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Old September 23, 1999, 05:54 PM   #2
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Jack, The only thing I'm aware of is in the Lyman handbook where they used a special fixture to hold a sample of lead in one of their reloading dies. An indenter was then pressed against a sample of lead with a certain amount of force that was measured. That is the key thing,you have to exert the same amount of measurable force on each sample in order to have an accurate measurement. My saeco tester does that. However, it's scale is not in Brinell and is only graduated in arbitrary numbers(1-10).

When I come across an alloy where I want to get an idea of it's hardness, I'll either drop it on a hard cement floor or hit it with a hammer while holding it. The duller the thud it makes the softer it is. Some harder alloys like linotype will actually "ring" when you hit them.

I'll check into my references for you. Sorry not to be of more help.

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