“brinell”

The following 3 entries include the term brinell.

Brinell hardness

noun

: the hardness of a metal or alloy measured by hydraulically pressing a hard ball under a standard load into the specimen

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Brinell hardness number

noun

: a number expressing Brinell hardness and denoting the load applied in testing in kilograms divided by the spherical area of indentation produced in the specimen in square millimeters

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Brinell test

noun

: the test to determine Brinell hardness

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