TIME®5301 Portable Hardness Tester

The TIME®5301 Portable Hardness Tester is a portable Leeb hardness tester designed for measuring the hardness of thin, lightweight or surface-hardened metal components.

It is compact, lightweight and easy to operate, making it suitable for field inspections, maintenance work and industrial quality control. The built-in printer supports immediate on-site recording, which is useful for inspection and reporting workflows.

Best suited for:
- Metal hardness testing
- Field and on-site inspections
- Workshop and maintenance testing
- Industrial quality control
- Thin, lightweight or surface-hardened components
- Teams needing portable testing with printed measurement records

Key features:
- Portable Leeb hardness tester
- Built-in printer for on-site measurement records
- Compact, lightweight design for field use
- Suitable for thin, lightweight or surface-hardened metal components
- Supports multiple hardness scales, including HL, HV, HB, HRC, HRB, HRA and HS
- USB interface for PC connection
- Compatible with TIME5101 Dataview software for online measurement, data storage, curve analysis, tolerance settings and report generation
- Upper and lower limit settings with out-of-range warning
- Stores up to 270 averaged readings across 9 groups
- Automatic impact direction detection
- Backlit display for low-light environments
- Automatic power-off and battery status indication

Technical specifications:
- Impact device: C type integrated
- Supported hardness scales: HLC, HB, HRC, HRB, HV and HS
- Accuracy: ±12 HLC
- Memory capacity: 270 averaged readings stored across 9 groups
- Minimum surface roughness: 0.4 micrometres
- Maximum workpiece hardness: 960 HLC
- Minimum workpiece radius: 11 mm with support ring
- Minimum workpiece weight: 0.5 to 1.5 kg with stable support, or 0.02 to 0.5 kg with compact coupling
- Minimum workpiece thickness with coupling: 1 mm
- Minimum hardened layer thickness: 0.2 mm
- Indentation depth: refer to C type impact device data
- Continuous operating time: 8 hours without backlight
- Power supply: AAA 1.5 V batteries
- Operating temperature: 0 to 40 degrees Celsius
- Dimensions: approximately 160 × 60 × 25 mm
- Weight: approximately 180 grams

DOWNLOAD BROCHURE

Standard delivery includes:
- Main unit
- C type impact device
- Test block
- Cleaning brush
- Support ring
- USB cable
- TIME certificate
- Warranty card
- Instruction manual

Need help before ordering?

If you’re unsure whether this portable hardness tester is the right option for your material, workpiece size or testing environment, contact us or request a quote before purchasing. Include what you’ll be testing, the material type, workpiece shape, testing location and whether you need printed records so we can help point you in the right direction.

Stock levels vary. If this item is out of stock, additional lead time may apply. We will contact you with an estimated delivery timeframe. If you need a confirmed lead time before purchasing, please contact us.