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TEST EQUIPMENT

SP0505 SP0510

Pendulum Hardness (Koenig or Persoz)

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Surface Hardness

The pendulum hardness test is based on the principle that the amplitude of the pendulum’s oscillation will decrease more quickly when supported on a softer surface. There are several hardness tests which relate the damping of an oscillation motion to the hardness of surfaces.

  • The Persoz test measures the time for the amplitude to decrease from 12° to 4°.
  • The Konig measures time taken from 6° to 3°.

The times taken in Persoz tests are approximately double those in Konig tests and so the Persoz has a greater degree of discrimination. 

Standards

ISO 1522
BS3900:E5:1973
DIN 53157
ASTM D4366.