Sclerometer

Sclerometer

The sclerometer (aka Turner-sclerometer; from the Ancient Greek σκλερος meaning "hard") is an instrument used by mineralogists to measure the scratch hardness of materials. It was invented by Prof. Thomas Turner in 1896.

The Turner-sclerometer test consists in measuring microscopically the width of a scratch made by a diamond under a fixed load, and drawn across the face of the specimen under fixed conditions.cite book |title=The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron |last=Howe |first=Henry Marion Howe |pages=363 |publisher=McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc |year=1916]

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* [http://www7.taosnet.com/ebear/metal/hardness.html Testing the Hardness of Metals]


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  • Sclerometer — Scle*rom e*ter, n. [Gr. sklhro s hard + meter.] An instrument for determining with accuracy the degree of hardness of a mineral. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sclerometer — (v. gr.), ein von Grailich u. Pekarek erfundener Apparat zur genaueren Messung her Härte der Krystalle …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • sclerometer — [sklirräm′ət ər] n. [ SCLERO + METER] an instrument for measuring the relative hardness of a substance by determining the pressure needed to cause a diamond point to scratch its polished surface …   English World dictionary

  • sclerometer — sklerometras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Įtaisas kiečiui matuoti pagal įrėžos arba įspaudos gylį. atitikmenys: angl. sclerometer vok. Härtemesser, m; Härteprüfer, m; Ritzhärteprüfer, m; Sklerometer, n rus.… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • sclerometer — sklerometras statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Prietaisas kietumui matuoti pagal įrėžos arba įspaudos gylį. atitikmenys: angl. sclerometer rus. склерометр …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • sclerometer — sklerometras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. sclerometer vok. Härtemesser, m; Härteprüfer, m; Sklerometer, n rus. склерометр, m pranc. scléromètre, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • sclerometer — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1879 an instrument for determining the relative hardnesses of materials …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sclerometer — sclerometric /sklear euh me trik, skler /, adj. /skli rom i teuhr/, n. any instrument for determining with precision the degree of hardness of a substance, esp. a mineral, as by measuring the pressure necessary to pierce or scratch it. [1875 80;… …   Universalium

  • sclerometer — noun A device used to measure the hardness of a material by applying pressure to a moving diamond stylus …   Wiktionary

  • sclerometer — A device for determining the density or hardness of any substance. [sclero + G. metron, measure] …   Medical dictionary

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