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HARDNESS TESTER
NOVOTEST Т-UD2
Operating Manual
2016

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  • Page 1 HARDNESS TESTER NOVOTEST Т-UD2 Operating Manual 2016...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    6. Preparations for operation 7. Basics of operation 8. Operation 9. Hardness measurement 10. Measurement modes 11. Calibration 12. Technical maintenance, special conditions of operation 13. Precautions and trouble shouting 14. Manufacturer’s guarantee and service maintenance Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    2. Appointment The hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2 is handy, easy to operate and can carry out tests quickly without any difficulties. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2 is mainly suitable: •...
  • Page 4 - AlMn (approx.15 hours operation); - Alkaline (approx.8 hours operation); - NiCd (approx. 15 hours operation); - NiMH (approx. 20 hours operation). 3.7. To save battery charge in the menu there is setting of device auto switch off. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...

  • Page 5: Packing List

    1 pc 4.7. Carrying case 1 pc 5. Principle of operation 5.1. Rebound method Rebound probe consists of an impact body and the capture. The impact body has a carbide tip and a permanent magnet for Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 6 Vickers diamond. The size, in turn, is a measure for the hardness of the tested material. Resonant frequencies can be measured very accurately. This is why the UCI method is suited to make the Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...

  • Page 7: Preparations For Operation

    Young’s modulus of the material. 6. Preparations for operation 6.1. Battery supply The hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2 is powered by batteries or accumulators. For this you need two AA 1.5 V: - dry cells (AlMn) or rechargeable (Nickel-Cadmium or Nickel- Metalhydrid).

  • Page 8: Basics Of Operation

    - massive products, products with a coarse-grained structure, forged and cast products; - testing objects with minimal preparation of the surface. 7.2.2. UCI method of measuring hardness is appropriate for: - testing objects with low mass and small wall thickness; Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...

  • Page 9: Operation

    - Test objects weighing between 2 kg and 5 kg must be placed on a large metal support (e.g. a table) in such a way that they are not moved or caused to vibrate by the impact. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 10 Soft keys The menu consists of 6 sections: 1. Measuring 2. Calibration 3. Archive 4. Settings 5. Memory card 6. Information Scroll through the menu using the navigation keys , for entering press soft key SELECT using Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 11 (HRC), Brinell (HB), Vickers (HV), User (U1). Each of the scales can be calibrated to 5 conventional materials: Steel (ST), Alloy Steel (AST), Stainless steel (SST), Cast Iron (CI), User material (U1). Detailed description of the calibration process, see paragraph 11. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 12 Measurement name, Scale, Material and Average Value. You can store in memory up to 1024 measurements. Scroll through the list using the navigation keys 8.3.4. Settings Selecting Settings you go to the settings menu, there are 2: - Measurement settings: Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 13 Smart mode. Detailed description of the Smart mode, see paragraph 10.3. Retro: allows you to return to the measurement mode with saved last measurements after restarting of the device. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 14 Key and Measurement) Auto Off: setting of the automatic shutdown device when it is not in use. 8.3.5. Memory Card Selecting Memory Card you go to the menu of memory. 8.3.5.1. Create backup copies of calibrations. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 15 This function is needed for the resumption of adequate calibration in case of wrong settings of the probe. 8.3.5.3. Clear SD card Clearing saved records in the archive, after clearing SD card the archive will be empty. 8.3.5.4. Memory state Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...

  • Page 16: Hardness Measurement

    In this menu you can view information about the manufacturer and offices around the world. Scroll through the list using the navigation keys to see NOVOTEST dealers and general information about the device. 9. Hardness measurement 9.1. Using of the UCI method The design of UCI Probe is shown in Figure 1a.
  • Page 17 It is marked slots designed for ease of measurement of hardness on cylindrical products of various diameters. Probe with demounted nozzle is usually using to measure hardness in difficult places, such as narrow or deep groove. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 18 (ready for measurement) Material Scale Then select the scale and material hardness for which there is a proper calibration (How to calibrate device see paragraph 11). For select the hardness scales press and chose the scale by Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 19 (5 or 1 kg depending on probe type) thrust skirt, push the diamond tip into the metal surface, preventing swinging (Figure 3c). After the beep, remove the probe from the tested object. Figure 3 Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 20 You can get the value of the current measurement or the average for the series of measurements, depending on the settings in Measurement settings menu Current or Average: Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 21 Fixed angle is displayed in the upper part of the display. Angle of the measurements Position of the probe perpendicular to the ground plane corresponds to the angle 0°. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 22 After pressing the shutter release button and the impact body hitting in the area of measurement sounds a beep and the display shows the value of measured hardness. WARNING! The minimum distance between the imprints of measurements must be not less than 3 mm. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...

  • Page 23: Measurement Modes

    To select the measurement mode, press 10.1. Normal mode In normal mode, the device displays the current measurement value or average of series of measurements, depending on selected the Current or Average in Measurement settings menu: Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 24 Filled with the color readings indicate that the device has fixed the general sequence and Smart mode is active. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...

  • Page 25: Calibration

    To calibrate the probe you will need 3 samples of material with a known hardness. Hardness range should be wider than the hardness of the materials which will be measured (The values should be the maximum or more, minimum or less and average). Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 26 All calibrations of the device can be calibrated for any materials and any scales, and are divided in this way just for practicality. Cells may be 3 states: - User calibration (1 or 2 point) - Calibration - Empty cell Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 27 - is to find the correlation between the nominal code and hardness values (construction of the relation function). To start the calibration, enter the real values of the samples. Press EDIT by and select EDIT in the window: Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 28 If you get an obvious error measurement, press EDIT by and press DELETE, the last measurement will be removed from the series. Go to the next nominal pressing , and make the same procedure with other samples, you end up with: Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 29 Each scale can be calibrated by direct method the same way as described at p.11.1. For calibration Leeb scale (and all corresponded other available scales converted from the main Leeb scale) press button. In the upper left part of the table will be highlighted segment: Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 30 , then again EDIT by Move the cursor by pressing to select the first row in the column Nominal value: Take about 5 measurements on the test block, the instrument will display the average of the series: Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 31 (two-point calibration) standard hardness test with the maximum and minimum values for the controlled range of the hardness. For example, we have two steel sample with known hardness of HRC, and device shows a stable deviation for hardness Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 32 Press EDIT for select the number of calibration points, as we have two sample - set 2 with pressing button , then again EDIT by Move the cursor by pressing to select the first row in the column Nominal value: Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 33 To go to the next digit number, press EDIT by . After adjusting the value of the first sample you get: Press to adjust the second sample value, and perform the same operation. In the end, get: Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 34 About the stored user calibration will symbolize the next state of the cell: To delete user calibration, go to the user calibration mode and set to 0 for Num. Of points: Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...

  • Page 35: Technical Maintenance, Special Conditions Of Operation

    (paragraph 3.6) independently of the country. Replacement is possible only by the battery with similar characteristics in compliance with the marking on it. From environmental protection point of view, the best thing is to use the battery. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 36 If the measured AVEARGE value of the hardness tester does not correspond to the reference hardness test block NOMINAL value within the error limits, it is necessary to calibrate the hardness tester. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...

  • Page 37: Precautions And Trouble Shouting

    13.5. Do not sink the hardness tester into any liquids. If the hardness tester gets wet, take the battery out and leave for 24 hours to get dry. If the hardness tester is used under the increased humidity or dust conditions, place the information processing unit Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...

  • Page 38: Manufacturer's Guarantee And Service Maintenance

    Scientific Technical Centre "Industrial Devices Technologies" Ltd 5, Spasskaya street, Novomoskovsk, 51200, Ukraine Phone: +38-067-593-59-77 Fax: +38-056-935-87-44 14.3. Post guarantee maintenance is conducted by the manufacturer service centre upon the Customer request. Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 39 Development and manufacturing of non- destructive testing equipment and system NOTES ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 40 Development and manufacturing of non- destructive testing equipment and system ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...
  • Page 41 Development and manufacturing of non- destructive testing equipment and system ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD2...

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