02-23-2018, 10:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-23-2018, 06:09 PM by Mike Brubacher.)
And thank you Jan for reducing the solution to a very elegant and succinct equation. This enabled us to construct a very simple and portable calculator. Now allow me to define "us" a little better. In this case "us" included one of our member knife makers and BESSEX contributors, Wade Bevan. Wade is a genius in the HTML/Java/Internet sort of code world. Not only did he put the calculator program together for us but he figured out how to make it display and function inside a BESS Exchange thread. No small task I can assure you and "thank you" to Wade. As we suggested to Mark R. in an earlier post, it truly is a team effort on the BESS Exchange.
I would add a couple of value statements to Jan's in his previous post. There are lots of folks in various industries and realms that are faced with decisions concerning the hardness of parts. That's why hardness testing exists. If they are given a "handle" on just what relative Rockwell C numbers mean they can make more informed decisions when considering changes or creating designs. In the knife world the same is true as it applies to at least one consideration, hardness. Now one can more accurately balance expectations of performance with reality.
I added a notation on the calculator page that indicates changes and expansions are coming to that page and they are. One of the things that we're going to do is give you the ability to download the calculator to your personal computer so that you can have ready access. In the meantime, please calculate on the BESS Exchange!
I would add a couple of value statements to Jan's in his previous post. There are lots of folks in various industries and realms that are faced with decisions concerning the hardness of parts. That's why hardness testing exists. If they are given a "handle" on just what relative Rockwell C numbers mean they can make more informed decisions when considering changes or creating designs. In the knife world the same is true as it applies to at least one consideration, hardness. Now one can more accurately balance expectations of performance with reality.
I added a notation on the calculator page that indicates changes and expansions are coming to that page and they are. One of the things that we're going to do is give you the ability to download the calculator to your personal computer so that you can have ready access. In the meantime, please calculate on the BESS Exchange!