Vickers diagonal hardness calculator

Calculate mean diagonal and vickers hardness number with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

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Indentation force (newtons)
294.2
First Vickers diagonal (mm)
0.5
Second Vickers diagonal (mm)
0.52
Mean diagonal (mm)
0.51
Vickers hardness number (HV)
213.891657

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Indentation force (newtons)
295.2
First Vickers diagonal (mm)
0.5
Second Vickers diagonal (mm)
0.52
Mean diagonal (mm)
0.51
Vickers hardness number (HV)
214.618685
Calculation method

Calculation method

Mean diagonal (mm)

Vickers pyramid convention HV=0.1891×force N/(mean diagonal mm)²; nominal coefficient, test preparation external.

Vickers hardness number (HV)

Vickers pyramid convention HV=0.1891×force N/(mean diagonal mm)²; nominal coefficient, test preparation external.

Symbols and units
a
Indentation force (newtons)
b
First Vickers diagonal (mm)
c
Second Vickers diagonal (mm)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Vickers pyramid convention HV=0.1891×force N/(mean diagonal mm)²; nominal coefficient, test preparation external. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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