Brinell hardness number

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n. Abbr. Bhn or HB

The numerical value assigned to the Brinell hardness of metals and alloys. Also called Brinell number.

Brinell hardness number, Brindell (hardness) number [brɪˈnɛl]

(Engineering / General Engineering) a measure of the hardness of a material obtained by pressing a hard steel ball into its surface; it is expressed as the ratio of the load on the ball in kilograms to the area of the depression made by the ball in square millimetres

[named after Johann A. Brinell (1849-1925), Swedish engineer]

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