VickersIndenter
Vickersindenter, commonly referred to as the Vickers indenter, is a pyramidal diamond tip used in the Vickers hardness test to determine the hardness of a wide range of materials, including metals, ceramics, and polymers. The indenter geometry consists of a square-based pyramid with an angle of 136° between opposite faces, which produces a characteristic indentation whose diagonal lengths are measured for hardness calculation.
The Vickers hardness value (HV) is obtained by pressing the indenter into a polished surface under a
The design of the Vickersindenter allows for accurate measurements over a broad scale of indentation sizes,
Calibration of the indenter is typically performed using reference materials with known hardness values, and periodic