HYS Converter

Extract text from HYS files

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How to extract text from your HYS file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your HYS file.
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Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert HYS to another file type

To convert your HYS file to another format, you need TriboScan or other Data software.

Convert a file to HYS

To convert other file formats to the "Scientific Instrument Data" file type, you need software like TriboScan or a similar tool.

About HYS files

The .HYS file extension typically represents a Hysitron Data File, a proprietary binary format generated by Hysitron (now Bruker) nanoindentation and nanomechanical testing instruments. These files store raw experimental data such as load, displacement, and time series captured during hardness or modulus testing via the TriboScan software suite.

The main problem with .HYS files is their proprietary nature; they are not human-readable text files and require specific, often licensed, versions of TriboScan to open natively. Researchers frequently encounter compatibility issues when trying to access legacy data on modern operating systems or when sharing results with collaborators who lack the specific instrument software. Furthermore, the binary format prevents direct importing into graphing tools.

To analyze this data in standard scientific plotting software like OriginPro, MATLAB, or Microsoft Excel, users must convert the .HYS binary container into a universal text-based format.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Analysis & Graphing: Convert to CSV (Comma Separated Values) or TXT (Tab Delimited). This strips the proprietary wrapper and leaves you with the raw columns of numbers needed for force-displacement curves.
For Reporting: Convert directly to XLSX if you need to perform immediate calculations or formatting in Excel.
For Archiving: While the original .HYS retains metadata, keeping a TXT sidecar ensures the raw data remains accessible indefinitely.

*Note: A less common use of .HYS is for Magnetic Hysteresis Loop data from Vibrating Sample Magnetometers (VSM), which similarly requires conversion to ASCII formats for analysis.*

Convert.Guru analyzes your HYS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert HYS file to , you can use TriboScan or similar software from the "Nanomechanical Testing Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to HYS, try TriboScan or another comparable tool in the "Nanomechanical Testing Data" category.

The HYS Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our HYS converter.