scott.livesey
Dealer - Purveyor
As the subject says, what does Rc tell us? I understand that the test shows how far a diamond shaped piece of material can penetrate material under a calibrated load. the harder the material, the smaller the hole. What kind of progression is there from Rc50 to Rc60? geometric, exponential, linear?
I did my homework and found that tensile strength of tool steel increases about 20% from Rc55 to Rc60. Am I on the right track thinking:
higher the Rc, higher the tensile strength, material is less likely to bend or deform, it takes more force to bend or deform the material.
is a piece of 2mm Rc 60 steel as strong as a 3mm piece of Rc55 steel?
any and all comments welcome.
scott
I did my homework and found that tensile strength of tool steel increases about 20% from Rc55 to Rc60. Am I on the right track thinking:
higher the Rc, higher the tensile strength, material is less likely to bend or deform, it takes more force to bend or deform the material.
is a piece of 2mm Rc 60 steel as strong as a 3mm piece of Rc55 steel?
any and all comments welcome.
scott