EPX5500 user manual
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1. 85 Times Values the printer will print out all the finished test values When the impact times is up to users Statistic Times Values users can click again to print out the rest data and statistics results by then report printing completed 5 4 3 Assemble Printing Users may not print the report during the test instead they can print the measured values in Printing Setup menu See 4 2 2 2 Print Memory and 4 2 2 3 Print All 5 4 4 The other Printing Ways Users can print when browsing some data management pages See 4 2 3 2 Data Browser Mode Users can also execute printing in the 86 window of statistic list See 4 2 4 1 When these printing ways are available will show on screen Users can conduct operation according to relevant functions Note 1 Statistic results in testing report would arise at the ending part of testing report only when automatic and manual printing ways of that the Statistic Times Values is set as 2 to 99 2 The dates and time in testing reports is the ones when the testing reports are being printed not belong to the test dates and time 3 Thermal printing papers should be stored in an environment without high temperature and strong light If its necessary to storage users should store their copies 87 6 HARDNESS TEST 6 1 Test Preparation 1 Make sure if the system connection is safe and reliable 2 Press ON OFF button to switch on the power and check if it s need to charg2. ia Printer no response Printer cable loose Re SA Other trouble please contact with agencies or distributor 95 9 MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE 9 1 Impact Device Maintenance After using 1000 2000 times users should clean the catheter of impact device and impact body with nylon brush and screw off the supporting ring before cleaning the catheter and then take out the impact body rotate the nylon brush into the tube in an anti clockwise direction and pull out when touching the bottom So repeatedly and then load up the impact body and supporting ring Users should release the impact body after use And the lubricant is banned 9 2 Store the Report Because printing paper is thermal paper it should be preserved to avoid the heat and direct light If the print records are necessary to be kept in long term preservation please copy and preserve in time 96 9 3 Normal Maintenance Procedures In calibration of the hardness tester if finding that error is larger than 12HLD users must be renew the steel ball or impact body because the reason may be that the steel ball or impact body is wore out to lead to failure in operation When the hardness tester arises other abnormal phenomena users should not demolish or adjust any fixed assembly parts instead they should complete warranty cards send them to maintenance department of professional maintenance by authorized organizations for maintenance Machine staying in m
3. Therefore in use if users ask service engineer or agent for advice of technical problems related to software they may be required to provide such information In menu mode users can directly click Information on the screen to get in the window of Information See Fig 4 38 Note Version number may be changed with software upgrade which will not be re notified Genpaix Version 1 0 Fig 4 38 75 4 3 Charging Users need to recharge batteries when batteries are used for the first time and exhaustion of electricity arises The capacity of battery will show as empty after exhausting use 3 columns as full and show a word Power Shortage Besides the buzzer will beep once in two seconds to tell the user it s time to charge Firstly users should insert the USB plugs of charger into zs gm mi Fig 4 39 76 the right USB jack of display unit see Fig 4 39 and then connect the charger with AC socket 100 220V 50 60HZz to start charging Meanwhile the screen of display unit will display charging See Fig 4 40 When machine is at the turn off model charging machine will be automatically switched on and the battery symbols anger will be shown consecutively At the end of charging users can see charging complete on the screen If users press ON OFF button at this time the machine won t be turned off because it is on a supervision mode Note Please use the exclusive charger fo
4. is the use of suitable variant supporting circle If users require special supporting circle we can contribute to design and process 3 The Weight of the Sample If the sample weight must be larger than or equal to 5kg and not easily sway If the sample weight were less the sample would need proper 102 treatment It is necessary to increase the supporting or mounting through coupling compress on larger weight testing stand and the testing results can be achieved in accuracy There should be a certain area at the testing points the area required to meet a set of testing points and no vibration or shaking If the weight is not enough users must be reducing the jitter and sloshing by the methods of increasing supporting coupling and compress And supporting device should avoid shock 4 The Sample Stability Any effective tests need to minimize possible interference from outside it s more important to dynamic measure such as Leeb hardness test Therefore measuring only allowed in stable hardness testing system If it s likely to lead to sample movement in the tests users should fix it before testing 103 Appendix3 SCALE RANGE D amp DC Type Tensile acm woe Dem pee samma ww pene ew f pee Le o fam Ew O ECO FE LL 104 Appendix4 SCALE RANGE DL Type 560 950 20 68 4 38 4 99 5 81 654 81 955 32 5 97 9 Appendix5 SCALE RANGE C Type 10
5. HLD 4 60 8 HRC i l l 2 The date and time printed are the print Date 31 07 06 Time 18 21 27 If Auto Print has been set to ON printer can print automatically during date and time 4 808 HLD 61 2 HRC the measure process Display unit will sent out the data to printer after Date 31 07 06 Time 18 21 27 5 805 HLD 4 60 8 HRC Date 31 07 06 Time 18 21 27 s 3 HLD 00 4 HRC x 806 HLD 61 0 HRC Printed 31 07 06 18 21 27 83 the completion of a group of test data The printer will print the title of report before the beginning of each group of data When the Statistic Times Values is set as 1 the printer can t print automatically When the Statistic Times Values is set as 2 to 99 the printer will print automatically by the statistic group 84 5 4 2 Manual Printing When Auto Print has been set to OFF users can operate printer manually And manual printing can be divided in two types 1 Statistic Times Values is set as 1 After every time of impact the uses can print out the measured value by clicking the on the measure mode The printer will automatically print the information in the title part when printing starts 2 Statistic Times Values is set as 2 to 99 When the impact times is up to users Statistic Times Values click the B the printer will print out all the measured values and statistics results in the group and form a complete test report If users click the before the impact times up to the Statistic
6. Measured hardness value L Users can click this area to delete current measuring date 5 Impact direction Display the impact direction 6 Conversion value The conversion value of measured value L Note 1 When appear at this position indicated the conversion is out of range 2 When no message at this position Indicated that the Scale have be set to do not conversion in this time T Statistic values X Mean value 26 o The difference of maximum value and the minimum value Measured hardness value L 8 Statistic times value The impact times in a statistic data group 9 Impact times counter Finished times of impact 10 Time and date time and date of the system 11 Print current date print current date 12 Adjust the contrast of LCD 13 Backlight on off click it will turn on the backlight when backlight is off when backlight is on click it will turn off the backlight 4 1 3 Adjusting the LCD Contrast Manually Due to the use of different ambient temperatures and light conditions it requires to adjust the contrast of LCD in order to making for observing and reading data 21 To click A area can open dialog box which adjusts the contrast of LCD Fig 4 2 To click directly the following instruction of Contrast Adjustment can adjust the contrast of LCD on touch screen After the contrast adjustment to the appropriate state users click A area to confirm the contrast
7. and close this dialog box If there is no an operation in 3 seconds when open the dialog box which adjust the contrast of LCD this dialog box will close automatically After adjusting contrast the contrast will be restored to its original state 28 D Steel amp Caststeel ODO Contrast HRC H LD Statistic 5 15 36 2006 01 19 if users will not click A area again to confirm the current operation 4 1 4 Select the Type of Impact Device Click the icon D in the upper left corner of Fig 4 1 to change the type of impact unit This instrument has two options about the impact unit D type impact unit G type impact unit If you need other types please contact the dealer Note 1 Make sure the correct type of impact unit has been selected or the test value will be incorrect 2 This operation is only in the main interface to be valid 29 4 2 Using the Menu EPX5500 selects the multistage menu mode Fig 4 3 In measure mode click Menu on the screen to display the menu Fig 4 4 30 Limit Values Statistic Material Group Impact Direction Testing Setu tems o do uM Setting Information Fig 4 3 It contains six options Testing Setup Printing Setup Memory Management System Setting Calibration and Information D Steel amp Caststeel MI D Steel amp Caststee MI Printing setup Memory Management 709 oa System 5etting Calibtation 4
8. are five options in this menu Date Time Direction Mean Value and Material Fig 4 13 In Items menu click the desired item to display its Function Switch Then click ON or OFF to confirm you choose Click BACK or X to back to upper menu 46 D Steel amp Caststeel MID D Steel Caststeel 2 Steel amp Caststeel IIT Steel amp Caststeel Menu Printing Setup Time Menory Management Direction System Setting Print Memory MeanValues Calibtation Print All Material Information Menu mode Print setup menu Print setup menu Function switch Fig 4 13 4 2 2 2 Print Memory You can print out the measured values and related items through this menu In Printing Setup menu use touch pen to click Print Memory item to display the Serial No Range menu Fig 4 14 47 D Steel Caststeel OD B Steel amp Caststeel OD Series No Range Printing Setup 001 To 030 Items From 01 To 001 Confirm print oppe Pettis Ald Ea Print setup menu Confirm menu Fig 4 14 Set the printing range through click the screen keyboard Click RY to select a desired bit and then click OK to display the confirm menu Fig 4 14 click YES to confirm printing or click NO to cancel printing Click BACK or X to cancel printing and back to upper menu 48 4 2 2 3 Print AII Use this menu you can print out all the measured data in memory In Printing Setup menu use touch pen to click Print All item to displ
9. mae tava ETE 98 Appendix1 DAILY CHECKING seen 100 Appendix2 FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACCURACY 101 1 Roughness of Sample Surface seeeeseeeeeeeee 101 2 The shape of Sample Surface Lseseeessuuess 102 3 The Weight of the Sample eesseeereeerrenee 102 4 The Sample Stability oooocoococcccccccccccnncoccncnnnnnnos 103 Appendix3 SCALE RANGE D 8 DC Type 104 Appendix4 SCALE RANGE DL Type 105 Appendix5 SCALE RANGE C Type 106 Appendix6 SCALE RANGE D 15 Type 107 Appendix7 SCALE RANGE G Type 108 VII VIII CAUTION Please Carefully Read This First 1 Users can only use the special battery and power adapter offered by our company in display unit or may cause damage to products battery leakage even fire or explosion 2 Any components of the product cannot be submerged in water and exposed in the rain which could cause a battery explosion and display unit damage 3 To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet 4 Even if the instrument is not used for a long time store it in a dry and cool place after fully charging it once per year This is to maintain the battery functions 1 SUMMARIZE 1 1 Measuring Prin
10. the test block before using the hardness tester for the first time See 4 2 5 1 Items 23 4 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4 1 Display Unit 4 1 1 Button POWER ON OFF button Press it to turn on the hardness tester In any case users can press this button again for one second to turn off the instrument Note 1 When the instrument is charging to monitor the charge state you can t turn off the instrument by press this button 24 4 1 2 Measure Mode Fig 4 1 y mirei __ See 4 2 1 1 Steel amp Caststeel IIS a eo nooo rn nn 12 Adjust the A contrast of LCD See h 11 Print current value ANG se aa IL See 5 3 2 Ha 7 See 4 2 1 o LD 9 HLD amp 1 6 conversion value See 4 2 1 3 4 Hardness value L Te or delete the current value MM UvcvcvcccccU o INN o d 9 Impact times counter _ 8 Mean value B c 49 2 HRC gr tr ae automatically formed co oS 8E e om after 5 individual cU X 708 HLD 2371 A measurements l 1 HLD ned E See 4 2 1 5 l Wien button om See 4 2 4 LI I A A UU 1 Impact unit type The impact unit type that connected to the display unit 2 Material group The material group of the sample 3 Battery remaining indicator indicate the remaining time of battery 4 Hardness value L
11. to calibrate the instrument you must set the type of impact unit to D at first and when you use the G type impact unit to calibrate the instrument you must set the type of impact unit to G at first too See 4 1 4 Items or there is Fig 4 33 69 70 no point calibration and the test value will be Steel amp Caststee OID by LCD users should conduct Touch D _Steel amp Caststee OD incorrect Calibration 2 If it s the first time to use the hardness tester or has been so long since the last time users should calibrate the machine on the Test Block The default impact direction is downwards See Appendix 1 in details 3 Appendix 3 7 show the scale and measurement ranger if the date that you set is out of the ranger it will show a failure message Fig 4 34 4 2 5 2 Touch Calibration The Touch Calibration is actually used to calibrate the consistency between touch screen sensor and LCD coordinates If there is a deviation existing between the actual position of touch screen presses and the position of presses figures displayed Calibrate failure Recalibration please Fig 4 34 71 EPX5500 Hardness display coordinates has been carefully calibrated when it s launched Due to the difference of environmental lest Calibration conditions especially notable changes in temperature and humidity coordinates errors may arise during the process of use It is normal for small errors that can be corrected well
12. 5 106 Appendix6 SCALE RANGE D 15 Type Appendix7 SCALE RANGE G Type Materials HLG il HLD 1 HRC HB HSD Matos m Perey cation 2000 mms uron sos tmm 107 108
13. 9 2 HRC Information X 708 HLD 2 S 1 HLD Times Statistic 5 15 36 2006 01 19 Measure mode Menu mode Fig 4 4 31 4 2 1 Testing Setup Steel amp Caststee l M12 Printing setup Memory Management System Setting Calibtation Information Menu mode 32 Impact Direction Scale Limit Values Statistic Testing setup menu Fig 4 5 Click Testing Setup item on the menu mode to display the Testing Setup menu This menu item contain five selectale items Material Group Impact Direction Scale Limit Values and Statistic 33 4 2 1 1 Material Group B Steel amp Caststeel OD B Steel amp Caststeel MI Testing Setup Material Group Impact Direction Alloy Tool Steel Bronze Copper Forging Steel Scale Stainless Steel Limit Values Grey Cast Iron Statistic Ductile Iron Cast Al Alloys Fig 4 6 34 B Low Carbon Steel MD Testing Setup Impact Direction Scale Limit Values Statistic Material Group Hi Carbon Steel Chrome Steel Cr v Steel Cr Ni Steel Cr Mo Steel Fig 4 7 Material Group Cr Mn Mu Steel Cr Mn Si Steel Hi Strength Steel Stainless Steel 4 2 1 1 1 In measure mode use touch pen to click the Material scale Fig 4 6 clicks on Material Group character continuously the material changes according to following sequence Steel amp Cast steel Alloy Tool Steel Stainless Steel Grey Cast Iron Ductile Iron Cast Al Alloys Brass B
14. EPX300 Hardness Tester USER S MANUAL Please Carefully Read This First blind o e echno ogy Contents 15 24 Impact Device Co idee err ere rrt rc decias 12 CAUTION 1 1 5 2 5 Impact Device D 15 sssssss e 13 Te SUMMARIZE osi orertedromnccha bi HIR INTEND to tX AURI ran 2 1 5 2 6 Impact Device G sse HH 14 1 1 Measuring principle scope e me 2 1292 7 Support TSIIOS esee edecsece vetusto Used Ms opone on IRR ETT S RUE 17 1 2 The hardness value Lo 5 1 5 2 8 Application WMA oidos casi Sims EOER es 18 1 3 Main features sessse eene eme reme rne nnne 6 1 6 Overview the display UMMC sssrini caia 20 1 4 Application range sse eei 7 2 CHECKING SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES esses 21 1 5 Technical information cessee me 8 3 QUICK START GUIDE ssssss el 22 1 54 Display Ulloa tata cia 8 A ee ee aia 22 1 5 2 Impact Devices cccccccecececeeeceeeeceseceeeseeseeteseeerereeess O 9 BE Charge e A tyi qun pl eri pad peus xE UE NU UnUR inket 23 1 5 2 1 Impact Device D sssse Ren 9 3 3 Calibrate the InstruMent ooocccccccccccccnncoconcncocononaccnnnnonos 23 1 5 2 2 Impact Device DC ssse memes 10 4 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS sss 24 1 5 2 3 Impact Device DL see mee 11 _ A nann 24 I II MM io Petr 24 2 2 2 aln Nar RTT UT 47 4 1 2 Measure mode te
15. When you select Browse Selected item you can select serial No range of that group of data stored in memory This menu is shown in Fig 4 19 In this menu the input method is same as Print Memory please refer to 4 2 2 2 When the serial No range input has finished click OK to 314 ENS EE 53 54 browse the selected group of data Fig 4 20 4 2 3 3 Delete Memory Data Click PF to page up There are three ways to delete the memory data Click rz to page down 4 2 3 3 1 Delete Memory Data in Data Browser Menu Click amp to delete selected group of data Please refer to 4 2 3 2 Click to print eene o oo 4 2 3 3 2 Delete Selected selected group of o 110 In Memory Management menu directly click Delete Selected item in data Series No Range 2 Memory Management menu to display the serial No range menu Fig Click OK to show Sica MT do Qi 33 736 4 Sel 4 21 In serial No range menu input you desired range that you want the test time of 2 3 4 36 768 4 cwrs to delete and then click OK on the screen to display a confirm menu selected group of E T 39 76 CTS Use touch pen to click YES or click OK to confirm delete or select data NO to cancel delete Click Back or X to cancel delete and back to Fig 4 19 Fig 4 20 55 upper menu Note If the input range is out of the Serial No range then it will delete the 56 actual data group in your input range and in memory data
16. act device D Special impact devices are available for use in extremely confined spaces with special component geometry or surface finish These assembled machines 86 significantly extend the possibilities of Weight 50 g Te application for the EPX5500 procedure Each O OQ i i special impact device is compatible with unit D hast 20 la indicating device and is supplied as accessory 147 1 5 2 1 Impact Device D Application For the majority of your hardness Ta testing assignments O fa Weight 75g hisse 20 be 9 10 1 5 2 3 Impact Device DL 1 5 2 4 Impact Device C i Application For measurements in extremely confined Application Surface hardened components f spaces or at the base of grooves coatings thin walled or impact sensitive Weight 100 g components small measuring indentation z Weight 75 g 141 q la4L 1 5 2 5 Impact Device D 15 Application Particularly slim front section and with 1 5 2 6 Impact Device G Application Heavy castings and forgings solid measuring coil moved back Suit for hardness parts measurements in grooves and on recessed surfaces Weight 250 Weight 80 162 ud i 135 x 13 14 Impact devices Max hardness of samples Indentation size on test surface D DC DL Preparation of the surface D 15 C G with 300 HV 30 HRC Roughness class ISO N7 NS N9 diameter 0 54 mm 0 38mm 1 03 mm Max roughness depth Rt 10 um 2 5um 30 ym dept
17. aintenance organizations generally do not last more than a week 97 9 4 Service In the following cases the authorized agent is not responsible for free maintenance of products but maintenance service is available 1 Not according to brochures fail to connect and protect the product and lead it into failure or damage 2 Beyond the warranty period 3 Serial No of product warranty card is inconsistent with the product itself 4 Machinery parts are in disassembly or repaired by non authorized agency or non professional maintenance staff 5 The parts are not in warranty steel ball sensors wires frames supporting ring components 6 Unexpected factors or human actions have been resulted in 98 damage of products such as the use of non exclusive charger high temperature influent water mechanical destruction and crash etc 7 As customers make their way back to repair products are damaged as a result of transportation and handling 8 Irresistible force like earthquake and fire that cause product failures 99 Appendix1 DAILY CHECKING Normal test block is mainly used for calibrate the hardness tester The error and the repeatability of the hardness tester should be in the scope defined by the following table Impact Impact Hardness of Test Error Repeatability Device Direction Block Le a Allowed Allowed 750 830 830 12HLD 12HLD 490 570 Note 1 Error HLD HLD HLD is the average
18. asurement ERE No 799 Last Data The format of memory data is shown in Maton Fig 4 17 C Minos After the data quantity that saved in the in Ed uo 004 Fig 4 16 5 memory has been bigger than 800 groups No 003 the Last group of data will store the 800th SS No 002 position and the first group of data will be C No 001 erased The second group of data will be Na First Data moved into the 001st position simultaneously the position of other group Fig 4 17 52 of data will be moved into lower position 4 2 3 2 Data Browser Mode This tester has provided three browser modes Browse A To Z Browse Z To A and Browse Selected In Memory Management menu use touch pen to click the desired item then click OK on the screen to display the relevant data browse menu or directly click desired item in Memory Management menu to display the relevant data browse menu When you select Browse A To Z item the menu is shown in Fig 4 16 In this menu click A to page up click v to page down click delete selected group of data click to print selected group of data click OK to show the test time of selected group of data When you select Browse Z To A item the menu D Steel amp Caststeel III is shown in Fig 4 18 Click A to page up n Click 2 to page down Click to delete selected group of data Click 3 to print selected group of data Click OK to show the test time of selected group of data
19. asurement purposes The device can also be used without special preparation using unit D Slim work pieces and those weighing between 2 and 5 kg must be placed on a solid base plate for testing in such manner that the force of the impact neither shifts them nor causes them to flex since otherwise the readings could be falsified Compact miniature 18 parts with plane measuring surfaces can also be tested but must be coupled for the purpose with rigid base Coupling is affected by lightly coating the work piece with coupling paste and sticking it firmly to a base plate of adequate weight 19 1 6 Overview the Display Unit Right Front 5 Back Fig 1 1 1 Sensor jack 2 LCD screen 3 Printer and charger jack 4 Reset 5 IrDA window 20 2 CHECKING SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Make sure that the following accessories are supplied with your instrument Fig 2 1 Documents Test Block Display Unit Printer Impact Device D Charger Cable Touch Pen Little Support Ring Cleaning Brush Carrying Case 21 3 QUICK START GUIDE 3 1 Connecting To use the signal cable to connect between impact unit and sensor Fig 3 1 Fig 3 1 27 3 2 Charge the Battery You must Charge the battery in display unit before using the instrument for the first time 3 3 Calibrate the Instrument Test block are calibrated in accordance with the dynamic hardness value L You must be calibrated EPX5500 by
20. ay the confirm menu Fig 4 15 D Steel amp Caststeel IIL2 D Steel amp Caststeel OD Printing Setup Items Print Memory Confirm print m o Print Setup menu Confirm menu Fig 4 15 49 Use touch pen to click YES to confirm printing or click NO to cancel printing Click BACK or X cancel printing and back to upper menu Note EPX5500 Metal Hardness Tester can save about 800 data in memory If you will print out all the memory data you will spend a very long time 4 2 3 Memory Management Through this menu you can browse and delete the memory data simultaneously also can print out the memory data In menu mode directly click Memory Management item to display the Memory Management menu Fig 4 16 There are five options in this menu Browse A To Z Browse Z To A Browse Selected Delete Selected and Delete All 50 D Steel amp Caststeel OD D Steel amp Caststeel MIL Steel amp Caststeel I gt men MATERIAL Se c Steel Steel Steel CWTSt CWTSt CWTSt CWTSt CWTSt Menu Memory Management Testing Setup Printing Setup Browse Z to A Browse Selected System Setting Delete Selected Calibtation Delete All Information s tete tete po jo Menu mode Memory management menu Browse A To Z 4 2 3 1 The Format of Memory Data The data group such as test result conversion result sample material and F impact direction automatically saved in n end No 800 memory after one individual me
21. back should be prepared to make a plane as a supporting surface with a smooth formation Filling with a little coupling substance Industry Vaseline can be used users can now press to the surface of the supporting object The weight of supporting object should be more than 5 kg and it can be replaced by test block to stick into integration 5 Samples should be thick enough and with sufficient surface absorption layered the thickness of sample should not be less than 5mm and surface absorption layer surface hardening layer should not be less than 0 8mm To accurately measure the hardness of the material the best way is to remove the surface hardening layer by processing 90 6 When testing sample surface is not horizontal the curvature radius of testing and nearby surface should be larger than 30mm And appropriate supporting ring should be elected and installed 7 A sample should not be with magnetic The signal of the impact device would be seriously interfered in the work by the magnetic which may cause inaccurate test results 9 7 TEST STEPS Performing of Hardness Test Easy to use simple operating elements allow for accurate measurements even by occasional users 1 Loading A oimply load the impact device by sliding y the loading tube forward p Step 1 92 2 Place Then place and hold the impact device on the surface of the test piece at the desired test point 3 Measure Trigger t
22. ciple Scope EPX5500 measuring principle is physically a rather simple dynamic hardness test An impact body with a hard metal test tip is propelled by spring force against the surface of the test piece Surface deformation takes place when the impact body hits the test surface which will result in loss of kinetic energy This energy loss is calculated by velocity measurements when the E A impact body is ata precise Mh distance from the surface for both the impact and rebound phase of the test The permanent magnet in Impact phase Rebound phase _B Ve HL E 1000 7 1000 Time u k p lt the single coil of the impact device The voltage of the signal is proportional to the velocity of the impact body and signal processing by the electronics provides the hardness reading for display and storage Simply put harder materials produce higher rebound velocity than those which are less hard higher L value EPX5500 is a direct hardness the impact body generates an induction voltage in il Na Tm i Impact spring measurement within any particular material group sy vin spherical test tip and i e steel aluminum etc and can be used as a permanent magnet final test result without conversion However EPX5500 has established conversions to other hardness scales for the convenience of our customers These conversions to other scales HRC HRB HB HV HSD etc are progra
23. d Alarm Language Date Time Light Time Users can open the function setting window being selected by pressing button to choose relative operation options and then click relative 59 operation options to conduct function setting See Fig 4 23 Users can choose if turning on this function or not by using touch pen to click they can confirm amendment by directly clicking ON and OFF D Steel amp Caststeel OD D Steel Caststeel III Steel amp Caststeel OD Testing Setup Printing Setup Gross Error Memory Management Key Sound Alarm Function Setup RR RIE Language iN am m NH ERVAETUG Date Time yl OFF Information Light 1 e ight Time 45s Menu mode System setting menu Function switch Fig 4 23 60 Users can cancel operation by clicking BACK D Steel amp Caststeel gt and on screen bi uarertas nec When Auto Print is set as ON printer will L Sie automatically print the data after the data measure finished When Gross Error is set as ON gross errors will be shown out according to Grubbs criteria as the Statistic Times Value have been completed See Fig 4 24 Users can click X to conduct deletion Please refer to 4 2 3 3 When data has been deleted without Fig 4 24 supplementary point s measure users can click OK to confirm the end of the measure and be ready for the next measure If supplementary point s measure is needed users can click 61 BACK to back to the Measure Mode window D Steel am
24. ear in Date Time setup menu by clicking the number 0 and 9 on the screen 6 Click OK on the screen to confirm setting amendment click BACK on the screen to cancel setting amendment 64 4 2 4 4 Backlight Time In System Setting menu click D Steel amp Caststeel OD Backlight Time item to display the Backlight Time Backlight Time setup menu Fig 4 27 per You can choose 15 seconds 30 30 seconds seconds or 45 seconds Fig 4 27 65 4 2 5 Calibration The Calibration contains the Test Calibration and Touch Calibration D Steel amp Castsites To BD Steel amp Caststeel D Menu Testing Setu is ist seas Calibration Printing Setup Memory Management lest Calibration Svst Setti E A Touch Calibration Information Fig 4 28 66 Test Calibration is used to calibrate the measured value of the hardness tester so as to farthest decrease measuring error The Touch Calibration is used to calibrate the accuracy of the touch screen position so as to provide correct fast operation of touch screen In System setting menu select Calibration by clicking on the Calibration option to enter the Calibration screen See Fig 4 28 4 2 5 1 Test Calibration In Calibration menu click OK on the screen to display the Test Calibration menu or directly click Test Calibration item in Calibration menu to display the Impact Device Selection menu Fig 4 29 In Impact Device selection men
25. h 24 um 12 um 53 um Eee ine average CLA AA Ra 2 um 0 4um 7 um with 600 HV 55 HRC Min weight of samples diameter 0 45 mm 0 32 mm 0 90 mm of compact shape 9 kg 1 5 kg 15 kg depth 17um 8 um 41 um on solid support 2 kg 0 5 kg o kg with 800 HV 63 HRC coupled on plate 0 1 kg 0 02kg 0 5kg ied 0 35mm 0 30 mm Min thickness of sample CEI 4G ep um um uncoupled onm ToU EUNT Approximate hardness conversion for steel coupled 3mm 1mm 10 mm surface layer thickness 0 8 mm 0 2mm 1 5 2 7 Support Rings On curved surfaces having a radius less than 30 mm effective positioning on the test piece is facilitated by the use of support rings set of 12 The appropriate support ring is screwed on to the front of the impact device The set includes support rings for cylindrical hollow cylindrical spherical or hollow spherical surfaces with a radius of 11 mm Special support rings can be manufactured for geometrically complex surfaces 17 1 5 2 8 Application Criteria Valid for impact devices D DC DL C D 15 G as is standard practice for hardness measurements the measuring location surface should be bright and smoothly ground It does not have to be polished Damage to the test piece surface after testing with EPX5500 will be minimal At least 2 to 3 test impacts should be made at each measuring location and then in all cases the average should determine for the individual readings A surface of 10 x 10 mm is sufficient for me
26. he impact by pressing the trigger button The hardness value will be instantaneously displayed 4 Read the test result Modern electronics with power saving features provide for long operating life The large LCD display always shows how EPX5500 is Step 3 configured to test Variable function touch screen allow for quick change of common test parameters and the on screen hint line shows the other active control keys No subjective measuring errors are possible giving highly repeatable results Internal self diagnostics with error messages assure reliable test results Readings can be stored automatically in the internal memory or sent directly to a printer Repeating the above steps users can carry out tests in more points Note Generally each measurement location of sample is conducted for the five tests The S value difference of maximum value and the minimum value values must be less than 12HL The distance between any two impact positions should be 23 mm the distance between impact position and the edge of the sample should be 23 mm 94 8 TROUBLE AND SOLUTIONS Trouble Reasons Solutions EX No response switched Recharge battery Touch Screen no response System halt Reset 0 ua Calibration Touch Screen inaccurate Parameters change See 4 2 5 2 Ea Abnormally high results Steel ball wearing Replace the Steel ball Notetreslls test results Sensor cables loose cables loose Re Redinking
27. ing Inspect if every setting of display unit is correctly particularly the materials and impact direction The setting inconsistent with the actual condition may set up a great error 6 2 Sample Preparation Inappropriate sample will cause a great measurement error Therefore users should make the necessary handling and preparation under the original conditions of sample Preparation of the sample and the surface of test should be coincident with the following basic requirements just for D type impact device for 88 other impact device please reference page 15 amp 16 1 During the process of sample surface preparation users should avoid the impacts of cold processing and thermal processing 2 The sample surface is plane for better the test surface should be with a metallic sheen and not involve oxide layer or other stains 3 Roughness of the test surface Ra s 1 6 4 Sample must be of sufficient quality and rigidity If it s lack of quality and rigidity it may cause displacement or shaking in the process of testing impact which can lead to large errors Sample quality25kg can be directly tested if the sample quality is 2 5kgs the sample should be taken in fixation test by means of appropriate clamping if the sample quality is 0 05 2kgs the sample should be conducted coupling before the test if the sample quality 89 lt 0 05kg this hardness tester is inappropriate to use Coupling method Testing sample s
28. ired impact direction Fig 4 8 Click on Impact Direction logo continuously the impact direction changes according to following sequence amp v ue v Usus 4 2 1 2 2 In Impact Direction menu click the desired impact direction logo to select the desired impact direction 38 BD Steel amp Caststeel OD Testing Setup Material Group Impact Direction Impact Direction Scale Limit Values Statistic Testing Setup menu Impact direction Fig 4 8 39 4 2 1 3 Scale 4 2 1 3 1 In measure mode use touch pen to click the Scale character to select the desired hardness scale or tensile strength Under selected the D type impact unit click on Scale character continuously and the scale changes according to following sequence HB HRB HRC HRA Steel E CastSteel D Steel amp Caststeel ID HV HSD MPa HB Testing Setup Material Group zai Impact Direction Se ale HB Brinell HRB HRC HRA Limit Values Statistic HA HSD MPa HRB Rockwell HRC Rockwell HRA Rockwell ack HV Vickers Testing setup menu Scale menu MPa Tensile strength Fig 4 9 40 Under selected the G type impact unit click G Steel amp Caststeel II on Scale character continuously and the scale changes according to following sequence HB 5HRB HB Scale HRB 4 2 1 3 2 In Scale menu click desired hardness scale or tensile strength on the menu to select the hardness scale or tensile strength Fig 4 9 the
29. mmed into the electronics and can be shown directly on the display as the test result All data is stored in the native L scale to prevent any possible errors with multiple conversions 1 2 The Hardness Value L This term 1978 introduced by Doctor Dietmar Leeb into measuring technology is the quotient for the impact body s rebound and impact velocity multiplied by 1000 Harder materials produce higher rebound velocity than those which are less hard With reference to a particular material group e g steel aluminum etc the L value represents a direct hardness measurement and is used as such Comparison curves with standard static hardness values have been established Brinell Vickers Rockwell C B for the most prevalent materials enabling the L values to be converted into the relevant values for these procedures With EPX5500 such hardness values can be directly displayed in the hardness scales HRC HRB HB HV HSD and tensile strength MPa 1 3 Main Features Highly accurate 6 HL e Automatic correction for impact direction Large easy to read display with backlight Manu language English Deutsch French Italian Spanish Russian Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional User profiles for fast change of all settings o operate with touch screen e Large memory with on screen review of data Converts to all common hardness scales HV HB HRC HRB HSD and tensile strength MPa Rechargeable Li io
30. n batteries Conforms to the Standard DIN 51056 amp ASTM A956 02 1 4 Application Range e Good for all metals deal for production level testing Best suited for on site testing of heavy big or already installed parts e Handy for difficult to access or confined test locations e Automatic compensation for impact direction Excellent for material selection and acceptance tests Easy to use and accurate on curved test surfaces R 10 mm Metal production amp processing e Automotive amp transportation e Machinery 8 power plants Petro chemical refineries Aerospace amp shipyard Metal constructions Testing services amp laboratories 1 5 Technical Information 1 5 4 Display Unit e HL Display Range 0 1000HLD e Accuracy 6 HL Unit Display large LCD with adjustable contrast backlight touch screen Unit Material shock resistant ABS plastic Internal Data Storage 800 measured value Resolution 1 HL 1 HV 1 HB 0 1 HRC 0 1 HRB 1 HSD 1 MPa Battery Type rechargeable Li lon e Operating Temperature 0 C 50 C 32 F 122 F e Storage Temperature 10 C 60 C 14 F 140 F e Humidity 90 max Dimension 135 x 83 x 24 mm 5 3 x 3 2 x 0 9 inches Weight 228g 8 1 5 2 2 Impact Device DC Application Use in very confined spaces e g in holes cylinders or for internal measurements on 1 5 2 Impact Devices The EPX5500 is fitted with universal imp
31. nne 62 III IV 4 2 4 4 Backlight Time eesseeeeeeeereeerrren 64 5 4 Test o A e air eo PSA 84 E AN OW METTE 66 5 4 1 Automatic PAN ta cantesycereneaperusenaoncsaxeinaseohearascanrsinentens 84 4 2 5 1 Test CallbratiOn i seien noir 67 5 4 2 Manual FANIA curas didnadtbiraiq rz td ap neta Ra cenas 85 22 92 OUCH o A ceatinevetevaanseacsas 71 5 4 3 Assemble PAN isa calavera sie ro dano so reia reo 86 ALO o ETE A 19 5 4 4 The other Printing WAYS usara cinc dd 86 A e TET 76 0 HARDNESS TEST i tiat esa erii e d cours toi aida 88 4 4 Baca OA aaa 78 6 1 Test ep aba lO rmac tios 88 A AS A 78 6 2 Sample Preparation ccc ccc ccce cece eee e ee een eeeaeeeeeeesaeeees 88 4 6 Automatic Shutdown sess 78 la TESTO IBP O correspon ee een AREE cientes tao 92 5 DATA PRINTING mm mm 80 8 TROUBLES AND SOLUTIONS serene 95 SIL og 06 gt TID oe UBER Di d Shee ee en een nee eee meee 80 9 MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE cc cece cece eee 96 5 2 Infrared ANIMO spare aa 81 9 1 Impact Device Maintenance eeeeseeeeees 96 5 3 Test Report FOLIO aissrsadoca cooper is ninos 83 9 2 Store the Report oocoooocconococcnonoconoconcncaoncncononncnnnancccnnnos 96 V VI 9 3 Normal Maintenance Procedures eese 97 JA SOU VCS Loa bua u rE Enie i de ae nanos LOL
32. on this function mE Fig 4 35 In Calibration menu directly click Touch Calibration item in Calibration menu to display the Touch Calibration menu See the Fig 4 35 Calibration Touch Calibration 72 According to the prompt shown on the screen users can click the cross center by using touch pen under the steps of Fig 4 36 Click the cross center Click the cross center Click the cross center Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Fig 4 36 After completing the above three steps a rectangular frame will be automatically displayed in the middle of the window see Fig 4 37 Then 15 users can click the core of rectangular frame by using touch pen and system may automatically return to the window of the Calibration and now Touch Calibration has been completed If it can t be return to the window of Calibration it means the operation was inefficient users should re click the core of rectangular frame again 3 times Click the rectangle center at most if it s still inefficient after 3 times it will automatically return to the window shown as Fig 4 35 Step 1 Users should re start all the steps of Touch Calibration till it s successfully done Fig 4 37 74 4 2 6 Information D Steel 8 Caststeel MID Information includes developers and version information of the software and the serial number of the unit Products manufactured in different periods the software will be different because of version upgrade
33. optional into the USB jack for printer at the right side of display unit and insert the other side of cable into the socket at the left side of 80 printer connecting the printer with display unit see Fig 5 1 Users can now boot the printer by pressing POWER button on the printer and turn on the display unit next Other printer operations involving printer power connecting or power recharging is attached in printer user manual 5 2 Infrared Printing Put the display unit s infrared launch window at the level of printer s in infrared receive window see Fig 5 2 At this time users can use infrared print like serial print WISAUTER Note When using serial cable to print users cannot put the hardness tester s infrared launch window at the Level of printer s infrared receive window similarly when using infrared print users should pull down the serial cable Otherwise the printer will print unrecognizable code even the paper will be non stop output from printer 81 82 5 3 Test Report Format ae 5 4 Test Report Printing Impact Unit Type D A complete test report is shown at Fig sterisl Stecl taststwel EPX5500 offers various typing ways Users can flexibly choose the 5 3 1 808 HLD 4 61 2 HRC way of typing in the actual use Note Dater 31 07 06 Lr Tr EN 1 The specific contents of the report may aeui Le Time 18 21 27 5 4 1 Automatic Printing be setup in Items menu See 4 2 2 1 Items 3 805
34. p Caststee MD and conduct supplement Language When Key Sound is set as ON as users m operate click effective icons on the touch malita screen the buzzer will shortly beep once Pycckaii Deutsch When Alarm is set as ON as measured value Italiano is out of the limit values or gross errors appear the buzzer will continuously beep twice 4 2 4 2 Language Fig 4 25 In System Setting menu click Language item to display the Language setup menu Fig 4 25 4 2 4 3 Date Time In System Setting menu directly click Date Time item to display the 62 Date Time setup menu Fig 4 26 D Seciscasisiee UL 1 Users can choose to set contents hour minute day month year by clicking as ips button on the screen Date 16 01 06 2 Input data by clicking the numbers on the touch screen 3 Users can successfully complete to setup by clicking OK on the screen 4 To cancel new setup by clicking BACK on the screen Sample Steps of setting time of 10 50 am Jan 16 2009 listed as follow 1 Choose hour in Date Time setup menu by clicking the number 1 Fig 4 26 63 then 0 on the screen 2 Choose minute in Date Time setup menu by clicking the number 5 and 0 on the screen 3 Choose day in Date Time setup menu by clicking the number 1 and 6 on the screen 4 Choose month in Date Time setup menu by clicking the number 0 and 1 on the screen 5 Choose y
35. r the display 17 4 4 Backlight The LED backlight is used for poor light conditions If the LED backlight is turn on it can automatically open backlight when turn on the machine If there is no measure and no touch screen operation it will close backlight for saving power To set the lighting time please reference 4 2 4 4 4 5 Reset If the display unit isn t in order or halt during the use process users can click the reset button by insert a slender rod into the Reset hole at the right side of display unit and then the machine will restart 4 6 Automatic Shutdown Display unit will automatically shutdown in the following case in order to save battery power Display unit will store all the parameters 78 automatically before turning off 1 If there is no measure and no touch operation in 3 minutes display unit will automatically switch off And it will beep continuously in 10 seconds before shutdown 2 When battery power is not enough the display unit will display power shortage and buzzer will beep once in one second and the display unit will automatically switch off after 10 seconds 19 9 DATA PRINTING EPX5500 can be linked with exclusive micro printer so printer can print out the measured values Micro printer is an optional device If necessary please contact the dealer 5 1 Printer Link Switching off the power of the display unit users can then insert the USB plugs of printer cable
36. ronze Copper Forging Steel Steel amp Cast steel When the type of impact unit is set to D and Scale is set to MPa tensile strength Fig 4 7 clicks on Material Group character continuously the material changes according to following sequence Low Carbon Steel Hi Carbon Steel 5 Chrome Steel Cr V Steel Cr Ni Steel 5 Cr Mo Steel Cr Ni Mo Steel Cr Mn Mo Steel Cr Mn Si Steel Hi Strength Steel Stainless Steel gt Low Carbon Steel When the type of impact unit is set to G clicks on Material Group Group character to select the desired material When the type of impact unit is set to D and Scale is set to hardness 35 36 character continuously the material changes according to following sequence Steel Grey Cast lIron Ductile Iron Steel Note When the type of impact unit is set to G the Scale could only set to HB or HRB 4 2 1 1 2 In Material Group menu use touch pen to click the desired material item to select the material Click Aor V to page up or page down Click Back to the upper menu Note 1 It is necessary to select the material classification When you did not know the material type you must be reference the related material handbook 2 When you change the material group the Impact times counter will be set to 40 37 4 2 1 2 Impact Direction 4 2 1 2 1 In measure mode use touch pen to click the Impact Direction logo to select the des
37. sequence number will arrange D Steel Caststeel MD Steel amp Caststeel MD D Steel amp Caststee MI Memory Management Series No Range Browse A to Z 001 To 070 Browse Z to A From 131 To 050 Browse Selected Confirm print Delete Al 5161718 C3 ow j Memory management menu Serial No range menu Confirm menu Fig 4 21 5 4 2 3 3 3 Delete All This operation will delete all data in memory In Memory Management menu directly click Delete All item in Memory Management menu to display a confirm menu Fig 4 22 Click YES or click OK to D Steel8Caststeel MD D Steel amp Caststeel OO confirm delete Memory Management ry Browse A to Z Click NO to Browse Z to A cancel delete Browse Selected Confirm print Delete Selected Click BACK or YES X to cancel delete and back to upper menu Fig 4 22 58 4 2 4 System Setting System Setting contains some system function switches users can setup various switching functions according to their requirements such as the adjustment of system calendar and clock In menu mode directly click the System Setting option on the screen to display system setting menu users can set for the corresponding switches or turn into the windows of setting system calendar and clock Clicking BACK users can turn back to the upper menu 4 2 4 1 System Function Switch Users can set four functions on the system setting menu Auto Print Gross Error Key Soun
38. type of impact unit is set to D Fig 4 10 the type of impact unit is set to G Note 1 Since there are differences between the different hardness scale s valid range Some test HL value cannot be converted at this time the will be show on the location where conversion value display Fig 4 10 41 2 When you set the scale from hardness scale to tensile strength or from tensile strength to hardness scale you must be reset the material group 3 Conversion value only supplies the general reference which may result in some offset Precisely conversion generally needs related comparative tests 4 2 1 4 Limit Values When the measured value L is out of the limit value range the display unit will be alarm and send out a prompt In Testing Setup menu click Limit Values item to display the Limit Values setup menu Fig 4 11 Set the limit values through click the screen keyboard Click OK confirm the limit values setup Click BACK to cancel the limit values setup Click 4 Y to select a desired bit 42 Steel amp Caststeel MI Testing Setup Material Group Limit Values Impact Direction Max Ebo Sci le x Min 000 Statistic 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Testing setup menu Limit values setup menu Fig 4 11 4 2 1 5 Statistic EPX5500 has automatic statistic function When the impact times are up to the Statistic Times Value X value 43 the Mean value of measured hardness value L and S
39. u choice impact device type then choice Scale Fig 4 30 if you chosen HL then directly show the 67 calibration menu Fig 4 32 if you chosen other scale you need to select material from Material menu Fig 4 31 then show the calibration menu Fig 4 32 D Steel Caststeel O Steel amp Caststee OD Impact Device IDE C Calibration Touch Calibration G Calibration menu Impact Device Selection Fig 4 29 68 D Steel8Caststee M B Steel amp Caststee OD D Steel amp Caststeel OD E HL Calibration Material Impact Times 5 2 O times Scale Mean Value Alloy Tool Steel Marked Value y RC R 1 5 i ee N Stainless Steel olill a HB HV HSD Cast Al Alloys ISISITISISI Brass Forging Steel Fig 4 30 Fig 4 31 Fig 4 32 Carries on 5 effective impact tests on the test block when Alarm is set to ON Ref 4 2 4 1 and the number of impact times is less than 5 clicking OK will display an alarm prompt indicating there are operating errors the measured values will display on D__ Steel amp Caststeel III the screen Users can delete the wrong data bre uarerras c and measure again Fig 4 33 then click um BACK on the screen to back to Test Calibration menu the Mean value automatically formed Input the HLD value that marked on test block through click the screen keyboard and then click OK on the screen The Test calibration finished Note 1 When you use the D type impact unit
40. value the difference of Maximum value and the minimum value are automatically formed and display on the screen In measure mode use touch pen to click the Statistic character to display the Statistic Times Value setup menu or in Testing Setup menu click Statistic item to display the Statistic Times Value setup menu Fig 4 12 Click OK to confirm the Statistic Times Value entry Click BACK to cancel the Statistic Times Value entry Click RY to select a desired bit Note 1 The statistic times value range is 1 99 when you set this value to 1 the system has no Statistic process 2 When the value has be reset the impact times counter will count from 0 44 B Steel amp CastSteel UD B Steel amp Caststeel Mo Testing Setup Material Group Impact Direction Statistic Scale Limit Values 0 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 Testing setup menu Statistic times value Fig 4 12 setup menu 4 2 2 Printing Setup When you have a micro printer optional you can print out the measured values in many formats 45 In menu mode directly click Printing Setup on the menu mode to display the Printing Setup menu Fig 4 13 There are three options in this menu Items Print Memory and Print All 4 2 2 1 Items A complete test result report form should include measured values conversion values date time impact direction statistic value material etc you can choose the printing items in this menu There
41. value of 5 values measured on the test block HLD is the value that marked on test block 2 Repeatability HLDmax HLD min HLD max is the maximum value in 5 values that measured on the test block HLD min is the minimum value in 5 value measured on the test block 100 Appendix2 FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACCURACY Incorrect operation or improper testing conditions would have serious impact on testing accuracy Following is several common factors affecting the accuracy of testing for the use of reference just for D type impact device for other impact device please reference page 15 amp 16 1 Roughness of Sample Surface When the impact body impact on the sample a small pit would arise on the sample surface so at the same time should finish the surface of the sample The less roughness while the less consumption of impact energy Accordingly the roughness of sample testing points on the surface Ra lt 1 6 101 2 The Shape of Sample Surface Leeb testing principle demands the velocity of rebound and impact are on the same line because the impact body is moving in a metal tube Even if the velocity of rebound and impact are not on the same line it also can show hardness for sure but the impact body would collide with tube wall when it rebounds which will affect the velocity of rebound Therefore a greater error is on test accuracy When the radius of curvature of the testing sample surface is smaller the solution
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