Johan August Brinell

Brinell in 1920

August Brinell (10 October 1849 – 17 November 1925) was a Swedish metallurgical engineer.

Brinell is noted as the creator of a method for quantifying the surface hardness of materials, now known as the Brinell hardness test. His name is also commemorated in the description of a failure mechanism of material surfaces known as Brinelling.


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