Indentation hardness test, performed with either 3 gf or 9 gf loads, preceded the development of microhardness testers using traditional indenters. In 1925, Smith and Sandland of the UK developed an indentation test that employed a square-based pyramidal indenter made from diamond. They chose the pyramidal shape with an angle of 136° between opposite faces in order to obtain hardness numbers that would be as close as possible to Brinell hardness numbers for the specimen. The Vickers test has a great advantage of using one hardness scale to test all materials.The first reference to the Vickers indenter with low loads was made
Tablet hardness testing fractured, the hardness was read with a sliding scale. There are several devices used to perform this task: The units of measurement of tablet hardness mostly follows standards used in materials testing – the International System of Units. Tablet hardness testing Tablet hardness testing, is a laboratory technique used by the pharmaceutical industry to test the breaking point and structural integrity of a tablet "under conditions of storage, transportation, and handling before usage" The breaking point of a tablet is based on its shape. It is similar to friability testing, but they are not the same thing. Tablet hardness testers