cropduster
Elite Cafe Member
Hello to All:
Material hardness seems to be an issue that continues to creep up then drift away. But I have not noticed any consistent approach or data used by the engraving community. Please note that my lack of notice could very well be from my personal newbie lack of attention while reading, or my lack of awareness of engraving community standards.
Also, the level of sharing of valuable information from all present on this forum, and in particular, those individuals with years and years of experience has been far more than pleasantly surprising. This sharing has helped me so much that I would like to try to give back something that may be of benefit to at least a few.
As a retiree of the engineering world and now a student of engraving, one of the websites I used in the past for extensive and highly detailed material property info may be of service to you.
The name of the site is MatWeb. MatWeb maintains a searchable database of over 100,000 material properties for metals such as aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, magnesium, nickel, steel, super alloys, titanium and zinc alloys; thermoplastic and thermoset polymers such as ABS, nylon, polycarbonate, polyester, polyethylene and polypropylene; plus semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials.
You can search the site at least eight different ways, all of which are provided with instruction, including the data on hardness of the above mentioned materials. For a very easy approach to hardness data, I have found that searching the site for metal alloys by UNS number (this is the number most people are familiar with such as 1018 steel; 1095 steel; 6061 T6 Aluminum, etc.) provides me with nearly everything I have needed in the past.
Use of the basic site is FREE - if you are in need of a load of additional detail, you can also register and pay a fee for premium use of the site and obtain, for example, conversions of all hardness data and so much more.
In closing, please note that I am not in any way affiliated with MatWeb, The website is www.matweb.com and I do hope you find it to be of some use, and thank you all for your help.
Best Regards,
Cropduster
Material hardness seems to be an issue that continues to creep up then drift away. But I have not noticed any consistent approach or data used by the engraving community. Please note that my lack of notice could very well be from my personal newbie lack of attention while reading, or my lack of awareness of engraving community standards.
Also, the level of sharing of valuable information from all present on this forum, and in particular, those individuals with years and years of experience has been far more than pleasantly surprising. This sharing has helped me so much that I would like to try to give back something that may be of benefit to at least a few.
As a retiree of the engineering world and now a student of engraving, one of the websites I used in the past for extensive and highly detailed material property info may be of service to you.
The name of the site is MatWeb. MatWeb maintains a searchable database of over 100,000 material properties for metals such as aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, magnesium, nickel, steel, super alloys, titanium and zinc alloys; thermoplastic and thermoset polymers such as ABS, nylon, polycarbonate, polyester, polyethylene and polypropylene; plus semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials.
You can search the site at least eight different ways, all of which are provided with instruction, including the data on hardness of the above mentioned materials. For a very easy approach to hardness data, I have found that searching the site for metal alloys by UNS number (this is the number most people are familiar with such as 1018 steel; 1095 steel; 6061 T6 Aluminum, etc.) provides me with nearly everything I have needed in the past.
Use of the basic site is FREE - if you are in need of a load of additional detail, you can also register and pay a fee for premium use of the site and obtain, for example, conversions of all hardness data and so much more.
In closing, please note that I am not in any way affiliated with MatWeb, The website is www.matweb.com and I do hope you find it to be of some use, and thank you all for your help.
Best Regards,
Cropduster