____ Hardness Testing Uses a Penetrator, or Indenter, to Make

question 59

Multiple Choice

____ hardness testing uses a penetrator, or indenter, to make an impression in a piece of material and then uses the depth of the indentation to calculate a hardness value.

• A) Brinell
• B) Dual-chamber
• C) Brale
• D) Rockwell

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