{"id":197025,"date":"2026-10-12T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m-technologijos.lt\/?post_type=products&#038;p=197025"},"modified":"2026-10-12T18:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:09:49","slug":"foerster-sonodur-3-portable-uci-leeb-hardness-tester","status":"publish","type":"products","link":"https:\/\/m-technologijos.lt\/en\/equipment\/hardness-testing\/portable-hardness-testers\/foerster-sonodur-3-portable-uci-leeb-hardness-tester\/","title":{"rendered":"Foerster SONODUR 3 \u2013 portable UCI and Leeb hardness tester"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Applications<\/h2>\n<p>Incoming goods and production inspection, quick hardness checks of metals after heat or surface treatment, inspection of welds in confined spaces, hard-to-reach areas and installed parts. With the UCI method, hardness is calculated from the entire contact area of the Vickers diamond; the indentation is small and shallow, so the part can still be used afterwards. SONODUR 3 is a rugged instrument designed for industrial use, with Android software, operated like a smartphone.<\/p>\n<h2>Key features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Two methods in one: UCI and Leeb (SONO L Leeb sensors connect via Bluetooth or cable)<\/li>\n<li>The widest range of UCI probes on the market: manual 10, 30, 49, 98 N; motorised 1, 3, 8.6 N; tripod 10, 49, 98 N<\/li>\n<li>Leeb sensors in D-C \/ D \/ G versions<\/li>\n<li>Multi-touch Android software, graphical display of measurements and limits<\/li>\n<li>Data transfer via WLAN, Bluetooth, USB<\/li>\n<li>Large, flat, protected colour display<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Technical data<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Parameter<\/th>\n<th>SONODUR 3<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Operating system<\/td>\n<td>Android 7.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operating time<\/td>\n<td>>10 h in measuring mode (depends on settings and conditions)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Protection<\/td>\n<td>IP65; industrial ruggedness according to MIL-STD-810G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test method<\/td>\n<td>UCI according to DIN 50159-1,2:2021, ASTM A1038:2019; Leeb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Conversions<\/td>\n<td>according to ASTM E140-12b (2019) and EN ISO 18265:2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dimensions \/ weight<\/td>\n<td>approx. 164 \u00d7 86 \u00d7 23 mm \/ approx. 320 g with battery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Standards<\/h2>\n<p>ASTM A1038, ASTM A956, ASTM E140, DIN 50159, DIN EN ISO 16859, DIN EN ISO 18265.<\/p>\n<h2>What we offer<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Selection of the instrument and configuration for your task, together with the manufacturer<\/li>\n<li>Trial measurements of your parts in the manufacturer&#8217;s laboratory<\/li>\n<li>Training, calibration and service organised through the manufacturer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"fl-button mt-cta\" href=\"\/en\/contacts\/\">Request a quote<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-source\"><small>Technical data according to the manufacturer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foerstergroup.com\/en\/sonodur-3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">foerstergroup.com<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rugged portable hardness tester for the UCI and Leeb methods \u2013 for welds, heat-treated parts and parts that are difficult to access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":97026,"template":"","meta":{"mt_image_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[223],"class_list":["post-197025","products","type-products","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-portable-hardness-testers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/m-technologijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/products\/197025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/m-technologijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/products"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/m-technologijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/products"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/m-technologijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/products\/197025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198061,"href":"https:\/\/m-technologijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/products\/197025\/revisions\/198061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m-technologijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/m-technologijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m-technologijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}