Shore Scleroscope

Shore Scleroscope

A  vertical  glass  tube,  mounted  to  the  base  and containing the cylindrical diamond point hammer.

A suction heat and bulb for lifting and releasing the hammer.  

A   scale,   visible   through   the   glass   tube,   for determining the height of the rebound. 

A  magnifier  hammer  with  a  larger  contact  area is supplied for use with extremely soft metals.

TESTING WITH THE SCLEROSCOPE. 

The test is made as follows:

1.     Level the instrument by means of the adjusting screws   (1).  The   level   position   is determined by means of the plumb rod (2).

2.     Prepare  the  test  specimen  as  described  for  the Brinell and Rockwell tests in preceding paragraphs and clamp it on the base.  This is done by raising    the lever (3)  inserting  the  sample  and  exerting  the  pressure  on the clamping show (4).

3.     Raise    the    hammer    (5)    by    squeezing    and releasing the bulb (6).

4.     Release  the  hammer  by  again  squeezing  the bulb and observing its rebound.