Gripco Inspection Services

Hydraulic Brinell

Hydraulic Brinell testing applies a controlled load through a ball indenter, enabling direct hardness assessment on suitable components when conventional bench equipment is impractical.

Service scope

  • Heavy components and forgings
  • Shop and field hardness verification
  • Quality-control and heat-treatment checks

Inspection approach

Gripco plans the work around the component, material, access conditions and required acceptance standard. Equipment checks and calibration are completed before examination, and relevant indications are evaluated by qualified personnel under the approved procedure.

Typical applications

  • Heavy components and forgings
  • Shop and field hardness verification
  • Quality-control and heat-treatment checks

Reporting

Recorded information includes applied load, indenter, dwell time, indentation measurement and reported hardness.

Discuss your inspection requirement

Contact Gripco with the component, material, applicable code, inspection stage and site conditions so we can propose the appropriate technique and coverage.