EN ISO 6506-2:2014

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 General conditions
4 Direct verification
5 Indirect verification
6 Intervals between verifications
7 Verification report/calibration certificate
Annex A (informative) - Uncertainty of measurement
        of the verification results of the hardness
        testing machine
Annex B (normative) - Verification of hardness testing
        machines that are incapable of meeting the
        specified force/time profile
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ISO 6506-2:2014 specifies methods of direct and indirect verification of testing machines used for determining Brinell hardness in accordance with ISO 6506‑1, and also specifies when these two types of verification has to be performed.The direct verification involves checking that individual machine performance parameters fall within specified limits whereas the indirect verification utilizes hardness measurements of reference blocks, calibrated in accordance with ISO 6506‑3, to check the machine's overall performance.If a testing machine is also to be used for other methods of hardness testing, it has to be verified independently for each method.ISO 6506-2:2014 is applicable to both fixed location and portable hardness testing machines. For machines that are incapable of satisfying the specified force-time profile, the direct verification of force and testing cycle can be modified by the use of Annex B.