REED R9030 User manual

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Model R9030
Hardness Tester
Instruction
Manual
INSTRUMENTS
INSTRUMENTS
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Table of Contents
Features...................................................................................................... 3
Applications................................................................................................ 3
Specications............................................................................................. 4
Instrument Description............................................................................... 5
Display Description .................................................................................... 6
Operating Instructions................................................................................ 6
Power On/Off........................................................................................... 6
Navigating Instrument Menu .................................................................... 7
Instrument Calibration................................................................................ 7
Charging..................................................................................................... 8
Battery Replacement.................................................................................. 8
Auto Shut Off.............................................................................................. 8
Maintenance............................................................................................... 9
Appendix A: Hardness Scale Tables ...................................................10-12
Appendix B: Setup Guide....................................................................13-15
1.0 Hardness Testing principle............................................................... 13
2.0 Preparation of test surface............................................................... 13
3.0 Adjusting R9030 Settings ................................................................ 14
4.0 Instrument Calibration...................................................................... 14
5.0 Start-up........................................................................................... 14
6.0 Loading ........................................................................................... 14
7.0 Taking Measurements...................................................................... 15
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Features
• Measuresawiderangeofmaterialsincluding;caststeel,alloysteel,
stainlesssteel,aluminum,bronze,copperandcastirons
• Measures7typesofhardnessscales;Rockwell(HRC,HRB,HRA),
Brinell(HB),Leeb(HL),Vickers(HV)andShore(HS)
• Compactpenstyledesign
• BrightOLEDdisplay
• Real-timeclockandinternalmemorystoresupto350measurements
• USBconnectivityandsoftwareallowsforfurthermeasurementanalysis
• Rechargeablelithiumbattery
• Lowbatteryindicator
Applications
• Idealforhardnesstestingoflargeandheavyobjects
• Inproductionlinesofmassproducedcomponents
• Materialsidenticationinstoresandwarehouses
• Inlocationswithdifcultaccess,orinconnedspaces
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Specifications
HardnessScales Rockwell(HRA,HRB,HRC)
 Brinell(HB)
 Leeb(HLD)
 Vickers(HV)
 Shore(HS)
Measuring Ranges HRA: 59 to 85
HRB: 13 to 100
HRC: 20 to 68
HB: 19 to 651
 HLD:170to960
 HV:80to967
HS: 30 to 100
Measuring Direction 360°
SamplingTime Lessthan1sec(whentriggered)
Display DotMatrixOLED
BatteryLife Approx.40hours
LowBatteryIndicator Yes
PowerSupply RechargeableLithiumIonBattery
Charge Time Approx. 2 hours
InternalMemory Yes(upto350readings)
PCConnectivity USBCable/Bluetooth
Software Yes(Included)
SoftwareOSCompatibility WindowsXP/Vista/7/8
ProductCertications CE
OperatingTemperature 32to104°F(0to40°C)
StorageTemperature -4to140°F(-20to60°C)
Operating Humidity Range 0 to 90%
Dimensions 5.7x1.3x1”(146x32x26mm)
Weight 5.6oz(160g)
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Instrument Description
 On/Off/Exit
 Menu/Confirm
 Measuringsetshortcut/Right/Down/Increase
 Scan/Delete/Left/Up/Decrease


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Display Description
Battery Indicator:Displaysbatterycapacityandchargestatuswhen
plugged in.
Impact direction: Set impact direction.
Hardness scale: Set hardness scale.
Measured value:Currentmeasuredvalue(withoutaveragevalue
indicator),orcurrentaveragevalue(withaveragevalueindicator).
Material: Set material.
Impact times:Thetotalnumberofimpacttimeswillbedisplayed.Impact
timessetthroughthemenuwillalsobedisplayedhere.
Bluetooth:TheBluetoothagwillbedisplayedwhenBluetoothisconnected.
Connection flag:Theconnectionagwillblinkwhentheinstrumentis
trying to connect to the PC. A solid ag means successful connection.
Operating Instructions
Power On/Off
Press the keytoturnpoweronoroff.
Note:Ifthetesterhasbeenshutdown,itwillstartupautomaticallywhencharging.
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Navigating Instrument Menu
Browsing measurements
Whentestingisnished,pressthe keytoenterdatabrowsemode.
Press the keytoscrollthroughdata.Ifyouwanttodeletedisplayed
data,pressthe key.Pressthe or keytoconrmselection.
Press the keytodeletedisplayeddata,orpressthe keytoexit.
Measured value storage
Whentestingisnishedtheinstrumentdisplaystheaveragevalue.Pressthe
keyandthenpressthe or keystochoosetostoretheaverage
valuemeasurement.Pressthe keytoconrmorthe keytoexit.
Short-cut measuring setting
Inthestandbyinterface,pressthe keytoentertheshort-cut
measuring settings. First the cursor is on the hardness scale and press
the keytochangeitcyclically.Thenpressthe keytomovecursor
cyclically on the measuring conditions and press the keytoexit.
Instrument Calibration
ThetesterandimpactdevicemustbecalibratedwithastandardLeeb
hardnesstestblockpriortofirstuse,orafternotusingtheinstrumentfor
an extended period of time.
Press the keyaswellasthe keyatthesametimetoenterinstru-
ment calibration mode. The interface impact times is set to 5 by default.
TheselectedimpactdirectionshouldbeverticallydownontheLeebhard-
nesstestblock.
Averagevaluewillbeshowedaftermeasuring.Pressthe or the key
toinputnominalvalue.Pressthe keytofinishcalibrationandbackto
the main unit.
Note:calibrationrangeis±15HL.
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Charging
Batterysymbolwillflash if battery capacity is close to empty.
Thetesterwillautomaticallyswitchonduringcharging. and
willflashalternatelywhileinchargemode. willflash
once fully charged.
Battery Replacement
TheR9030isequippedwithalithiumrechargeablebattery.Batterylife
expectancywithregularuseis3years.Shouldyourequireanewbattery
pleasecontactREEDInstruments1-877-849-2127or
[email protected].
Auto Shut Off
• Autoswitchofffunctionissuppliedtosavetheenergyofbattery.
• Ifneithermeasurementnoranykeyoperationisperformedwithin5
minute,thetesterwillswitchoffautomatically,aashshowingfor10
secondsontheOLEDscreenpriortoswitchoff.Atthistime,anykey
except the keycanbepressedtostoptheashofOLEDscreen,
andcanceltheswitchoffoperation.
• Incaseoftoolowbatteryvoltage,“BatteryEmpty!”willbedisplayed
andswitchoffautomatically.
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Maintenance
• Afterusingtheimpactdevice1000times,itisrecommendedtousethe
nylonbrushprovidedtocleantheguidetubeandtheimpactbodyof
theimpactdevice.Tocleantheguidetube,unscrewthesupportring
andthentakeouttheimpactbody.Usethenylonbrushtocleanina
counter-clockdirection.Repeatthis5timesandremounttheimpact
body and the support ring.
• Remembertoreleasetheimpactbodyafteruse
• Itisstronglyrecommendedtonotuseanylubricantagenttocleanthe
impactdevice
• Thetestershouldbestoredatroomtemperature,awayfromvibration,
strongmagneticeld,corrosivemedium,dampnessanddust.
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REEDproducts,contactREEDInstrumentsat[e-mail]
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Appendix A: Hardness Scale Tables
TheR9030includesDimpactdevice.PleasenotethatimpactdevicesDL,
DC,D+15andCcanbeorderedseperately.Formoreinformationplease
contactusat1-877-849-2127or[email protected].
Non conventional impact devices DC(D)/DL D+15 C
Impacting energy 11mJ 11mJ 2.7mJ
Mass of impact body 5.5g/7.2g 7.8g 3.0g
Test tip Hardness 1600HV 1600HV 1600HV
Diameter of test tip 3mm 3mm 3mm
Material of test tip Tungsten
carbide
Tungsten
carbide
Tungsten
carbide
ImpactdeviceDiameter 20mm 20mm 20mm
ImpactdeviceLength 86(147)/
75mm 162mm 141mm
ImpactdeviceWeight 50g 80g 75g
Max.hardnessofworkpiece 940HV 940HV 1000HV
Meanroughnessofworkpiecesurface
of the Ra 1.6μm 1.6μm 0.4μm
Min.weightofsample:
Measure directly
Need support rmly
Need coupling tightly
>5kg >5kg >1.5kg
2-5kg 2-5kg 0.5-1.5kg
0.05-2kg 0.05-2kg 0.02-0.5kg
Min.thicknessofsample:
Coupling tightly
Min.layerthicknessforsurfaceharden
5mm 5mm 1mm
≥0.8mm ≥0.8mm ≥0.2mm
Hardness300HV Indentation diameter 0.54mm 0.54mm 0.38mm
Indentation depth 24μm 24μm 12μm
Hardness600HV Indentation diameter 0.54mm 0.54mm 0.32mm
Indentation depth 17μm 17μm 8μm
Hardness800HV Indentation diameter 0.35mm 0.35mm 0.35mm
Indentation depth 10μm 10μm 7μm
Availabletypeof
impactdevice
D: General test
DC: Hole or hollow-cylindrical test
DL: Slender narrow groove or hole
test
D+15:
grooveor
reentrant
surface
C:small,
light,thin
parts or
surface of
hardened
layer
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Type of impact
device
Hardness value
of standard
Leeb hardness
block
Error of
displayed
value
Repeatability
of displayed
value
D (included) 760±30HLD ±6 HLD 6 HLD
530±40HLD ±10 HLD 10 HLD
DC(optional) 760±30HLDC ±6HLDC 6HLD
530±40HLDC ±10HLDC 10HLD
DL(optional) 878±30HLDL ±12HLDL 12HLDL
736±40HLDL
D+15(optional) 766±30HLD+15 ±12HLD+15 12HLD+15
544±40HLD+15
C(optional) 822±30HLC ±12HLC 12HLC
590±40HLC
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Material Hardness
test method
ImpactDevice
D/DC D+15 CDL
Steel and
cast steel
HRC 17.9~68.5 19.3~67.9 20.0~68.2 20.6~68.2
HRB 59.6~99.6 37.0~99.9
HRA 59.1~85.8
HB 127~651 80~638 80~638 81~646
HV 83~976 80~937 80~996 80~950
HS 32.2~99.5 33.3~99.3 31.8~102.1 30.6~96.8
Hammered
steel HB 143~650
Coldwork
tool steel
HRC 20.4~67.1 19.8~68.2 20.7~68.2
HV 80~898 80~935 100~941
Stainless steel
HRB 46.5~101.7
HB 85~655
HV 85~802
Gray cast iron HB 93~334
Nodular cast
iron HB 131~387
Cast
aluminum
alloys
HB 19~164 23~210
HRB 23.8~84.6 22.7~85.0
Brass
(copper-zinc
alloys)
HB 40~173
HRB 13.5~95.3
Bronze
(copper-
aluminum/
copper-tin
alloys)
HB 60~290
Wrought
copper alloys HB 45~315
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Appendix B: Setup Guide
1.0 Hardness Testing principle
Thehardnessvaluecomesfromtherateofreboundvelocityandimpact
velocityat1mmdistancefromthetestingsurface.UsingtheLeeb
hardnessscaleasanexample,thefollowingcalculationisusedto
calculatethehardnessvalue:
 HL=1000×VB/VA
2.0 Preparation of test surface
Pleasenotethatmeasurementvaluesmaybeaffectedifthematerial
under test is exposed to extreme temperatures.
Ifthetestedmaterialistoorough,ameasuringerrorwillappear.The
surfaceofthesamplemusthavemetalliclusterandthesurfacemustbe
at and smooth. No oil or dirt should be present.
Curvedsurface:Itisbetterthatthetestingsurfaceofworkpieceisat.When
thecurvatureradius(R)ofthecurvedsurfacetobetestedislessthan30mm
(forDandDLtypeimpactdevice),asmallsupportring(includedwiththe
R9030)shouldbeused.
Self-magnetismoftheworkpieceshouldbelessthan30Gauss.
HL-Leebhardnessvalue
VB-Reboundingvelocityofthe
impact body
VA-Impactingvelocityofthe
impact body
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3.0 Adjusting R9030 Settings
Setyourhardnessscale,materialandimpactdirectionontheR9030.
4.0 Instrument Calibration
ThetesterandimpactdevicemustbecalibratedwithastandardLeeb
hardnesstestblockpriortorstuse,orafternotusingtheinstrumentfor
an extended period of time.
Press the keyaswellasthe keyatthesametimetoenter
instrument calibration mode. The interface impact times is set to 5 by
default.Theimpactselecteddirectionshouldbeverticallydownonthe
Leebhardnesstestblock.
Averagevaluewillbeshowedaftermeasuring.Pressthe or the key
toinputnominalvalue.Pressthe keytofinishcalibrationandbackto
the main unit.
Note:calibrationrangeis±15HL.
5.0 Start-up
Press the keytoturnonthepower,thenthetesterentersintothe
measuring status.
6.0 Loading
Pushdowntheloadingsheathtolocktheimpactbody;thenloadinghas
been nished.
Ifused,presstightlyonthesupportringoftheimpactdeviceonthe
surfaceoftestsample,thedirectionofimpactshouldbeverticalwith
testing surface.
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7.0 Taking Measurements
Pressdownonthereleasebuttononthetopoftheimpactdeviceto
takeameasurement.Atthispoint,thetestsample,impactdeviceand
theoperatorareallrequiredtobestable;andtheforcedirectionshould
complywiththeaxissetontheinstrument.
Fivemeasurementsshouldbecarriedoutpermeasuringpositionoftest
sample.Thedivergenceofdatashouldbenotexceeds±15HLofmean
value.
Distancebetweenanytwoindentations,orthedistancebetweenany
indentation center and the edge of test sample should be in accordance
withthefollowingspecications:
Typeofimpactdevice
Thedistanceoftwo
indentations center
Thedistancebetween
indentation center and
edge of test piece
No less than No less than
D, DC, DL, D+15 3 mm 5 mm
C 2 mm 4 mm
Foranyspecialmaterial,acomparativetestmustbeperformedtoobtain
relevantconversionrelationifLeebhardnessvalueaccuratelyconversing
toothertypeofhardnessvalueisrequired.Proceduresareasfollowing:
testsaremadeonthesametestsampleviaLeebhardnesstesterwhich
recalibratedwellandrelevanthardnessmeterrespectively;foreach
hardnessvalue,vepointswhichuniformlydistributedaroundhardness
indentationshouldbechosentomaketests,andtestsforthree(atleast)
indentationsshouldbemade;themeanvalueofLeebhardnessandthe
meanvalueofrelevanthardnesswillbeactasrelevantvaluesrespectively
tomakeacomparativehardnesscurve.Threegroupscorrespondingdata
shouldbeincludedatleastincomparativecurve.
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