AS 1815.2-2007 Metallic materials—Rockwell hardnes

AS1815.2—2007ISO6508-2:2005AustralianStandard®Metallicmaterials—RockwellhardnesstestMethod2:Verificationandcalibrationoftestingmachine(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,TPREFACEThisStandardwaspreparedbytheStandardsAustraliaCommitteeMT-006,MechanicalTestingofMetalstosupersedeinpartAS1815.2—2002,Metallicmaterials—Rockwellhardnesstest,Method2:Verificationandcalibrationoftestingmachines(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T).ThisStandardisidenticalwith,andhasbeenreproducedfromISO6508-2:2005,Metallicmaterials—Rockwellhardnesstest,Method2:Verificationandcalibrationoftestingmachines(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T).TheobjectiveofthisStandardistospecifythemethodforverificationandcalibrationofRockwellhardnesstestingmachines.AS1815Metallicmaterials—Rockwellhardnesstest1815.1Method1:Testmethodscales(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T)1815.2Method2:Verificationandcalibrationoftestingmachines(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T)(thisStandard)1815.3Method3:Calibrationofreferenceblocks(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T)(ISO6508-3:2005,MOD)1816Metallicmaterials—Brinellhardnesstest1816.1Method1:Testmethod(ISO6506-1:1999,MOD)1816.2Method2:Verificationandcalibrationoftestingmachines1816.3Method3:Calibrationofreferenceblocks1816.4Method4:Tableofhardnessvalues1817Metallicmaterials—Vickershardnesstest1817.1Method1:Testmethod(ISO6507-1:1997,MOD)1817.2Method2:Verificationoftestingmachines1817.3Method3:Calibrationofreferenceblocks5016Metallicmaterials—ConversionofhardnessvaluesAsthisStandardisreproducedfromanInternationalStandard,thefollowingapplies:(a)Itsnumberdoesnotappearoneachpageoftextanditsidentityisshownonlyonthecoverandtitlepage.(b)Inthesourcetext‘thispartofISO6508’shouldread‘thisAustralianStandard’.(c)Afullpointshouldbesubstitutedforacommawhenreferringtoadecimalmarker.AS1815.2—2007iReferencestoInternationalStandardsshouldbereplacedbyreferencestoAustralianStandardsasfollows:ReferencetoInternationalStandardAustralianStandardISOAS376Metallicmaterials—Calibrationofforce-provinginstrumentsusedforverificationofuniaxialtestingmachines2193Calibrationandclassificationofforcemeasuringsystems6507Metallicmaterials—Vickershardnesstest1817Metallicmaterials—Vickershardnesstest6507-1Part1:Testmethod1817.1Method1:Testmethod(ISO6507-1:1997,MOD)6508Metallicmaterials—Rockwellhardnesstest1815Metallicmaterials—Rockwellhardnesstest6508-1Part1:Testmethod(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T)1815.1Method1:Testmethod(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T)6508-3Part3:Calibrationofreferenceblocks(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T)1815.3Method3:Calibrationofreferenceblocks(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T)(ISO6508-3:2005,MOD)Theterms‘normative’and‘informative’havebeenusedinthisStandardtodefinetheapplicationoftheannextowhichtheyapply.A‘normative’annexisanintegralpartofastandard,wherean‘informative’annexisonlyforinformationandguidance.iiINTERNATIONALSTANDARDISO6508-2:2005(E)©ISO2005–Allrightsreserved1Metallicmaterials—Rockwellhardnesstest—Part2:Verificationandcalibrationoftestingmachines(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T)1ScopeThispartofISO6508specifiesamethodofverificationoftestingmachinesfordeterminingRockwellhardness(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T)inaccordancewithISO6508-1.Itspecifiesadirectmethodforcheckingthemainfunctionsofthemachineoperationandanindirectmethodsuitablefortheoverallcheckingofthemachine.Theindirectmethodmaybeusedonitsownforperiodicroutinecheckingofthemachineinservice.Ifatestingmachineisalsotobeusedforothermethodsofhardnesstesting,itshallbeverifiedindependentlyforeachmethod.ThispartofISO6508isapplicabletoportablehardnesstestingmachines.2NormativereferencesThefollowingreferenceddocumentsareindispensablefortheapplicationofthisdocument.Fordatedreferences,onlytheeditioncitedapplies.Forundatedreferences,thelatesteditionofthereferenceddocument(includinganyamendments)applies.ISO376:2004,Metallicmaterials—Calibrationofforce-provinginstrumentsusedforverificationofuniaxialtestingmachinesISO6507-1,Metallicmaterials—Vickershardnesstest—Part1:TestmethodISO6508-1,Metallicmaterials—Rockwellhardnesstest—Part1:Testmethod(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T)ISO6508-3:2005,Metallicmaterials—Rockwellhardnesstest—Part3:Calibrationofreferenceblocks(scalesA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,T)3GeneralconditionsBeforeaRockwellhardnesstestingmachineisverified,themachineshallbecheckedtoensurethatitisproperlysetupinaccordancewiththemanufacturer'sinstructions:Especiallyitshouldbecheckedthat:a)theplungerholdingtheindenteriscapableofslidinginitsguide;1ISO6508-2:2005(E)2©ISO2005–Allrightsreservedb)theindenter-holderisfirmlymountedintheplunger;c)thetestforcecanbeappliedandremovedwithoutshockorvibrationandinsuchamannerthatthereadingsarenotinfluenced.Itshallbecheckedthatthereadingsarenotaffectedeitherbymovementsofthetestpieceorbydeformationoftheframe.Whenadeviceissupplied,whichlocksthetestpieceagainsttheupperpartoftheframe,thelockingforceshallexceedthetotaltestforce.Theinfluenceofdeformationsmaybecheckedbyusingaplungerwithasphericaltip(diameterofatleast10mm),insteadoftheindenter,bearingagainsttheanvilthroughaspacerandusingthelockingdevicewhenitissupplied.Thematerialofthep