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The instrument can be turned off by pressing the key. The hardness tester
has memory that retains all of its settings even when the power is off.
5.2 Material Setting
Press key to change the material to the one you want to preset. Hardness
scale defaults to HL automatically after material presetting changed. Please select
material first, then select hardness scale.
You can select your material among the following selections: Steel and Cast
Steel、Cold Work Tool Steel、Stainless Steel、Gray Cast Iron、Nodular Cast
Iron、Cast Aluminum Alloys、Copper-Zinc Alloys、Copper-Aluminum Alloy and
Wrought Copper. The relationship between the material number displayed on the
instrument screen and the material is as follows:
Table 5-1
In strength testing, the following materials are selectable: Mild Steel、High-
Carbon Steel、Cr Steel、Cr-V Steel、Cr-Ni Steel、Cr-Mo Steel、Cr-Ni-Mo
Steel、Cr-Mn-Si Steel、Super Strength Steel and Stainless Steel. The
relationship between the material number displayed on the instrument screen
and the material is as follows:
Table 5-2