iqualitrol HBS-3000 User manual

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OperationManual
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BrinellHardnessTesterHBS‐3000
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Precautions
1.Thepowersocketofthisinstrumentmustuseaone‐waythree‐pinsocket,andthe
groundingterminalmustmeetthespecifiedprotectivegroundingrequirements.
2.Before using this instrument, please read the instruction manual carefully to
understandtheoperationstepsandprecautionsoftheinstrumenttoavoiddamageto
theinstrumentorpersonalsafetyaccidentscausedbyimproperuse.
3.The position of each electrical component, switch and socket oftheinstrumentis
strictly prohibited to be disassembled by itself.If you disassemble it without
authorization,itmaycauseanaccident.
4.The instrument mechanism and electrical appliances are strictly forbidden to
disassemble and disassemble, resulting in damage to the instrument or personal
accident.Theresponsibilityisbornebytheuser.

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Contents
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1 Product Introduction ..................................................................... 3
2 main technical parameters ......................................................................4
3 Hardness tester installation and commissioning............................................ 5
4 function of each key............................................................................. 7
5 micrometer eyepiece ..............................................................................14
6 Printer ...............................................................................................................17
7 Hardness tester adjustments and precautions ............................................18
8 Durability of the hardness tester............................................................... 19
9 Micrometer eyepiece maintenance precautions.................................... 19
10 packing list .........................................................................................20
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1. Productintroduction
Hardness is one of the important indicators of the mechanical properties of materials, and
hardness test is an important means to judge the quality of metal materials or product parts. The
so‐called hardness refers to the ability of a material to resist the pressure of another residual
deformationobjectundercertainconditions.Thegreatertheresistance,thehigherthehardness,and
viceversa.
The HBS‐3000 digital Brinell hardness tester is a new generation Brinell hardness tester with
advanced domestic level. It is suitable for the determination of Brinell hardness of some
non‐metallicmaterialssuchasferrousmetals,non‐ferrousmetalsandhardplastics,bakelite.This
machineusesapressuresensorandcomputerclosed‐loopcontrol loading and electronic
micro‐eyepiecemeasurementsystem.Thevariousoperatingprocedures and Brinell hardness
values can be displayed on the lcd screen, and the test data can be output through the
micro‐printer that comes with the unit. This machine is suitable for all kinds of production and
processingenterprises,foundries,universities,researchinstitutionsandlaboratories.
TheBrinellhardnesstestusesasteelballofacertaindiametertopressthesurfaceoftheobjecttobe
testedwithaspecifiedtestforce(Fig.1).Afterthespecifiedtestforceismaintained,thetestforceis
removed and the surface of the test piece is measured with a reading microscope. The indentation
diameteriscalculatedbytheaveragepressure(N/mm2)ofthesphericalsurfaceareaoftheindentation,
that is, the Brinell hardness value.The Brinell hardness value can be obtained from the following
formula:
HB=0.102×
Where:   F‐thetestforceappliedtothespecimenbythesteelball,inunitsofn.
D—Thediameterofthesteelball,theunitismm.
d——Indentationdiameterinmm.
0.102‐thespecifiedfactor.
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Figure1PrincipleofBrinellhardnesstest
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2. The main technical parameters
2.1Testforceseries:   612.9N(62.5kgf)  4900N(500kgf)
980N（100kgf）7355N(750kgf)
1225N（125kgf）9800N（1000kgf）
1839N（187.5kgf）14700N（1500kgf）
2452N（250kgf）29400（3000kgf）
2.2Hardnesstestrange:8~650hbw
2.3indicationaccuracy:
Standardhardnessblock
Maximumvalueof
indicationδ(%)
Indicationrepeatability
errorHcf(%)
≤125HBW ±3 ≤3.5
125HBW＜HBW≤225HBW ±2.5 ≤3.0
＞225HBW ±2 ≤2.5
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δ＝Hj－Hk×100％Hcf＝Hmax－Hmin×100％
HkHj
Where:where:
δ —hardnessindicationerrorHcf—hardnessindicationrepeatability
Hj—Hardnesstestvalue(five‐pointaverage)Hmax—maximumhardnessvalueatfivepoints  
Hk—HardnessvalueHmaxofthehardnessblock—minimum hardness
valueatfivepoints
Hj — the arithmetic mean of the five point
hardnessvalues
2.4Readingmicroscopemagnification:20times
2.5Micrometereyepieceminimumdivisionvalue:0.00125mm
2.6Maximumheightofsample:225mm
2.7Maximumdistancefromthecenteroftheindentertothebody:130mm
2.8Powersupplyvoltage:AC220V/50Hz

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2.9Dimensions:(760×530×185)mm
2.10Weight:120kg
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3.Hardness tester installation and commissioning
3.1Workingconditionsofthehardnesstester
3.1.1 The hardness test shall be carried out at room temperature(23±5)°C.Ifitexceedsthis
temperaturerange,itshallbestatedintheinspectionreport:
3.1.2Theenvironmentiscleanandthereisnovibration;
3.1.3Nocorrosivegasaround:
3.1.4Installedonastableworkbench(theouterdimensionsareforreferenceonly)andadjustedto
thehorizontallevel,thehorizontalityshouldnotexceed0.2/1000,andaholeofφ80‐90isopened
ontheappropriateseatontheworkbench.Forpolelifting(Figure2).
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Figure2Workbenchsizechart
3.2Unpackingandinstallation
3.2.1 Unscrew the four nuts under the outer box, lift the outer box up, lift the hardness tester,
remove the four mounting screws on the bottom plate, and place the hardness tester on the
commissionedworkbench.
3.2.2Removethespacerbetweentheliftingscrewandtheindentershaft,wipeofftheanti‐rustoil
ontheliftingscrewwithgasoline,andapplyaproperamountofthinoiltolubricateafterdrying.
3.2.3Opentheaccessorybox,installthemicrometereyepiece(3)intotheeyepiecetubeholeabove
thehardnesstester,andtheninsertanelectronicinterface(8)withaplugonthemicrometer
eyepieceintotheupperrightsideofthehardnesstester.Inthesocket,tightenthelocknut.
3.2.4Turnonthepowerandturnontherightsideofthehardnesstester(14).Thehardnesstester
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Figure3HardnessTesterOutlineDrawing
1.lcdscreen2.keyboard3.micrometereyepiece4.workbench
5.liftingscrew  6.rotatingwheel  7.uppercover  8.Electronicinterface
9.Indentersetscrew  10.Backcover  11.Indenter  12.Powersupply 
13.Switch   14.Mainbody
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4.Function of each key
Figure4showsthefrontpanelofthehbd‐3000adigitaldisplayBrinellhardnesstester.Thetophalf
ofthefigureislcd,andthedetailsofthismanualwillbeexplainedinlaterchapters.Thebottom
half of the figure is the keyboard. This chapter will explain the functions of the keys on the
keyboardandthelcdfunctionanddisplayinterfaceindetail.
4.1 Operation panel function key introduction (Figure 4)
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OK
DIGITAL BRINELL HARDNESS TESTER
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Figure4panelfunctionintroduction
<Esc>(escapekey) 
Bypressing<Esc>,youcanreturntothepreviousmenufromasubmenu.
<Lest> enters the list of hardness values
(records per test result) menu button (see Figure 5).
Figure 5 hardness value list menu
<Delete>(deletekey) 
1. Delete the current test data (in the value list menu), long press this button to delete the
previoustestdata.Ifyouthinkthatthetestdataisnotideal,youcanenterthevaluelistmenuand
press<Delete>todeletedirectly;
 2.Deletetheresidualtestforce.Attheendofatest,ifthehomepagedisplaysaforcevalueoff,
thereisstillanumber,pressthisbuttontoclearf.

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<Setup>(adjustoptionbutton)toenterthesetupmenubutton.
Youcanselecttheadjustmentoptionbypressing<↓>and<↑>.
<Print>(dataoutputkey)(printkey)
 Ifyouselectthelocalprintout,pressthe<print>keydirectly.Theprintdataformatandrelated
contenthavethefollowingmeanings:
Testnotestnumber
Data:09‐11‐16Testrecordprintdate
Time:12:20testrecordprinttime
Testtemp:25testtemperature
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x:188.5hardnessaveragetestvalue
No:05Numberoftestrecords
Man:191.3testrecordmaximum
Mix:185.5Testrecordminimum
r:5.8testrecordmaximumdifference
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01185.5hbw2.5/187.5/10Thefirsthardnesstestvalue
02186.0hbw2.5/187.5/102ndhardnesstestvalue
03191.3hbw2.5/187.5/103rdhardnesstestvalue
04189.6hbw2.5/187.5/104thhardnesstestvalue
05190.3hbw2.5/187.5/105thhardnesstestvalue
<Zero>(zerokey)Themicroeyepieceiszeroed.
Inordertoensuretheaccuracyofthehardnesstester,thesystemrequiresthattheinstrument
shouldfirstperformthezeroreturnoperationoftheeyepiecebeforethepowertestisperformed.If
youforgettodothis,theinstrumentwillremindyouby“zeroingtheeyepieceandpressingzero”on
the left side of the display (see Figure 6).After the eyepiece isreturnedtozero,themicrometer
eyepieceisrotatedtomakethesysteminputthemeasuredindentationdiameterlengths,thatis,d1
and d2 data. Otherwise, the rotation of the micrometer eyepiece will not work, that is, the data
cannotbeinput.
Figure 6 Eyepiece return to zero display

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<Start>(Starttest)PressthisbuttonandyoucanstartaBrinetest.
<stop>(safeoperationkey)Whenyouwanttostoploadingorstopabnormallyduringtheloading
process,youneedtostoploading,pressthehardnesstestertostoploading,andtheleverwillreturn
totheinitialstate.
<←>,<→>,<↓>,<↑> (directionkeys).
<ok>(Enter)Pressthisbuttontosavethesettestforceandtheselectedhead.
4.2displayinterface
4.2.1 Turn on the power switch (14), after the “Drip” sound is heard, the initial screen will be
displayed,themotorwillautomaticallydetect,andthe“Drip”willbeissuedagain,indicatingthatthe
self‐testisnormalandtheinitialinterfaceisdisplayed(Figure7).
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Figure7bootinterface
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4.2.2Payloadtimesetting
Press<SETUP>toenterthesettinginterface(seeFigure8),press<→>,<←>tomovethecursorto
<DWell>,press<↑>, <↓>,and the holdingtime(1~60seconds).Makesettings(bootsettingtimeis
15S).