Talk:Barcol hardness test

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Did you know... that the Barcol hardness test was developed during World War II for the U.S. Army Air Corps to check that airplane rivets had not been sabotaged?

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Sharp point with a flat tip?[edit]

"A sharp point with a flat tip" in the Operation section seems like a contradiction in terms. If true, it may benefit from explanation. Tenbergen (talk) 14:00, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Who's Barcol?[edit]

It says:

The Barcol hardness test characterizes the indentation hardness of materials through the depth of penetration of

It should say:

The Barcol hardness test, named after ????? Barcol, characterizes the indentation hardness of materials through the depth of penetration of

75.72.179.139 (talk) 15:29, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not named after a person, the Barcol impressor was originally called the Barber-Colman impressor as it was developed by Walter Colman of the Barber-Colman company, the name Barcol is just a shortening of the company name. Star dust 8212 15:39, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]