Development and manufacturing of non-
destructive testing equipment and system
Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD3
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9. Hardness measurement
9.1. Using of the UCI method
The design of UCI Probe is shown in Figure 1a.
Probe has a special removable collapsible nozzle with the puck
(Figure 1b).
The puck provides the convenience of positioning the probe relative
to the testing object and a clip for the measurements
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Figure 1a. UCI Probe U1
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– Probe’s body; 2 – Collapsible nozzle;
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– Puck; 4 – Place for fingers