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IS 15703 (2006): Sintered metal materials, excluding

hardmetals - determination of apparent hardness and
microhardness [MTD 25: Powder Metallurgical Materials and
Products]

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Indian Standard
SINTERED METAL MATERIALS, EXCLUDING
HARDMETALS — DETERMINATION OF APPARENT
HARDNESS AND MICROHARDNESS

ICS 77.040.10; 77.160

0 BIS 2006
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

November 2006 Price Group 7

 Powder Metallurgical Materials and Product Sectional Committee, MTD 25

. NATIONAL FOREWORD

This Indian Standard which is identical with ISO 4498:2005 ‘Sintered metal materials, excluding
hardmetals — Determination of apparent hardness and microhardness’ issued by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the
recommendation of the Powder Metallurgical Materials and Product Sectional Committee and
approval of the Metallurgical Engineering Division Council.

The text of the ISO Standard has been approved as suitable for publication as an Indian Standard
without deviations. Certain conventions are, however, not identical to those used in Indian Standards.
Attention is particularly drawn to the following:

a) Wherever the words ‘International Standard’ appear referring to this standard, they $hould
be read as ‘Indian Standard’.

b) Comma (,) has been used as a decimal marker while in Indian Standards, the current practice
is to use a point (.) as the decimal marker. .

The invalid result in case of Rockwell hardness is given in National Annex A.

In this adopted standard, reference appears to certain International Standards for which Indian Standards
also exist. The corresponding Indian Standards, which are to be substituted in their places, are listed
below along with their degree of equivalence for the editions indicated:

/nternationa/ Standard Corresponding Indian Standard Degree of

Equivalence

ISO 6506-1 : 1999 Metallic Is 1500 : 2005 Method for Brinell Identical
materials — Brinell hardness test hardness test for metallic materials (third
— Part 1 : Test method revision)

ISO 6507-1 : 1997 Metallic IS 1501 : 2002 Method for Vickers do

materials — Vickers hardness hardness test for metallic materials (third
test — Part 1 : Test method revision)

ISO 6508-1 : 1999 Metallic IS 1586 : 2000 Method for Rockwell Technically
materials — Rockwell hardness hardness test for metallic materials (scales Equivalent
test — Part 1 : Test method A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-K 15N, 30N, 45N, 15T,
(scales A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, 30T and 45T) (third revision)
N, T)

The technical committee responsible for the preparation of this standard has reviewed the provisions
of the following International Standards and has decided that they are acceptable for use in
conjunction with this standard:

international Standard Title

1s0 4507:2000 Sintered ferrous materials, carburized or carbonitrided — Determination and

verification of case-hardening depth by a microhardness test

ISO 4516:2002 Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Vickers and Knoop microhardness
tests

In reporting the results of a test or analysis made in accordance with this standard, is to be rounded
off, it shall be done in accordance with IS 2:1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised’,
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Indian Standard
SINTERED METAL MATERIALS, EXCLUDING
HARDMETALS — DETERMINATION OF APPARENT
HARDNESS AND MICROHAR13NESS

1 Scope

This International Standard specifies methods of hardness testing of sintered metal materials, excluding
hardmetals.

1.1 Procedure 1 determines the apparent hardness of the whole material.

Procedure 1

— applies to sintered metal materials which have either not been subjected to any heat treatment, or which
have been heat treated in such a way that the hardness is essentially uniform to a depth of at least 5 mm
below the surface,

— applies to the surfaces of sintered metal materials which have been treated in such a way that the
hardness is not uniform in the section to a depth of 5 mm below the surface,

— therefore applies to materials in which the hardness is obtained essentially by surface enrichment by
carbon, or by carbon and nitrogen (for example, and by carburising, carbonitriding, nitrocarburising or
sulphidising), and

— applies to materials which have been induction hardened.

1.2 Procedure 2 determines the microhardness of the metal phase.

Procedure 2

— applies to all types of sintered metal materials.

— is used, in particular, to determine the hardness profile of or carbonitrided materials

according to the method described in lS~ 4507.

— also acmlies to arw sintered metallic materials which have been subiected to surface treatments such as
electrodeposited p“lating, chemical coating, chemical vapour depositkn (CVD), physical vapour deposition
(PVD), laser, ion bombardment, etc. To determine the microhardness of treated surfaces, Procedure 2
applies.

NOTE However, it should be noted that international agreement has not yet been reached on a number of factors
involved in microhardness testing, Nevertheless, the parameters defined in Procedure 2 are important enough to enable a
considerable measure of standardisation of extensively used practices.

2 Normative references

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 4507:2000, Sintered ferrous materials, carburized or carbonitrided — Determination and verification of
case-hardening depth by a micro-hardness test.

ISO 4516:2002, Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Vickers and Knoop microhardness tests

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1S06506-1:1999, Metallic materials -Brinel/ hardness test -Pad l: Testmethod

ISO 6507-1— 2), Metallic materials — Vickers hardness test — Part 1: Test method

ISO 6508-1:1999, Metallic materiats — Rockwell hardness test — Part 1: Test method (scales A, “B, C, D, E, F,
G, H, K,N, T)

3 Apparatus

Procedure 1: Vickers, Brinell and Rockwell hardness testing machines and test methods meeting the
requirements of ISO 6506-1, ISO 6507-1 and ISO 6508-1, respectively.

Procedure 2: Vickers and Knoop microhardness testing machines and test methods meeting the
requirements of ISO 4516.

4 Sampling and preparation of test pieces

4.1 Since the apparent hardness of a sintered material is affected by density, which can vary throughout a
part, the position of the hardness indentations, for the purpose of quality control, shall be agreed between the
parties.

4.2 The sintered metal surface shall be clean, smooth and flat to obtain well-defined hardness indentations.
Test samples will have anvil support surfaces filed or ground flat wherever practicable, so as to prevent burrs
from affecting results. This is particularly important when determining Vickers and Brinell hardness. Emery
paper of 180 to 240 grit is acceptable for grinding. It is generally found sufficient to clean the surface with a
suitable solvent. If not, the surface may be lightly polished, provided that laboratory measurements have
shown that the influence of such polishing is insignificant.
NOTE This polishing may be carried out, for example, by using metallographic paper or a 6 pm diamond paste.

4.3 Microhardness can be measured either on the surface of a part or on a cross-section of the part normal
to the surface. For microhardness determinations, it is necessary to ensure that the surface is smooth enough
to allow measurement of the indentation diagonal length accurately. The sample may then be chemically
cleaned, electrochemically or -mechanically polished to reveal porosity. Mechanical polishing should involve
minimum local heating or working, so as not to affect hardness.

Previous impregnation of the part with a thermosetting resin can be beneficial, if the part has more than 8 YO
open porosity. The surface to be measured shall be flat and smooth. Indentations should have sharp edges in
order to carry out accurate diagonal measurement. The thickness of the test piece shall be greater than
1,5 times the length of the impression diagonal.

4.4 Surface curvature introduces a certain error in determining microhardness, which increases as the
radius decreases. On convex surfaces, higher hardness values and, on concave surfaces, Irwer hardness
values, than the actual values are obtained. If the Vickers hardness test (apparent hardness or
microhardness) has to be performed on a curved surface sample, the influence of the curvature will have to be
compensated for by correction factors (see: ISO 6507-1 and 1S0 4516).

4.5 The measurement of microhardness shall not be valid if the test surface is not perpendicular to the
indenter axis. Non-perpendicularity will be probable with isotropic materials, if one leg 3, of the diagonal is
noticeably longer than the other leg 2, (Vickers or Knoop microhardness). The specimen for microhardness
testing shall be positioned on the supporting table, or presented in such a way that the test surface is
perpendicular to the direction of the test force, otherwise the indentation will be distorted. This position shall
be maintained during the entire test.

2) To be published. (Revision of ISO 6507-1:1 997)

3) The leg is the distance from the center of the indentation to the outer corner.

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5 Test procedures

5.1 Procedural — Determination of apparent hardness

5.1.1 The tests shall be made in accordance with the requirements of 1S.0650”6-1, ISO 6507-1 or
ISO 6508-1, but also with the additional requirements given in 5.1.2 to 5.1.5.

5.1.2 The hardness class to which a test piece belongs shall be determined by Vickers hardness testing
using a test force of 49,03 N (HV5). The test conditions shall then be selected from Table A.1 according to the
class determined. Details of the conditions for the Rockwell test are given in Table A.2.

In some cases, particularly with solution-hardened PM materials, it is advantageous to determine hardness

values on the HRB scale using a hardmetal ball indentor. In these cases, results are th’en denoted, by HRB
and are used up to a maximum value of HRB 115.

If, after the initial HV5 test, there is any doubt as to the hardness class to be chosen, the lower class shall be
selected.

When a material specification covers more than one hardness class, the test shall be conducted under the
conditions appropriate to the lower hardness limit given in the specification.

5.1.3 For some test pieces, it will be necessary to use smaller test forces than those specified in Tables A. 1
and A.2, in order to meet the requirements of ISO 6506-1, ISO 6507-1 or ISO 6508-1. This will be particularly
so

— for thin test pieces,

for test pieces of small cross-sectional areas,

— when the designated test area is very small, and

when the test piece or its mount is likely to be distorted.

When such test conditions are necessary, the details shall be agreed between the customer and the supplier.
It should be noted that, in these circumstances, the scatter of the results will be greater than under normal test
conditions and that the value obtained will be less representative of the state of the material since the
indentation will be very small.

5.1.4 When determining Vickers hardness, an indentation is not valid if

— it does not have clearly defined corners,

— the edges. are distorted, (inwards or outwards), or

— the lengths of the diagonals are substantially different.

5.1.5 Five valid indentations shall be made and the corresponding hardness values calculated (or simply
read in the case of Rockwell testing). Another procedure for treatment of results is permitted, by agreement
between the customer and the supplier.

5.2 Procedure 2 — Determination of microhardness

5.2.1 When determining the microhardness of surface-treated material (as described in 1.2),-reference shall
be made to ISO 4516 for test-conditions (precautions, load, velocity and direction of application of the force).,
Figure 1 gives an indication of the force to be used as a function of the thickness of material which has
undergone surface modification by a method listed in 1.2.

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1
0,8

0,6
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0,4

0,2

0,1
0,08
0,06

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0,02

0,01
0,008
0,006

0,004

0,002

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‘J 10 20 30 Lo 60 80 100
x
Key
Speed of application of the force: 15 ~m/s to 70 pm/s
1 coating hardness
Application time of the force: 10-s to 15s x coating thickness
y test force

Figure 1 — Relation of maximum applicable test force to modified thickness (Vickers indenter)

5.2.2 When determining the microhardness of the metal phase, the use of the test forces in Table A.3 is
recommended for Vickers. In the case of Knoop, 0,981 N is the most commonly used test force.

These are forces currently used in powder metallurgy. The test force shall be chosen in order to correspond to
a diagonal length that is large enough for an acceptable accuracy of reading to be achieved (e.g. a length
between 20 pm and 30 pm) but also small enough for the requirements of measurement of metal-phase
microhardness to be satisfied. The test force shall be applied to the indenter for between 10 s and 15 s.

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Lower test forces may be required in order to define local properties of the microstructure. When such test
conditions are necessary, all details, including the metallographic preparation of the test specimen, shall be
agreed between the customer and the supplier.

5.2.3 The position of indentations shall be chosen with care in the following manner

a) In relation to the distance between the edges of the metal phase and neighboring pores: The distance
between these edges and the centre of an indentation shall be .at least 2,5 times the diagonal of Ihe
indentation (in the case of Knoop: 2,5 times the smaller diagonal of the indentation). In the case of
coatings, each corner of an indentation shall be at least half the length of a diagonal apart from the edge
of the coating or-from a pore.

b) In relation to the edge of the test piece: The distance between this edge and the centre of the indentation
shall be at least 2,5 times the indentation diagonal (50 pm for Knoop).

c) The shortest distance between the centres of two adjacent indentations shall be at least 2,5 times the
diagonal of the larger indentation.

d) In the case of coatings, the four edges of the indentation shall be of equal length within 5 ?40, and
additionally for Vickers hardness tests, the two diagonals shall be of equal length within 5 ‘Yo.

e) The indentation depth, which can be calculated as a function .of the length of a diagonal, shall not exceed
one-third of the thickness of the layer to be characterised.

d’+d”
For HV, t = — and for HK, t = &
14

5.2.4 An indentation is not valid

— if it does not-have clearly defined corners,

— if the edges are distorted, inwards or outwards,

— or, for Vlckers microhardness, if the lengths of the diagonals are substantially different, or

— if there is evidence of material collapse adjacent to the indentation.

Results which appear abnormally low as compared with the results on neighboring indentations shall be
discarded, because this might be due to the presence of an invisible underlying pore very close to the
impression under study.

5.2.5 In general, at least five valid indentations shall be made and measured within the prescribed area.

5.2.6 Vibration due to external factors shall be avoided.

6 Expression of results

6.1 Apparent hardness

Report the arithmetical mean of the five valid determinations rounded to the nearest whole number. Hardness
values shall not be converted from one scale to another, nor used to derive values for mechanical strength.
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6.2 Microhardness

6.2.1 Repmt the arithmetic mean of the five valid determinations rounded to the nearest whole number.
, Hardness values shall not be converted from one scale to another, nor used to derive values “for mechanical
strength.

6.2.2 The microhardness symbol, (HV for Vickers, HK for Knoop) shall be preceded by the value
determined and shall be followed by a number indicating the test load (in Newtons x O,102)4, and a second
number indicating (in seconds) the duration of application of test load, if other than 10s to 15s (e.g.
5851HV 0,1120). .

6.2.3 Table A.4 gives the appropriate symbols and designations for microhardness values.

7 Repeatability and reproducibility

7.1 Vickers apparent hardness

No public information is available at present, but work is in hand to prepare a precision statement,

7.2 Rockwell apparent hardness

See Table B.1 which gives information produced by MPF 5, on a range of materials.

7.3 Vickers microhardness

Limited information available at present see Tables B.2 and B.3.

7.4 Precision statement

Interlaboratory evaluations conducted by MPIF 5), using a slightly different protocol and reported in MPIF 51 6),
give the following precision statement.

The repeatability (r) and reproducibility @) measurements were determined in (1994) according to
ASTM E 691. The test sample was prepared from heat treated .FL-4605. One Knoop and one Vickers
microhardness indent were placed into the surface of the test ample and then measured by 12 participating
laboratories.

The mean hardness value was HK 701,1 with a repeatability of 22,4 and a reproducibility of 76,0. Duplicate
Knoop hardness results from the same laboratory should not be considered suspect at the 95 O/. confidence
level, unless they differ by more than 22,4., For the same test specimen, Knoop hardness results from two
different laboratories should not be considered suspect at the 95 9!. confidence level, unless they differ by
more than 76,0.

The mean hardness value was HV 715,7, with a repeatability of 42,9 and a reproducibility of 177,8. The
Vickers hardness results from the same laboratory should not be considered suspect at the 95 ‘A confidence
level, unless they differ by more than 42,9. For the same test specimen, the Vlckers hardness results from two
different laboratories should not be considered suspect at the 95 ‘7. confidence level unless they differ by
more than 177,8.

4) Therefore, an indicated number 0,1 (for instance) corresponds to 100 g.

5) MPIF: Metal Powder Industries Federation (USA).

6) MPIF 51:1994, Determination of Microhardness of Powder Metallurgy Materials.

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8 Test report

The test report shall include the following information:

a) a reference to this International .Standard;

b) all details necessary for the identification of the test sample;

c) the result obtained, with the appropriate symbol and test conditions in accordance with 1S0 6506-1,
ISO 6507-1, ISO 6508-1 or”lSO 4516;

d) any operation not specified by this International Standard or regarded as optional;

e) details of any occurrence which may have affected the result.

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Annex A
(normative)

Test conditions and test loads as well as symbols and designations

for microhardness values

Table A.1 — Determination of hardness test conditions on a test Diece

after having determined. its Vickers macrohardness class
by use of a 49,03 N test force (HV 5)

Hardness class (HV 5) I Test conditions

HV 5
5 to 60 HBS 2,5 I 15,625130
HRH

HV5
HBS 2,5131,25115
60 to 100
HRH
HRF

HV 5
HBS 2,5162,5110
100 to 200 HRF
HRB

HV 10
HBW 2,5 I 187,5 I 10
200to 400 HRA
HRC

HV 20
HBW 2,5 I 187,5 I 10
400 HRA
HRC

OTE The Brinell hardness is denoted by the following symbols:

- HIM in cases where a steel ball is used;
- HBW in cases where a hardmetal ball is used,

Table A.2 — Conditions for Rockwell hardness test

Rockwell hardness Type of indenter Preliminary test force Total test force

-HRA Diamond cone 120” 98,07 N 588,4 N

HRB Ball 1/16 in (1,587 5 mm) 98,07 N 980,7 N

HRC Diamond cone 120° 98,07 N 1471,0 N

HRF Ball 1/16 in (1,587 5 mm) 98,07 N 588,4 N

HRH Ball 1/8 in (3,175 mm) 98,07 N 588,4 N

A

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Table A.3 — Recommended test loads for Vickers microhardness

Test load Force Length of diagonal, in pm, for a microhardness of

Mircohardness
9 N 100 200 500 1000

I-Iv 0,05 50 0,490 30,4 21,5 13,6 9,6

HV 0,1 100 0,981 43,0 30,4 19,3 13,6

HV 0.2 200 1.960 60.8 43.0 27,2 19,3

Table A.4 — Microhardness: Symbols and designations

Designation
Symbol Measuring unit
Vickers Knoop

F N Test force in newtons Test force in newtons

Arithmetic mean of the two separately

measured diagonals d’ and d“:
d pm Length of the larger diagonal
d=d ’+d”
2

Vickers hardness number:

0,102x F
= I,854x1O’ x O“;; F
HV — A, —

where A, is the surface of indentation, in

Mmz

Knoop hardness number:

0,102x F = I4,229x1O’ x “l;;F

HK — — Ak

where Ak is the unrecovered projected

area of indentation in mmz a

1 The areas corresponding to the measured diagonal(s) of the indentation are given in tables provided by the manufacturers I
esting machines and instruments.

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Annex B
(informative)

Repeatabitity and reproducibility

Table B.1 — Precision of Rockwell apparent hardness readings on purpose-made (PM) patts

Rep-datability (r) Reproducibility (R)

Material Density (95 % confidence limits) (95 % confidence limits)

Hardness
(MplF) g/cm3 (average) average average
one one
five five
reading reading
readings readings

Dopper zinc alloy

20 Y. Zn, 2 Y. Pb 7,92 HRHi32,5 1,7 0,8 2,2 1,9
:CZP-2002)

Plain iron
6,74 HRF 63,4 4,0 1,8 4,4 3,5
[F-0000)

Copper steel
2 y, Cu, 0,8 ~o C 6,63 HRB 70,8 4,5 2,0 5,7 4,9
(FC-0208)

Copper infiltrated steel

20 Yo Cu, 0,8 O/.C 7,45 HRB 86,4 4,3 1,9 4,9 4,0
(FX-2008)

Heat-treated low-alloy steel

2 Y. Ni, 0,57. Mo, 0,5 Y. C 6,90 HRB 107,2 ‘ 1,9 0,8 3,1 2,6
(FL-4605-HT)

Heat-treated low-alloy steel

2 % Ni, 0,5 Y. Mo, 0,5 % C 6,90 I-!RC 34,6 2,2 1,0 3,1 2,7
(FL-4605-HT)

Heat-treated copper steel

2% CU,0,8%C 6,29 HRB 97,1 a 3,1 1,4 4,4 3,9
(FC-0208-HT)

Heat-treated copper steel

2 % Cu, 0,87. C 6,29 HRC 18,7 4,2 1,9 5,1 4,3
(FC-0208-HT)

Heat-treated nickel steel

27. Ni, 0,8 % C 6,89 HRB 105,3” 2,9 1,3 4,1 3,6
(FN-0208-HT)

Heat-treated nickel steel

2 % Ni, 0,87. C 6,69 HRC 30,5 3,8 1,7 4,6 3,8
(FN-0206-HT)

a HRB scale with carbide-ball indenters 1/16 m diameter.

The repeatability (r) and reproducibility (R) of readings were determined according to ASTM E 691. The
reproducibility (R) of readings predict how closely one laboratory will approximate performing another
Rockwell hardness test on the same PM specimen. If the laboratories tested two different specimens, even if
they were from the same lot, then larger differences between the two test results would be expected.

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Table 6.2 — Repeatability of machines

Hardness range for standardized Repeatability of the machine

observations
test blocks should be less than

For test loads from 1 g to< 500 g:

Knoop
100 to 250 67. A, B, C
> 250 to 650 5 Y. A, B
> 650 4 % A, B

Vickers
100 to 240
> 240 to 600
> 600

For test loads from 500 g to 1000 g incl.:

Knoop
100 to 250 5 Yo A, B, C
> 250 to 650 4 ?0 A, B
> 650 3 % A, B

Vickers
100 to 240 5 Y. A, B, C
> 240 to 600 4 y. A, B
> 600 3 Q/o A, B

Table 6.3 — Repeatability of Hardness readings

Repeatability of the test

Hardness range for standardized
block readings shauld Observations
test blocks
be less than

‘or test loads from 1 g to < 500g:

<noop
100 to 250 5 % A, B, C
> 250 to 650 4 y. A, B
> 650 3% A, B

Vickers
100 to 240 570 A, B, C
> 240 to 600 4 % A, B
> 600 3 y. A, B

For test loads from 500 g to 1000 g incl.:

Knoop
100 to 250 4 Y. A, B, C
> 250 to 650 3% A, B
> 650 2 “/0 A, B

Vickers
100 to 240 4 y. A, B, C
> 240 to 600 3% A, B
> 600 2’70 A, B

Observations related to Tables B.2 and B.3:

. - A: ~ =(d1+d2+... +d55/.5

— B: In all cases, the repeatability is the percentage given or 1 pm, whichever is greater
— C: Due to the nature of materials currently available-for test blocks in 100 HK to 250 HK and in 100 HV to
240 HV ranges, the percentage values noted represent the repeatability of averages of 2 or more groups
of 5 indentations each.
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[1] ASTM E384-99el, Standard Test method for Microindentation Hardness of Materials

[2] ASTM E691 -99, Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study-to Determine fhe Precision
of a Test Method

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NATIONAL ANNEX A
(National Foreword)

A-1 In determination of Vickers hardness, the invalid results are defined in 5.1.4, whereas in case of
Rockwell hardness, it is not possible to define the invalid result. In such case the procedure for treatment
-of result shall be done by agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer.

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