implants)
• Matrix effects in alloys
• Biological materials
• Ceramic materials
• Hardness determination on cross-sectioned specimens
• Plasma-applied coating systems