AFFRI MK II Portable Rockwell Hardness Tester
Portable Rockwell hardness tester AFFRI® MK II, 100% made in Italy.
Test hardness directly on the production floor without laboratory testing. Lightweight and compact, it can inspect any surface, large products, and already-assembled parts.
AFFRI’s vertical movement enables a fully automatic measurement cycle.
Features
- Direct Rockwell measurement to DIN 50157 and ASTM E110, with production-floor testing and no sample preparation.
- Easy to use: press and read; just 1–5 seconds per measurement.
- Equipped with an advanced dynamic load cell, typically found in premium benchtop hardness testers.
- Accurately measures very thin metal sheets over 0.06 mm thick, chrome-plated surfaces, steel coils, profiles, and more.
- Protected diamond indenter for extended testing.
- Electronic LCD with multi-angle visibility, displaying Tensile (N/mm), HAZ, HR, HB, HV, and HL scales simultaneously.
- Set tolerances, averages, charts, and more; large data-storage capacity.
- MKII: RS 232 C printer output (USB 2 option available).
Accurate measurements in all conditions, even on complex surfaces, without special setup. Measures in any position, including upside down. Accessories support testing round or irregular parts such as long screws, coils, bottles, and pipes.
HARDTEST II – Upgraded MK II version (eliminates user error).
The sample holder is especially useful for hard-to-test or complex-shaped parts (such as wire samples, springs, and pipes). HARDTEST II locks the sample for stable measurement and prevents movement. Easy and safe to use, with a 30 x 30 mm measurement area.
From handheld to benchtop – Convenient, flexible measurement with optimized cost.
With the mounting base, the instrument becomes a benchtop hardness tester, providing high accuracy and stability for advanced measurements.
Applications
Measure thin sheet-metal hardness directly on the production line, without cutting a sample.
Displays HRB and converts to tensile strength.
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Check the hardness, hardness values, and uniformity of sheet-metal rollers.
Displays HRC and converts to tensile strength.
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Check the hardness of large parts without cutting a sample:
Rolls, dies, and V-shaped steel bars.
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Specifications
Standards: Complies with DIN 50157 / ASTM B-724 / ASTM E-110.
Advantages: Accurately measures small and thin locations and angled objects; displays results on an LCD, shows two scales at once, and uses a rechargeable battery…
Applications: Testing thin materials from 0.06 mm, including iron, steel, high-strength steel, cast iron, brass, aluminum, copper, and alloys; heat-treated, nitrided, and cemented materials; hard and soft plastics; ceramics and glass.
Force range:
- Preload: 1 kgf (9.87 N)
- Load: 5 kgf (54.2 N).
Available tests:
- Rockwell: HRA (20...92); HRB (26...100); HRC (0...80); HR15N (69...93); HR30T (16...83)
- Brinell: HB5 (5...205); HB30 (66...884)
- Vickers/Knoop: (13...1865)/(25...97)
- Tensile Module R: (226.. .2898); HZA (0...250)
Standard package includes:
- MetalTest MKII main unit
- Alignment shim
- M3 indenter
- Test base (fitted to the instrument head) for testing flat and curved surfaces up to 200 mm
- HRB reference block with certificate
- HRC reference block with certificate
- Carrying case
- User manual,
- Rechargeable battery (pre-installed in the instrument) & charger
