AS 1816.1-2002

1 - AS 1816.1-2002 METALLIC MATERIALS - BRINELL HARDNESS TEST - TEST METHOD (ISO 6506-1:1999, MOD)
1 - PREFACE
2 - INTRODUCTION
3 - 1 Scope
3 - 2 Normative references
3 - 3 Principles
3 - 4 Symbols and designations
5 - 5 Testing machine
5 - 6 Test piece
5 - 7 Procedure
7 - 8 Uncertainty of the results
8 - 9 Test report
9 - Annex A - Procedure for periodic checks of the testing machines by the user
10 - Annex B - Minimum thickness of the test piece in relation to the mean diameter of indentation
11 - Annex C - Determination of the Brinell hardness for testing on flat surfaces
18 - Bibliography
19 - APPENDIX ZZ - VARIATIONS TO ISO 6506-1:1999 FOR APPLICATION IN AUSTRALIA

Specifies the method for Brinell hardness test for metallic materials and is applicable up to the limit of 650 HBW. This Standard is an adoption with national modifications and has been reproduced from ISO 6505-1:1999.

This part of ISO 6506 specifies the method for the Brinell hardness test for metallic materials and is applicable up to the limit of 650 HBW.For specific materials and/or products, particular International Standards exist (i.e. ISO 4498-1).

First published as part of AS B81-1941.
AS B81.2 first published 1954.
AS B81-1941 revised and redesignated as AS B81.1-1955.
Second edition AS B81.1-1963.
Second edition AS B81.2-1968.
AS B81.2-1968 revised and redesignated as AS 1816.2-1976.
AS B81.1-1963 revised and redesignated as AS 1816.1-1977.
AS 1816.1-1977 and AS 1816.2-1976 revised, amalgamated and redesignated as AS 1816-1990.
AS 1816-1990 revised and redesignated in part as AS 1816.1-2002.