Microindentation Hardness Testing of Materials Using ASTM E384

Low-Load Vickers Microindentation Hardness Testing

ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES • APRIL 2012 I n 1925 in the UK, Smith and Sandland developed an indentation test that used a squarebased pyramidal-shaped indenter made of diamond[1]. The test was developed because the Brinell test (introduced in 1900), which (until recently) used a round hardened steel ball indenter, could not test steels harder than ~450 HB (~48 HRC). They chose this shape wit...

Effect of Loading Rate Upon Conventional Ceramic Microindentation Hardness

The world standards for conventional ceramic hardness have varying requirements for control of loading rate during the indentation cycle. A literature review suggests that loading rate may affect measured hardness in some instances. In view of the uncertainty over this issue, new experiments over a range of indentation loading rates were performed on a steel, sintered silicon carbide, and an al...

Fracture of Bone Using Microindentation

Comparative Testing to Assess the Equivalence of CEN and ASTM Test Methods for composite Materials

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NEW NIST PRACTICE GUIDE ON ROCKWELL HARDNESS TESTING AVAILABLE The NIST Recommended Practice Guide: Rockwell Hardness Measurement of Metallic Materials

WANTED: MEASUREMENTS WITH GOOD REFERENCES In nearly all types of activities-be they related to manufacturing, finance, health, regulatory affairs or even sports-people and organizations are becoming sticklers for measurement uncertainty. NIST, the nation’s measurement authority, has responded to this growing customer need for demonstrable uncertainty. It has created an on-line resource— www.nis...