HCH310 Portable Hardness Tester

Features:
 Compact plastic case ， suitable for use under poor working conditions.
Test at any angle, even upside down.
 Wide measuring range. It can measure the hardness of all metallic
materials. Direct display of hardness scales HRB, HRC, HV, HB, HS, HL
 Large screen (segment LCD), showing all functions and parameters. With
EL background light.
 Large capacity memory could store 100 groups information.
 Datapro Software to connect with PC via RS232 port. Micro printer
support
 Software calibration function.

Technical Specifications:
 Measuring range：
(170-960)HLD,(17-68.5)HRC,(19-651)HB,(80-976)HV,(30-100)HS,(59-
85)HRA,(13-100)HRB
 Measuring direction：360°（↓↖↗↘↙→←↑）
 Accuracy:±6HLD
 Hardness Scale：HL、HB、HRB、HRC、HRA、HV、HS
 Display：segment LCD
 Data memory：max. 100 groups（relative to impact times 32～1）
 Working voltage：3V（2 AA size alkaline battery）
 Continuous working period：about 100 hours（With backlight off）
 Communication interface：RS232
Main Application
 Die cavity of molds
 Bearings and other parts
 Failure analysis of pressure vessel, steam generator and other equipment
 Heavy work piece
 The installed machinery and permanently assembled parts.
 Testing surface of a small hollow space
 Material identification in the warehouse of metallic materials
 Rapid testing in large range and multi-measuring areas for large-scale
work piece

Configuration:
No. Item Quantity Remarks
Standard 1 Main unit 1
Configuration 2 D type impact device 1 With cable
3 Standard test block 1
4 Cleaning brush (I) 1
5 Small support ring 1
6 Alkaline battery 2 AA size
7 Manual 1
8 Instrument package 1
case
Optional 9 Cleaning brush (II) 1 For use with G
Configuration type impact
device
10 Other type of impact Refer to Table 3
devices and support and Table 4 in the
rings appendix.
11 Data Pro software 1
12 Communication cable 1
13 Micro Printer 1
14 Print cable 1

Testing range:
 Other type of impact devices

Impact device
Material Method
D/DC D+15 C G E DL
20～ 19.3～ 22.4～ 20.6～
HRC 20.0～69.5
68.5 67.9 70.7 68.2
38.4～ 47.7～ 37.0～
HRB
99.6 99.9 99.9
59.1～ 61.7～
Steel and cast HRA
85.8 88.0
steel
127～ 81～
HB 80～638 80～683 90～646 83～663
651 646
84～ 80～
HV 83～976 80～937 80～996
1042 950
32.2～ 33.3～ 31.8～ 35.8～ 30.6～
HS
99.5 99.3 102.1 102.6 96.8
20.4～ 19.8～ 22.6～
HRC 20.7～68.2
Cold work 67.1 68.2 70.2
tool steel 82～
HV 80～898 80～935 100～941
1009
46.5～
HRB
Stainless steel 101.7
HB 85～655
HV 85～802
HRC
Grey cast iron
HB 93～334 92～326
HV
HRC
Nodular cast 131～
HB 127～364
iron 387
HV
 HB 19～164 23～210 32～168
Cast aluminium
23.8～ 23.8～
alloys HRB 22.7～85.0
84.6 85.5
BRASS(copper- HB 40～173
zinc alloys) 13.5～
HRB
95.3
BRONZE(copp
er-
HB 60～290
aluminium/tin
alloys)
Wrought copper
HB 45～315
alloys
DC: Test D+15: C:Test G: E: Test DL:
hole or Test Test
hollow groove small, super Test
cylindrical or light, large, high slender
Available reentrant thick,
surface thin hardness narrow
type of heavy
parts and material groove
impact and
surface or hole
device rough
of
hardened surface
layer steel

Testing conditions:
Type of impact DC(D)/DL D+15 C G E
device
Impacting energy 11mJ 11mJ 2.7mJ 90mJ 11mJ
Mass of impact body 5.5g/7.2g 7.8g 3.0g 20.0g 5.5g
Test tip hardness: 1600HV 1600HV 1600HV 1600HV 5000HV
Dia. Test tip: 3mm 3mm 3mm 5mm 3mm
Material of test tip: Tungsten carbide Tungsten Tungsten Tungsten synthetic
carbide carbide carbide diamond
Impact device 20mm 20mm 20mm 30mm 20mm
diameter: 86(147)/ 75mm 50g 162mm 141mm 254mm 155mm
Impact device 80g 75g 250g 80g
length:
Impact device
weight:
Max. hardness of 940HV 940HV 1000HV 650HB 1200HV
sample
Mean roughness 1.6μm 1.6μm 0.4μm 6.3μm 1.6μm
value of sample
surface Ra:
Min. weight
of sample:
Measure
directly
Need >5kg >5kg >1.5kg >15kg >5kg
support 2～5kg 2～5kg 0.5～1.5kg 5～15kg 2～5kg
firmly 0.05～2kg 0.05～2kg 0.02～0.5kg 0.5～5kg 0.05～2kg
Need
coupling
tightly
Min.
thickness of
sample
Coupling
5mm 5mm 1mm 10mm 5mm
tightly
Min. layer
≥0.8mm ≥0.8mm ≥0.2mm ≥1.2mm ≥0.8mm
thickness
for surface
hardening

Size of tip indentation

Hardness Indentation 0.54mm 0.54mm 0.38mm 1.03mm 0.54mm
300HV diameter
Depth of 24μm 24μm 12μm 53μm 24μm
indentation
Hardness Indentation 0.54mm 0.54mm 0.32mm 0.90mm 0.54mm
600HV diameter
Depth of 17μm 17μm 8μm 41μm 17μm
indentation
Hardness Indentation 0.35mm 0.35mm 0.35mm -- 0.35mm
800HV diameter
Depth of 10μm 10μm 7μm -- 10μm
indentation

Support rings for Shaped Materials:

Other type of support rings

No. Type Sketch of non-conventional Remarks
Supporting ring
1 Z10-15 For testing cylindrical outside surface
R10～R15
2 Z14.5-30 For testing cylindrical outside surface
R14.5～R30
3 Z25-50 For testing cylindrical outside surface
R25～R50
4 HZ11-13 For testing cylindrical inside surface
R11～R13
5 HZ12.5-17 For testing cylindrical inside surface
R12.5～R17
6 HZ16.5-30 For testing cylindrical inside surface
R16.5～R30
7 K10-15 For testing spherical outside surface
SR10～SR15
For testing spherical outside surface
8 K14.5-30
SR14.5～SR30
9 HK11-13 For testing spherical inside surface
SR11～SR13
10 HK12.5-17 For testing spherical inside surface
SR12.5～SR17
11 HK16.5-30 For testing spherical inside surface
SR16.5～SR30

12 For testing cylindrical outside surface,

UN
radius adjustable R10～∞