Brinell testing apparatus
US4164141A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 1978 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0098
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved apparatus for determining the Brinell hardness of railway vehicle wheels comprising a receiving means to accept and retain the wheel in a substantially vertical position; an elevator to raise and lower the receiving means in a substantially vertical plane; a polishing attachment to polish at least a portion of the wheel being held by the receiving means; and a Brinell testing device to determine the hardness of the wheel at one or more points which have previously been polished by the polishing attachment.
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