THE

TELEBRINELLER
SYSTEM

Product Information and Pricing

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Teleweld, Inc.
416 N. Park St.
Streator, IL 61364
Phone: (815)672-4561
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 Table of Contents

The Telebrineller System 3

It’s Principle of Operation 4

Testing with Non-Steel Material 8

Telebrineller Accuracy 9

Telebrineller Test Bars 10

Test Bar Availability 11

Telebrineller Parts List 13

Halteman Filletester 14

Telebrineller Price List 16

Teleweld, Inc./Flink Company Products 18

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 The Telebrineller System

The Telebrineller system is

a major achievement in
quality assurance.
Developed for use by its
own welding crews in the
field, Teleweld, Inc. has
based this system on
proven metallurgical
knowledge supported by CERTIFIED ACCURACY:
more than fifty years of The test bars which are the core
field experience. of this system are calibrated to a
uniform hardness of ± 3% of
LIGHTWEIGHT: The the labeled BHN. Hardness of
complete Telebrineller system, the bars is measured by
in its case, weighs less than ten equipment whose accuracy is
pounds. Easily transported to certified traceable to the
any location, it is highly National Standards Institute.
practical for all Brinell Readings may be made
hardness testing needs. within .05 millimeters.

SIMPLE OPERATION: One WEATHERPROOF:

hammer blow, measurement of Designed for field use; there are
the resulting impressions, and no delicate adjustments or
the manipulation of a basic fragile components to be
equation on the computer concerned with. All parts are
provided—that’s all. No special rugged, solid, able to deliver
training required. In a few accurate measurements in all
minutes, anyone can learn to weather, under the roughest
determine BHN accurately. field conditions.

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 System--Its Principle of Operation
The Telebrineller System

A test bar of known BHN, approximating the hardness

of the specimen to be tested, is selected. Consistent accuracy is
maintained when the test bar BHN is within 15% of the speci-
men BHN and is of the same general material. (Testing non-
ferrous materials with carbon steel bars causes impact errors
that must be compensated for by applying correction factors to
the test results.) The test bar is inserted into the Telebrineller
instrument and the instrument placed upon the specimen.
When the Telebrineller instrument is complete with
test bar (1), the anvil (2), encased in a soft molded rubber head
(3), rests on the test bar. The rubber head and a similar resting
block (4), provide non-skid footing. Below the test bar, a steel
impression ball (5), secured in the base of the head, is in con-
tact with both the test bar and the specimen. The anvil is
struck sharply with a three to five pound hammer. The impact,
regardless of force, is transmitted equally to the test bar and,
through the impression ball to the specimen metal (6), making
impressions in both. The diameters of the resulting impres-
sions are directly related to the respective hardnesses of the test
bar and the specimen.
A spacing bar (7), operated by a spring catch and but-
ton, adjusts the test bar to a clear area for each test. By turning
the bar to utilize the full length of all four faces, a total of 80
tests can be made with one bar.

MEASURING DIAMETERS
The bar is removed from the instrument and the
Telebrineller Microscope positioned over the appropriate im-
pression. The microscope provides a scale of 1/10 millimeter
divisions and is designed so that the image and scale are bright
and clear to the observer.

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A numbered division is aligned tangent to the impres-

sion and the diameter measured by the division that falls over
the opposite tangent. Readings may be made easily and accu-
rately within .05 millimeters. The impression in the specimen
metal is measured in the same manner. Both measurements take
just a few moments.
Determining BHN—The Brinnel hardness of the speci-
men metel is determined quickly with a simply mathematical
equation.

EXAMPLE: Assume the impression diameter of the test bar is

measured to be 3.05; the impression diameter of the specimen
metal, 3.15; and the labeled BHN of the bar is 352.

thus the BHN of the specimen metal is 330.

This computation is simplified with the use of the Telebrineller Computer or

any pocket calculator. Complete instructions are included on every
Telebrineller system. Telebrineller replacement parts and test bars of hard-
nesses from 100 to 600 BHN are always available. Contact Teleweld for pric-
ing and ordering information.

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 TELEWELD, INC.
239--21 BRINELL MICROSCOPE
Model 239
QUICK and EASY MEASUREMENTS OF BRINELL IMPRESSIONS
Teleweld, Inc. offers a rugged, stable, free-standing portable
TELEWELD, INC instrument for reading brinell impression. The high quality
optics in the 10x focusable eyepiece and 2x objective provides
20x total magnification.

EYEPIECE
10x wide field (22mm F.O.V.), high eye point with 239--21
Model 239
foldable rubber eye guard.

OBJECTIVE
2x magnification-doublet housed in an aluminum
retainer aligned and calibrated.

RETICLE
Easy to read glass reticle with 0-5mm linear scale
in 0.1mm increments

HOUSING
All aluminum lightweight housing cushioned with
a shock absorbing textured grip

NOSEPIECE
Stainless steel, reversible nosepiece allows the unit
to be free-standing or flip and gain access to those
hard to reach areas.

LIGHTING
The Brinell Microscope may be used under normal
room or outdoor lighting conditions. Attached is a
battery-powered (2-AA) included, adjustable beam
light source. The L.E.D. light source pivots for
compact storage.

CALIBRATION
Factory calibrated for magnification and focus. To
focus to the individual users needs, simply rotate
the focusing eye piece. An optional calibration
standard is available.

ORDERING INFORMATION
Catalog Number Description
239-21 20x Brinell Microscope with focusable eye piece, reticle, and illuminator

239-31 Calibration disc.

TELEWELD, INC.
416 North Park Street
Streator, IL 61364
Phone: (815) 672-4561
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 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Remember to Always Wear Eye Protection

1 Insert 9/16” square test bar in hardness

tester by lifting anvil with bar.
2 Place Hardness tester perpendicular to sur-
face to be tested.

3 Press down until give is felt in spring loaded

anvil. Failure to press down may damage
nose cone.

4 Strike with 2 to 3 pound hammer.

5 Follow instructions for use of Telebrineller

to determine hardness of material.
6 Move previous impression just past edge of
bar holder for next hardness test.
7 To replace impression ball, knock out used
ball with flat nose punch, drive new ball
into place with small hammer.

Nose piece can be

inverted to read
fillet welds.

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 Non--Steel Materials with the Telebrineller
Testing Non

Standard TELEBRINELLER test bars are made of

rolled carbon steel and carbon steel alloys. These bars are most
suitable for testing similar materials.

When these standard test bars are used for testing

other materials such as cast iron, aluminum, brass, etc., impact
errors usually occur. The impact error for a given material is
constant and can be determined in the following manner.

Using a sample of the material to be tested, determine

its hardness on a standard brinell machine. The load should
be such that an impression with a diameter of 2.5 to 4.0 mm. is
obtained. On this same material, make a hardness test with the
TELEBRINELLER using a standard bar within 20 BHN points
of the material being tested.

On low ductile materials, the TELEBRINELLER test

will usually show a lower hardness than the standard brinell
machine. As an example, on a certain type of aluminum the
TELEBRINELLER may show a hardness of 120 BHN while
the standard machine will show 132 BHN. Thus there is an
impact error of 10% and all readings obtained with the
TELEBRINELLER on this material can be multiplied by 1.1 to
obtain the actual hardness.

If the TELEBRINELLER user desires the most accurate

results on the materials with an impact error, the only solution
is to fabricate test bars from the same material that is to be
tested. This is costly and time consuming although we do have
a limited assortment of aluminum test bars available from
stock.

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 Telebrineller Accuracy

Standard Telebrineller Test Bars are guaranteed to

have a uniform hardness within plus or minus 3% of the
BHN etched on the end of the bar. They are made of vari-
ous alloys of carbon steel and finish ground to 9/16” square.

To calibrate, three impressions are made on each bar

with a Tinius Olsen Air-O-Brinell Tester with accuracy certi-
fied traceable to the National Institute of Standards. For
bars harder than 207 BHN, a 3000kg load is used while
softer bars are impressed at 1500kg. a 10mm diameter
Tungsten Carbide ball is used in both cases.

The diameters of the impressions are then measured

and converted to Brinell Hardness Numbers using a King-
Scan, computerized, calibration system, the accuracy of
which is traceable to the National Institute of Standards.
The resulting Brinell Hardness Numbers are rounded to the
nearest standard BHN occurring at a .05mm interval in Ta-
ble I of ASTM Standard E10 and this BHN is etched on the
end of the bar.

Please note the accuracy of any test made with the

Telebrineller is dependent upon the relative hardness of the
test bar and the test piece. When the Telebrineller is prop-
erly used, accuracy of +/- 5% is consistently attainable, pro-
vided that the BHN of the test bar does not differ from the
BHN of the test piece by more than 15%.

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 TELEBRINELLER TEST BARS

Following is the list of Brinell Hardness Numbers

(BHN) to which Telebrineller bars are calibrated.

At any given time, our inventory will contain most of

the hardness listed. If you are looking for a specific
requirement, please contact us concerning availability.

627 352 229 147

578 341 223 142
555 331 217 138
534 321 212 135
514 311 207 131
495 302 200 127
477 293 194 124
461 285 188 121
444 277 182 117
429 269 176 114
415 262 170 111
401 255 165 109
388 248 160 106
375 241 156
363 235 151

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 Test Bar Availability

Sometimes it is impossible for us to supply a customer

with bars of a specific Brinell Hardness in a timely manner.
We hope that an explanation of the manufacturing process
for Telebrineller Bars may help you understand how this prob-
lem occurs.

During the course of a year, we process between

15,000 and 20,000 Telebrineller Bars calibrated to 60 differ-
ent hardness between 106 BHN and 627 BHN. They are fab-
ricated from a wide assortment of carbon steel bar stocks used
in the as-rolled condition or subjected to various heat treating
procedures. They are typically processed in batches of 100 to
300 pieces and the bars yielded from each batch are carefully
documented.

When, as an example, we find ourselves running out

of 223 BHN bars, we review our records to determine what
materials and processes have yielded 223 BHN in the past.
We then begin the process one or several batches of these ma-
terials.

It is very important; however, to understand that pro-

ducing a piece of steel to a specific hardness is not like pro-
ducing one to a specific size. Sizing can be done with great
precision but, because of variations from batch to batch in
steel chemistry, mill work hardening, and heat treating results,
hardness can only be approximated.

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 Test Bar Availability (Cont’d)

A material and process that yielded a good percent-

age of 223 BHN Bars from a previous run may produce on
229 BHN and 235 BHN the next time. Though we do take
samples, during the processing of each batch, to give us an
indication of the potential yield, we cannot know the actual
results until all the bars in the batch are calibrated. There is,
therefore, always a measure of luck involved in acquiring
bars of a specific BHN and sometimes, when luck runs
against us, it may require several months before we can re-
build that stock.

However, such a shortage in our inventory should

not usually be serious problem for our customers. In most
cases, when our stock of specific bars depleted, we will be
able to supply the next standard BHN above or below it.

A given Telebrineller Bar can be used to test material

15% harder or softer than the bar with no loss of accuracy.
Returning to our example, a 223 BHN is therefore, suitable
for testing materials between 190 and 256 BHN. If however,
223 BHN bars are not available and we offer 229 BHN in-
stead, the suitable testing range would be from 195vBHN to
263 BHN. Since there is an 84% overlap in the usable range
of these two bars, it is apparent that they can usually be in-
terchanged with no inconvenience. The same would hold
true for any Bars of sequential BHN throughout the Brinell
range.

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THE TELEBRINELLER SYSTEM ITS PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

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REPLACEMENT PARTS LIST

ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NO. Price
ASS’Y Telebrineller Bar Holder Assembly 239-35 $248.00
1 Anvil 239-17 $43.50
2 Rubber Front Piece 239-18 $36.00

3 Test Bar
4 Impression Ball—Standard 239-14 $6.20
5 Impression Ball—Tungsten Carbide 239-29 $36.00

6 Spacer Button 239-19 $14.50

7 Spacer Block 239-10 $8.50
8 Spacer Spring 239-12 $5.20
9 Rubber Rear Piece 239-11 $27.80
10 Bar Tube 239-16 $84.50
NOT Microscope 239-21 $644.00
SHOWN
Computer 239-34 $89.00
Calculation & Record Pad (25 sheets) 239-33 $7.20
Carrying Case 239-20 $144.00
Calibration Disc 239-31 $278.00

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 The Halteman Filletester
is designed for the
Brinnell Hardness testing
of fillet welds and other
hard to reach areas.

FOUR STEPS TO SIMPLE USE:

1. Insert Bar
2. Press Down
3. Strike with Hammer
4. Read Impressions

It is used in conjunction with the Telebrineller manufactured by

Teleweld, Inc. For easier handling, it is recommended that the
standard Telebrineller Test Bars be cut in half. Impressions can
be measured by using the 5/8” diameter end of the microscope
nose piece.

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 Telebrineller Maintenance Tips
1.Reparing the Bar Holder Assembly: All parts of the Bar Holder are replaceable and avail-
able from Teleweld, Inc. (See separate parts price sheet).
Disassembly and reassembly procedures are as follows:
A) For Front End Parts
1) Insert a small screw driver between the bottom of the Rubber Front Piece (3)
and the Bar Tube (8). Pry the rubber down to clear the retaining pins and pull the
rubber assembly from the tube.
2) Push the Impression Ball (5) out of its socket toward the inside of the Rubber
Front Piece.
3) Insert a small screw driver under the head of the Anvil (2), work it past the
rubber collar and under the base of the Anvil. Pry the Anvil up and out of the
Rubber Front Piece.
4) Replace the Anvil by inserting one end of its base into the Rubber Front Piece.
Insert a small screwdriver up through the hole in the Rubber Piece at the opposite
end of the Anvil so that the Anvil can be pried down into position.
5) Replace the Impression Ball by pushing it on the end of the Bar Tube until the
retaining pins seat in their sockets in the rubber Front Piece.
6) Reinstall the entire assembly by pushing it on the end of the Bar Tube until the
retaining pins seat in their sockets in the Rubber Front Piece.

B) For Back End Parts:

1) Grasp the top of the Rubber Rear Piece (4) and pull it off the Bar Tube (8).
2) Slide the Space Block Assembly (7) all the way to the back end of the slot in
the Bar Tube and pull the Spacer Button out through the hole in the end of the
slot.
3) Slide the Space Block and Spring out of the end of the Bar Tube.
4) Reverse the above steps to reassemble the Spacer Block Assembly and Rubber
Rear Piece to the Bar Tube.

2. Maintaining Accuracy: There are only two elements in the Telebrineller system whose
deterioration can cause inaccurate tests.
A) The Impression Ball: After many tests the Impression Ball (5) may become de
formed and cause out of round impressions. Check the ball by measuring it across
multiple axes with a micrometer. If variations of greater then .0005 inches (.01
mm) are detected, replace the ball.

B) The Microscope: While very unlikely, the Brinell microscope may be

knocked out of calibration. Its accuracy can be checked against a stage micro
meter (calibration disc), available from Teleweld, or any flat and accurate milli
meter scale. If a scope is out of calibration, or otherwise damaged, it should be
returned to Teleweld, Inc.

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