HARDNESS TESTING ON METALLIC MATERIALS

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BRINELL EN ISO 6506

Material Hardness- Penetrator Load Load factor Hardness range
d1 abbreviation carbide ball 0.102 x F / D2 HBW

Brinell hardness HB Impression- and edge distance Steel/Iron HBW 1/30 1 mm 294.2 N 30
HBW 2.5/187.5 2.5 mm 1.830 kN 95.5–653
In order that the results will not be affected, HBW 5/750 5 mm 7.355 kN
Test-load F the following distances have to be kept: HBW 10/3000 10 mm 29.42 kN
HB = Constant ·
Surface of the impression Light metal HBW 1/10 1 mm 98.07 N 10
Copper / aluminium HBW 2.5/62.5 2.5 mm 612.9 N 31.8–218
2F d2 Copper alloy HBW 5/250 5 mm 2.452 kN
= 0.102 ·
πD (D– √D2 – d 2) aluminium alloy HBW 10/1000 10 mm 9.807 kN
Light metal HBW 1/5 1 mm 49.03 N 5
Copper / aluminium HBW 2.5/31.25 2.5 mm 306.5 N 15.9–109
d1 + d2 Copper alloy HBW 5/125 5 mm 1.226 kN
d= (mean impression-Ø) without heat treatm. HBW 10/500 10 mm 4.903 kN
2
Light metal HBW 1/2.5 1 mm 24.52 N 2.5
HBW 2.5/15.625 2.5 mm 153.2 N 7.96–54.5
HBW 5/62.5 5 mm 612.9 N
HBW 10/250 10 mm 2.452 kN
Light metal HBW 1/1 1 mm 9.807 N 1
Lead / tin HBW 2.5/6.25 2.5 mm 61.29 N
HBW 5/25 5 mm 245.2 N 3.18–21.8
HBW10/100 10 mm 980.7 N

VICKERS EN ISO 6507

Hardness-abbr. Penetrator Load Application
Micro hardness HV 0.01 Diamond pyramid 136° 0.098 N Structure component
d1 range HV 0.02 0.196 N very thin coats
Vickers hardness HV Impression- and edge distance HV 0.05 0.490 N
In order that the results will not be affected, HV 0.1 0.980 N

Range 10 HV – 3000 HV
Test-load F the following distances have to be kept:
HV = Constant × Low load hardness HV 0.2 Diamond pyramid 136° 1.961 N Thin coats
Surface of the impression range HV 0.3 2.942 N Eht-/Rht-/Nht-range
HV 0.5 4.903 N thin sheets
2F sin
136° d2 HV 1 9.807 N small components
2 F HV 2 19.61 N
= 0.102 ≈ 0.189 1 HV 3 29.42 N
d2 d2
Conventional HV 5 Diamond pyramid 136° 49.03 N Common components
d + d2 hardness range HV 10 98.07 N
d= 1 HV 20 196.1 N
2
HV 30 294.2 N
HV 50 490.3 N
HV 100 980.7 N

ROCKWELL EN ISO 6508

Abbreviation Additional Application range
for test Penetrator Pre-load load Main-load (Range of
Function principle HR (Measurement result) Base Impression- and edge distance methods F0 F1 F Rockwell hardness)
Lasting impression depth (HR)

HRA In order that the results will not be affected, HRA Diamond cone 98.07 N 490.3 N 588.6 N 20 - 88 HRA
HRC = 100 Units the following distances have to be kept: HRB Ball 1.5875 mm 98.07 N 882.6 N 980.7 N 20 - 100 HRB
Test-load
HRD (1 E = 0.002 mm) HRC Diamond cone 98.07 N 1.373 kN 1.471 kN 20 - 70 HRC
(1. Step) (Main-load) HRD Diamond cone 98.07 N 882.6 N 980.7 N 40 - 77 HRD
Pre-load HRB HRE Ball 3.175 mm 98.07 N 882.6 N 980.7 N 70 - 100 HRE
Test-load HRE HRF Ball 1.5875 mm 98.07 N 490.3 N 588.4 N 60 - 100 HRF
Penetrator Pre-load
HRF = 130 Units HRG Ball 1.5875 mm 98.07 N 1.373 kN 1.471 kN 30 - 94 HRG
HRH Ball 3.175 mm 98.07 N 490.3 N 588.4 N 80 - 100 HRH
Pre-load
HRG
HRH
(1 E = 0.002 mm)
HRK Ball 3.175 mm 98.07 N 1.373 kN 1.471 kN 40 - 100 HRK Discover the
HR15N Diamond cone 29.42 N 117.7 N 147.1 N 70 - 94 HR15N
HRK
HR30N Diamond cone 29.42 N 264.8 N 294.2 N 42 - 86 HR30N world of hardness testing!
HR45N Diamond cone 29.42 N 411.9 N 441.3 N 20 - 77 HR45N
HRN = 100 Units HR15T Ball 1.5875 mm 29.42 N 117.7 N 147.1 N 67 - 93 HR15T www.emcotest.com
HRT (1 E = 0.001 mm) HR30T Ball 1.5875 mm 29.42 N 264.8 N 294.2 N 29 - 82 HR30T
HR45T Ball 1.5875 mm 29.42 N 411.9 N 441.3 N 10 - 72 HR45T

Chart for min. thickness of samples in connection to Min. thickness of sample (hardness coat) in connection
Correction chart for Rockwell tests on cylindrical samples Coherence between min. sample thickness (min. hardness coat) and Rockwell hardness
medium impression diameter with BRINELL-process to load and hardness with VICKERS-process

Rockwell hard- Radius of curvature in mm (Scala B, F, G)

Rockwell Radius of curvature in mm (Scala A, C, D) ness reading 3 5 6.5 8 9.5 11 12.5 HRA HR 15 mean Ball diameter mm mean Ball diameter mm
impression 1 2.5 5 10 impression 1 2.5 5 10
hardness 20 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 HRC HR 30 N Ød Ød
reading 3 5 6.5 8 9.5 11 12.5 16 19 30 5.0 4.5 3.5 3.0 2.5
HRD HR 45 mm
Minimal thickness of sample
mm mm
Minimal thickness of sample
mm
40 4.5 4.0 3.0 2.5 2.5
20 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 50 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 0.2 0.08 3.0 4.00 1.84
60 5.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0
HR 15 0.3 0.18 3.2 2.10
30 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 70 4.0 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.5
mm

80 5.0 3.5 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 HR 30 T 0.4 0.33 3.4 2.38
90 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.54 3.6 2.68
40 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 HR 45
mm

100 3.5 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.80 0.29 3.8 3.00
Note: Corretions greater than 5 HRB, HRF and HRG are not considered acceptable and are therefore not
0.8 0.53 4.0 3.34
50 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 included in this table.
1.0 0.83 4.2 3.70
Rockwell Radius of curvature in mm (Scala N)
60 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 0 hardness 1.2 1.23 0.58 4.4 4.08
reading 1.6 3.2 5 6.5 9.5 12.5
1.4 1.72 0.80 4.6 4.48

DE 3004 • 11/2008 • Technische Änderungen vorbehalten

40 (4.5)d 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0
70 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 0 1.6 1.05 4.8 4.91
50 (3.5)d 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.8 1.34 5.0 5.36
80 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 0 60 3.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.67 5.2 5.83
70 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 2.2 2.04 5.4 6.33
90 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 0.5 2.4 2.46 1.17 5.6 6.86
Note: Corrections greater than 3 HRA, HRC and HRD are not considered acceptable and c For
90 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 2.92 1.38 5.8 7.42
radii other than those given in this table, corrections may be derived by linear interpolation.
are therefore not included in this table. d
The corrections given in parentheses shall not be used, except by agreement. 2.8 3.43 1.60 6.0 8.00

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