Also known as: HT, portable hardness testing, Leeb, UCI.
How it works
A defined indenter is pressed into the surface under a defined load and the indentation is measured (Brinell, Vickers), the depth is read (Rockwell), or a rebound velocity or resonance shift is converted to hardness (Leeb, UCI). Portable testers make on-site verification of welds and pressure equipment practical.
Where it is used
Verification of heat treatment and PWHT, sour-service compliance in oil and gas, material identification alongside PMI, and failure investigations.
HT in AMPS
Tester calibration certificates and reference block certificates sit on the AMPS equipment page with expiry flags. In AMPS, reports are produced from your own Microsoft Word templates through the template engine: job data such as the client, purchase order number, equipment serial numbers, location and dates is filled in automatically, an AI assistant can tidy the wording, the report can be signed in AMPS, and the finished Word file is saved in the job’s report folder in your OneDrive, SharePoint or Google Drive.