PCE Hardness tester PCE-3000ULS

The hardness tester can be used to quickly check the hardness of components, even when installed. The hardness tester impresses with its large measuring range, easy handling, robust design and temperature resistance down to -20°C. In addition to the hardness in Rockwell, Brinell and Vickers, the hardness tester can also be used to determine the tensile strength of steels up to 1740 MPa. The hardness tester has a manual test probe with a test force of 50N as standard; this probe can be used to measure from all directions in space without a correction factor.

Another advantage of the hardness tester is its NDT property. At the tip of the probe is a Vickers diamond which is excited in the ultrasonic frequency range. If the diamond touches the test piece surface during the hardness test, the vibration is damped. The resulting frequency shift is directly related to the surface hardness of the test piece. Due to the low test forces, the penetration depths of the diamond are very low, which is why only an almost invisible impression remains.

The hardness tester is therefore used for checking small thin-walled components, for surface-hardened test pieces or for nitrided components. The hardness tester has also proven its worth when measuring weld seams and checking components with complex geometries.

In addition to the UCI measuring method, the hardness tester can also be equipped with a rebound test specimen. This allows the hardness tester to be upgraded to a Leeb hardness tester.

The hardness tester combines the advantages of two methods: Ultrasonic Contact Impedance (UCI) and Dynamic Rebound (Leeb). This enables the user to solve almost any field hardness testing task. The hardness tester enables express hardness testing of carbon and structural steels, weld seams, galvanic coatings, overlays, heat-resistant, corrosion-resistant and stainless steels, hardness measurement of hardened surfaces, thin-walled, hardened parts, even in hard-to-reach places and at any angle.

Ultrasonic contact impedance (ASTM A1038)
With the UCI probe, hardness testing of small, thin specimens with complex shapes is now possible. With the UCI probe, the user can measure the hardness of grooves, small radius surfaces, shaft necks with reflective surfaces, gears and blades.

Rebound hardness testing according to Leeb (ASTM A956)
With a type D dynamic probe (Leeb probe), the user can test the hardness of solid parts with rough surfaces. The hardness tester can be equipped with additional interchangeable probes with different dimensions and spring stiffnesses.

Main function
This hardness tester has all the functions for working with materials and scales, making it a universal device for non-destructive metal hardness testing.
The one-point calibration enables the creation of a user-defined hardness scale based on an available sample with known hardness. This advantage allows the user to calibrate the hardness tester as accurately as possible to approach the accuracy of a stationary hardness tester. In addition, the user can measure the hardness of a large batch of products quickly and with high accuracy.

The hardness tester allows the user to create and store more than 500 hardness scales and view the history of all measurements after testing. The UCI probe is pre-calibrated for steel. The Leeb probe is pre-calibrated for steel, cast iron, stainless steel, aluminium, bronze and brass, copper.

Standard calibrations according to Rockwell, Vickers, Brinell and Shore are also available. The user can create and correct additional calibrations for soft and hard materials.

The most important advantages of the PCE-3000ULS hardness tester:
- Large colour display with bright backlight
- Stable operation in difficult climatic conditions
- Extended temperature range (frost-proof to -20 °C)
- For long-term operation in field and workshop conditions, the device is designed in a dust-proof
housing
- Rubber bumpers protect the device from accidental bumps or drops from a height of up to
5 m, while the device remains fully functional
- 2 detachable probes: Ultrasonic contact impedance (UCI) and dynamic rebound (Leeb)
- One-point calibration function (type calibration)
- The device has the functions of displaying the minimum, maximum and average
hardness values, the function of filtering incorrect measurements, The function of simultaneous display of 20 measurements in a series allows analysing the hardness value with a large number of measurements and significantly increases the speed of processing
the results.
- The function of creating graphs for a series of measurements helps to visualise the hardness measurement over the entire surface of a dimensionally stable product
- For professional work, in order to achieve maximum accuracy, it is possible to set the sensitivity coefficient, adjust the
sensitivity coefficient and adjust the signal processing of the probe
- The automatic storage of all measurements avoids data loss and allows the data to be analysed
after a longer period of time if required
- The storage of the calibration in the memory of the UCI probe allows the sensor to be replaced
quickly without having to return the device to the manufacturer
for factory calibration in the event of a defect
Hardness
measurement range 20 . .. 70 HRC
Resolution 0.1 HRC
Accuracy 2 HRC
Hardness
Measuring range 30 ... 650 HB
General technical data
Measurement functions MIN, MAX, average value
Display type TFT colour display
Display size 3.5 inch
Storage medium Internal memory
Storage capacity 500 data records
Interface USB-C
Standard(s) ASTM A1038, ASTM A956
Indenter UCI sensor - Diamond indenter, Leeb sensor - Hardened ball
Measuring surface minimum 1 mm
Measuring surface additional information from 1 mm in the plane, from 5 mm in a blind hole (groove) for dynamic probe, from 10 mm in the plane
Materials steel, cast iron, stainless steel, aluminium, bronze, brass, copper
Operating time 9 h
Menu language English (US), Ukrainian, Russian
Protection class (device) IP20
Plug type device-Euro plug




Operating conditions -20 . .. 45 °C , 0 ... 90 % r. h.Storage conditions -20 ... 45 °C , 0 ... 90 % r. h.Dimensions ( L x W x H ) 150 x 70 x 45 mmWeight 300 g
1 x PCE-3000ULS hardness tester
1 x UCI measuring probe
1 x rebound probe type D
1 x charger
1 x USB cable
1 x carrying case
1 x operating instructions