Table of Contents

Foreword<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Principle<br>4 Symbols, abbreviated terms and designations<br>5 Testing machine<br>6 Test piece<br>7 Procedure<br>8 Uncertainty of the results<br>9 Test report<br>10 Conversions to other hardness scales or tensile<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;strength values<br>Annex A (normative) - Special HR30TSm and HR15TSm<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;test for thin products<br>Annex B (normative) - Minimum thickness of the test piece<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in relation to the Rockwell hardness<br>Annex C (normative) - Corrections to be added to Rockwell<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hardness values obtained on convex cylindrical surfaces<br>Annex D (normative) - Corrections to be added to Rockwell<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hardness C scale values obtained on spherical test<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;surfaces of various diameters<br>Annex E (normative) - Daily Verification Procedure<br>Annex F (normative) - Inspection of diamond indenters<br>Annex G (informative) - Uncertainty of the measured<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hardness values<br>Annex H (informative) - CCM - Working Group on Hardness<br>Annex I (informative) - Rockwell Hardness Measurement<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Traceability<br>Bibliography

Abstract

Defines the method for Rockwell regular and Rockwell superficial hardness tests for scales A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, 15N, 30N, 45N, 15T, 30T, and 45T for metallic materials and is applicable to stationary and portable hardness testing machines.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
Pages
ISBN
Committee	ISE/101/5
Supersedes	97/714942 DC : SEP 97 04/30074919 DC : DRAFT JUN 2004 13/30264462 DC : 0