HARDNESS TESTING ON METALLIC MATERIALS

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Brinell EN ISO 6506 Vickers EN ISO 6507 Rockwell EN ISO 6508 Knoop EN ISO 4545
F F Base F
Brinell HARDNESS HBW Vickers HARDNESS HV FunCTION PRINCIPLE HR Knoop HARDNESS HK
HRA = 100 Units
136°
HRC (1 E = Test load F
Test load F Test load F HRD 0.002 mm) HK = Constant x
HBW = Constant x HV = Constant x Surface of the indentation
Surface of the indentation Surface of the indentation HRBW F F
HREW = 0.102 x = 1.451 x 2 172.5°
= 130 Units A d
2F øD 136° (1. step) (Total load) (Measurement result)
HRFW
= 0.102 x 2F sin (1 E =

Lasting impression depth (h)

πD  (1 – √ 1 – d 2 / D 2)
2
2 F HRGW 0.002 mm)
= 0.102 x ≈ 0.189 1 x 2 HRHW
d2 d
Additional load HRKW
(mean indentation-Ø) HRN = 100 Units
(mean diagonal length) Pre-load
HRTW
(1 E =
Additional load 0.001 mm)
Indenter Pre-load
Pre-load (130)
100
d2 d2

d1 d
0
d1

indentation- AND EDGE DISTANCE 2.5 d 3d indentation- AND EDGE DISTANCE 2.5 d 3 d Steel/Cu + Alloy indentation- AND EDGE DISTANCE 2.5 d 3d indentation- AND EDGE DISTANCE 3 d1 2.5 d1
3.0 d 6 d Pb/Sn/Zn/Al + Alloy
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d d
d
d1
d

Indenter Load factor Hardness Hardness-abbr. Indenter Load F Application Hardness-abbr. Indenter Pre-load F0 Total load F Hardness range HR
Material Hardness-abbr. Load F
(carbide ball ø) 0,102 x F/D2 range HBW* HV 0.01 0.098 N HRA Diamond cone 120° 98.07 N 588.4 N 20 – 95 HRA
HBW 1/30 1 mm 294.2N Micro HV 0.025 0.245 N Structure component HRBW Carbide ball 1/16" 98.07 N 980.7 N 10 – 100 HRBW
HBW 2.5/187.5 2.5 mm 1.839 kN Diamond pyramid 136°
hardness range HV 0.05 0.490 N Very thin coats HRC Diamond cone 120° 98.07 N 1.471 kN 20a – 70 HRC
Steel/Iron 30 95.5 – 653
HBW 5/750 5 mm 7.355 kN HV 0.1 0.980 N HRD Diamond cone 120° 98.07 N 980.7 N 40 – 77 HRD
HBW 10/3000 10 mm 29.42 kN HV 0.2 1.961 N HREW Carbide ball 1/8" 98.07 N 980.7 N 70 – 100 HREW
Light metal HBW 1/10 1 mm 98.07 N HV 0.3 2.942 N HRFW Carbide ball 1/16" 98.07 N 588.4 N 60 – 100 HRFW
Thin coats Hardness-abbr. Indenter Load F Application
Copper/Aluminium HBW 2.5/62.5 2.5 mm 612.9 N Low load HV 0.5 4.903 N Eht-/Rht-/Nht-range HRGW Carbide ball 1/16" 98.07 N 1.471 kN 30 – 94 HRGW
10 31.8 – 218 Diamond pyramid 136° HK 0.01 0.09807 N

Range 1 HV – 3000 HV*

Copper alloy HBW 5/250 5 mm 2.452 kN hardness range HV 1 9.807 N Thin sheets HRHW Carbide ball 1/8" 98.07 N 588.4 N 80 – 100 HRHW HK 0.025 0.2452 N Very thin coats
Aluminium alloy HBW 10/1000 10 mm 9.807 kN Small components
HV 2 19.61 N HRKW Carbide ball 1/8" 98.07 N 1.471 kN 40 – 100 HRKW HK 0.05 0.4903 N
Light metal HBW 1/5 1 mm 49.03 N HV 3 29.42 N HR15N Diamond cone 120° 29.42 N 147.1 N 70 – 94 HR15N HK 0.1 0.9807 N Very thin coats
Copper/Aluminium HBW 2.5/31.25 2.5 mm 306.5 N HV 5 49.03 N HR30N Diamond cone 120° 29.42 N 294.2 N 42 – 86 HR30N Diamond pyramid
5 15.9 – 109 HK 0.2 1.961 N Mounted sample
Copper alloy without HBW 5/125 5 mm 1.226 kN 172.5° / 130°
HV 10 98.07 N HR45N Diamond cone 120° 29.42 N 441.3 N 20 – 77 HR45N HK 0.3 2.942 N Serial measurement
heat treatment HBW 10/500 10 mm 4.903 kN Conventional HV 20 196.1 N HR15TW Carbide ball 1/16" 29.42 N 147.1 N 67 – 93 HR15TW HK 0.5 4.903 N
HBW 1/2.5 1 mm 24.52 N Diamond pyramid 136° Common components
hardness range HV 30 294.2 N HR30TW Carbide ball 1/16" 29.42 N 294.2 N 29 – 82 HR30TW HK 1 9.807 N Very thin coats
HBW 2.5/15.625 2.5 mm 153.2 N HV 50 490.3 N HR45TW Carbide ball 1/16" 29.42 N 441.3 N 10 – 72 HR45TW
Light metal 2,5   7.96 – 54.5 HK 2 19.614 N
HBW 5/62.5 5 mm 612.9 N HV 100 980.7 N a
T he applicable range of application can be extended to 10 HRC, if the surfaces of the diamond cone and
spherical tip are polished for a penetration depth of at least 0,4 mm.
HBW 10/250 10 mm 2.452 kN * Recommended hardness range according to EN ISO 6507-4, table 1 to 3
HBW 1/1 1 mm 9.807 N
Light metal HBW 2.5/6.25 2.5 mm 61.29 N
Lead/Tin HBW 5/25 5 mm 245.2 N
1 3.18 – 21.8 Minimum thickness (hardness coat) of the sample Minimum thickness (hardness coat) of the sample
HBW 10/100 10 mm 980.7 N in relation to the test load and to the hardness in relation to Rockwell hardness
* Recommended hardness range according to EN ISO 6506-4, table 2
HV mm mm
3000 1.8 1.4
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Minimum thickness of the sample in relation
to the mean indentation diameter
1.7
1.6 1.2
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1.5
2000
Mean indentation ø mm Min. thickness of sample mm Mean indentation ø mm Min. thickness of sample mm 1.4 1.0

Ball diameter mm Ball diameter mm 1000

1.3
0.8 HR
1.2
1 2.5 5 10 1 2.5 5 10 TW
1.1
0.6
0.2 0.12 2.4 2.45 1.17 1.0 HRN
0.3 0.18 2.6 2.92 1.38 500 0.9 0.4
0.8
0.4 0.33 2.8 3.43 1.60
HV1

0.7 0.2
00
HV5

0.5 0.54 3.0 4.00 1.84

HV3 0

0.6
HV2

0
0

0.6 0.80 0.29 3.2 2.10 250

HV1

0.5
HV5

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
0

0.7 0.40 3.4 2.38

HV3

0.4
HV2

0.3 HR15N
HV1

0.8 0.53 3.6 2.68

HV0

0.2 HR30N
HV0

0.9 0.67 3.8 3.00

.5

HR45N
HV0

0.1
.3

100
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 95 HR15TW
.2

1.0 0.83 4.0 3.34 HRD HR30TW

1.1 1.02 4.2 3.70 HRC
HR45TW
HRA
1.2 1.23 0.58 4.4 4.08 50

1.3 1.46 0.69 4.6 4.48

HRA, HRC, HRD HR15N, HR30N, HR45N
1.4 1.72 0.80 4.8 4.91
HR15TW, HR30TW, HR45TW
1.5 2.00 0.92 5.0 5.36 25

1.6 1.05 5.2 5.83

1.7 1.19 5.4 6.33
1.8 1.34 5.6 6.86
10
1.9 1.50 5.8 7.42 0.01 0.025 0.05 0.1 0.25 0.5 1 2.5 5 10 mm
2.0 1.67 6.0 8.00
2.2 2.04 Y O U R FA C TO R O F S A F E T Y
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