1. © NMISA 2014 A MICROHARDNESS MEASURING SYSTEM INCLUDING PROCESSING SYSTEM, INLCUDING AN ATOMIC FORCE MEASURMENT (AFM), SOFTWARE, ACCESSORIES, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION AND TRAINING Tender 0026 Name: Oelof Kruger Date: October 2014

2. © NMISA 2014 Knoop hardness where: L = length of indentation along its long axis C p = correction factor related to the shape of the indenter, ideally 0.070279P = load

3. © NMISA 2014 Vickers hardness where F is in N and d is in millimeters. Here, HV is in GPa and should be roughly between 0-15 GPa.

4. © NMISA 2014 Supplier requirement 3.1.1Evidence of trained certified service engineers for the installation/ commissioning, maintenance and support of the instrument proposed in this bid. Please include factory certificates; all CVs and training evidence relating to the instrument in this bid, indicate how many engineers are available for immediate assistance 3.1.2Min one (1) year warranty on the complete system provided

5. © NMISA 2014 Maintenance and support 3.2.1System installation should be supplied by one vendor. A service level agreement will be entered place after installation 3.2.2After commissioning of the system, local basic operational and maintenance training for at least one (1) day must be provided for at least two (2) people.

6. © NMISA 2014 Main Specifications 3.3.1Working Range of at least 1 N 3.3.2Depth resolution of at least 2 nm 3.3.3Load resolution, 100 nN 3.3.4Automated X/Y and Z stage 3.3.5Both Vickers and Knoop scales must be included 3.3.6Automatic loading, dwelling and unloading 3.3.7CCD camera (capture indentations for display on a monitor) 3.3.85x, 10x, 20x, 50x and 100x objectives 3.3.9AFM Z axis resolution, 1 nm 3.3.10AFM X/Y axis resolution, 100 nm 3.3.11Comply to ISO 14577 and ASTM E 2546

7. © NMISA 2014 Accessories & Computer 3.5.1Standards for calibration of equipment 3.5.2Clamping accessories 3.5.3Probes for AFM 3.5.4Cantilever and tool set 3.5.5Indenters for both methods 3.4.1Computer, with all required software, licenses etc. 3.4.3Printer

8. © NMISA 2014 Thank you Questions?