PCE Instruments PCE-2000 User manual

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Manual
PCE-2000 and PCE-2000DL
Hardness Tester

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1. Introduction.....................................................................................................................3
2. Typical Applications.......................................................................................................3
3. Technical Data................................................................................................................3
4. Function of Keyboard ....................................................................................................3
5. Function of Display........................................................................................................3
6. Pretreatment of Samples ...............................................................................................4
6.1. Pre-treatment of Samples Surface .................................................................................................... 4
6.2. Support to test samples ..................................................................................................................... 4
6.3. Advice................................................................................................................................................... 4
6.4. Test sample should not be magnetic in property............................................................................ 4
7. Operation of the Instrument ..........................................................................................4
7.1. Starting................................................................................................................................................. 4
7.2. Function of Menu ................................................................................................................................ 4
7.2.1. Measurement...............................................................................................................................5
7.2.2. Impact Device..............................................................................................................................5
7.2.3. Direction...................................................................................................................................... 5
7.2.4. Average Times............................................................................................................................ 5
7.2.5. Material........................................................................................................................................ 5
7.2.6. Scale ............................................................................................................................................ 6
7.2.7. Tolerance..................................................................................................................................... 6
7.2.8. Date and Time............................................................................................................................. 6
7.2.9. Location....................................................................................................................................... 6
7.2.10. Memory........................................................................................................................................ 6
7.2.11. Print.............................................................................................................................................. 6
7.2.12. Calibration................................................................................................................................... 6
7.2.13. Default.......................................................................................................................................... 7

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1. Introduction
PCE-2000 is an advanced Hand-held hardness tester, characterized by its high accuracy, wide measuring
range and simplicity for operation. It is suitable for testing hardness of the ordinary metal and widely applied in
many industrial fields, such as petroleum, chemistry machinery and electric power industries etc.
2. Typical Applications
Installed machines and permanent parts of assembled system
Molding surface of die
Heavy work-pieces
Ineffectiveness analysis of pressure-vessel, turbo-generator set etc.
Bearing and other messy produced parts at production line
Obtaining test data requested as original formal records
Identifying metallic material stored in a warehouse
3. Technical Data
Display : 128×64 LCD
Display error: ±0.5 
Relative repetitive display error: ±0.8 
Memory: 1250
Battery: 2 pieces AAA batters with working more than 48 hours continuously ( no backlight)
Auto-off: 2 minutes without working
Size: 108×62×25 mm
Weight: 180g
4. Function of Keyboard
nON/OFF
oMove/Print data
pMove/Backlight
qDelete
rRe-read
sMenu/Enter
5. Function of Display
nhardness scale
osymbol of average
paverage value
qmeasuring value
rdirection and materials
stype of impact device
ttimes of measurement/average
umemory location
vdate and time
wbattery power

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6. Pretreatment of Samples
6.1.Pre-treatment of Samples Surface
To eliminate hardness error possibly resulted from the roughness of sample surface, the test surface should be
polished smooth, neat appearing metallic luster until its roughness Ra attends no more than 2um. The test
surface should be clean and free from oil stain.
6.2.Support to test samples
For test samples weight over 5kg, no support is needed.
Samples of cantilever or thin shell shape and weight over 5kg to be coupled firmly and tightly with them so as
to prevent themselves from bending deformation or displacement due to impact force.
Test sample weight less than 2kg should be coupled grimly and tightly with support weight over 5kg
Minimum weight of a test sample should not be less than 100g, minimum thickness not less than 5 mm and
minimum depth of hardened layer, not less than 0.8mm.
6.3. Advice
When the test sample is a large plate, long bar or bent work piece, impact force can cause it deformed or
unstable and bring about error in measurement even if its weight or thickness seems applicable. In this case
reinforcement should be bound to the back of the sample surface opposite to the impact force.
6.4.Test sample should not be magnetic in property.
Note: table 1 show the relationship of impact and sample
Sample
Impact
Device
Sample Weight (kg) Min Thickness (mm) Max
Roughness
Need
suppo-rt Need to be stabilized
No
Strengthe-ning
need sample Hard-ened
layer ISO Ra
D DC 0.05-2 2.5 >5 3 0.8 N7 2
G 0.5-5 5-15 >15 10 N9 7
C 0.02-
0.05 0.5-1.5 >1.5 1 0.2 N5 0.4
7. Operation of the Instrument
7.1.Starting
Insert the plug of impact device to the gauge and press key turning on the power, then detailed items of
available function last used will display on the LCD.
7.2.Function of Menu
Users can change or modify the function of gauge by selecting different items of menu.
Press key into menu state, then press key or key to select item you want to change or
modify.

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The display like this:
1. MEASUREMENT
2. IMPACT DEVICE
3. DIRECTION
4. AVERAGE TIMES
5. MATERIAL
6. SCALE
7. TOLERANCE
8. DATE AND TIME
9. LOCATION
10. MEMORY
11. PRINT
12. CALIBRATION
13. DEFAULT
7.2.1. Measurement
-Press key, the gauge will go back measurement state.
7.2.2. Impact Device
There are 7 types of impact device be selected according to the measurement and material.
1. D 2. DC 3. D+15 4. DL 5. C 6. G 7. E
-Press key or key to select the type of impact device
-Press key to confirm
7.2.3. Direction
You can select 5 directions, such as:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
-Press key or key to select the direction
-Press key to confirm
7.2.4. Average Times
The average times from 2 to 8, selected by pressing key to increase times, Press key to confirm.
7.2.5. Material
The gauge provides 9 types of material,
1. STEEL
2. TOOL STEEL
3. STAINLESS
4. GREY CAST IRON
5. CAST IRON GGG
6. CAST ALUMINUM
7. BRASS
8. BRONZE
9. COPPER
-Press key or key to select the required material

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-Press key to confirm
7.2.6. Scale
7 types of scale can be selected according to measurement.
1. HL 2. HRC 3. HRB 4. HB 5. HS 6. HV
-Press key or key to select the required scale
-Press key to confirm
7.2.7. Tolerance
If the measurement value is lower than lower limit value or upper than upper limit value, the sign “ L “ or “ H “
will appear on the LCD.
-Press key to increase limit value
-Press key to change setting value
-Press key to confirm
7.2.8. Date and Time
The gauge provides real display of date and time. Through pressing key or key, you can change
or modify the date and time.
7.2.9. Location
The gauge provides 1250 memory locations, from 0000 to 1249.
-Press key to increase location value
-Press key to change location value
-Press key to confirm
7.2.10. Memory
You can select “AUTO STORE ”or “CLOSE STORE ”states to determining store or not store measuring value.
7.2.11. Print
Through determining the desired initial and end location number, you can print the value stored in the gauge.
7.2.12. Calibration
You can modify measurement value when an error happening by changing desired value.

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7.2.13. Default
The gauge will recover the default parameters when confirm “DEFAULT ”state.
Materials HL HRC HRB HB HS HV
30D
2
10D
2
Steel 300~900 20.0~68.0 38.4~99.5 80~647 32.5~99.5 80~940
Tool steel 300~640 20.4~67.1 46.5~101.7 80~898
Stainless steel 300~800 19.6~62.4 85~656 85~802
Cast iron GG 360~650 90~334
Cast iron GGG 400~660 131~367
Cast aluminum 174~560 20~190
Brass 200~550 13.5~95.3 40~173
Bronze 300~700 60~290
Copper 200~690 45~315
No. Materials D DC D15 C E G DL
1 Steel
★★★★★★★
2 Tool steel
★★★★★
3 Stainless steel
★★
4 Cast iron GG ★★
★
5 Cast iron GGG ★★
★
6 Cast aluminum
★★
7 Brass
★★
8 Bronze
★★
9 Copper
★★
Note: ★means available
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NOTE: "This instrument doesn’t have ATEX protection, so it should not be used in potentially explosive
atmospheres (powder, flammable gases)."