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  • VDI/VDE 2616 Blatt 2:2014-07

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    Hardness testing of plastics and elastomers

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  German - English

    Published date:  01-07-2014

    Publisher:  Verlag des Vereins Deutscher Ingenieure

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    Preliminary note
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Terms and definitions
    3 General principles
    4 Principle of hardness testing
    5 Hardness test methods for plastics
       and elastomers
    6 Selection of a hardness test method
    7 Factors influencing the results
       of hardness testing
    8 Hardness ranges
    9 Conversion of hardness test
       results
    10 Test piece preparation
    11 Calibration of hardness testing
       instruments
    12 Description of the individual
       test methods
    13 Overviews of hardness test
       methods, hardness ranges and
       handling of test pieces
    14 Overview of material groups
       and test methods
    15 Measurement uncertainty
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    The guideline describes hardness testing methods for plastics and elastomers.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Verlag des Vereins Deutscher Ingenieure
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    PREN 59 : DRAFT 2014 GLASS REINFORCED PLASTICS - MEASUREMENT OF HARDNESS BY MEANS OF A BARCOL IMPRESSOR
    ISO 7619-1:2010 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of indentation hardness Part 1: Durometer method (Shore hardness)
    EN ISO 14577-3:2015 Metallic materials - Instrumented indentation test for hardness and materials parameters - Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks (ISO 14577-3:2015)
    DIN EN ISO 6507-1:2016-08 (Draft) METALLIC MATERIALS - VICKERS HARDNESS TEST - PART 1: TEST METHOD
    EN ISO 14530-2 : 1999 PLASTICS - UNSATURATED-POLYESTER POWDER MOULDING COMPOUNDS (UP-PMCS) - PART 2 - PREPARATION OF TEST SPECIMENS AND DETERMINATION OF PROPERTIES
    DIN EN ISO 8307:2008-03 FLEXIBLE CELLULAR POLYMERIC MATERIALS - DETERMINATION OF RESILIENCE BY BALL REBOUND
    ISO 7267-2:2008 Rubber-covered rollers Determination of apparent hardness Part 2: Shore-type durometer method
    DIN ISO 18898:2016-09 (Draft) RUBBER - CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION OF HARDNESS TESTERS (ISO 18898:2016)
    ISO 4545-2:2005 Metallic materials Knoop hardness test Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines
    EN ISO 1043-1:2011/A1:2016 PLASTICS - SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATED TERMS - PART 1: BASIC POLYMER AND THEIR SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS (ISO 1043-1:2011/AMD 1:2016)
    DIN 272:1986-02 TESTING OF MAGNESIA FLOOR SCREEDS
    ISO 8307:2007 Flexible cellular polymeric materials Determination of resilience by ball rebound
    ASTM E 2546 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Instrumented Indentation Testing
    EN ISO 1043-2:2011 Plastics - Symbols and abbreviated terms - Part 2: Fillers and reinforcing materials (ISO 1043-2:2011)
    ISO 6508-1:2016 Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 1: Test method
    DIN EN ISO 2815:2003-10 PAINTS AND VARNISHES - BUCHHOLZ INDENTATION TEST
    ISO 6507-2:2005 Metallic materials Vickers hardness test Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines
    DIN ISO 27588:2014-12 RUBBER, VULCANIZED OR THERMOPLASTIC - DETERMINATION OF DEAD-LOAD HARDNESS USING THE VERY LOW RUBBER HARDNESS (VLRH) SCALE (ISO 27588:2012)
    ISO 2039-1:2001 Plastics Determination of hardness Part 1: Ball indentation method
    ISO 4545-1:2005 Metallic materials Knoop hardness test Part 1: Test method
    EN ISO 14577-1:2015 Metallic materials - Instrumented indentation test for hardness and materials parameters - Part 1: Test method (ISO 14577-1:2015)
    DIN EN 59:2016-06 GLASS REINFORCED PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF INDENTATION HARDNESS BY MEANS OF A BARCOL HARDNESS TESTER
    DIN EN ISO 1043-1:2016-09 PLASTICS - SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATED TERMS - PART 1: BASIC POLYMERS AND THEIR SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS (ISO 1043-1:2011 + AMD.1:2016)
    ISO 27588:2012 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of dead-load hardness using the very low rubber hardness (VLRH) scale
    ISO 7267-3:2017 Rubber-covered rollers Determination of apparent hardness Part 3: Pusey and Jones method
    EN ISO 8307:2007 Flexible cellular polymeric materials - Determination of resilience by ball rebound (ISO 8307:2007)
    DIN EN ISO 6508-2:2015-06 Metallic materials - Rockwell hardness test - Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines and indenters (ISO 6508-2:2015); German version EN ISO 6508-2:2015
    DIN ISO 48:2016-09 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of hardness (hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD) (ISO 48:2010)
    ISO 2039-2:1987 Plastics Determination of hardness Part 2: Rockwell hardness
    EN ISO 1514:2016 Paints and varnishes - Standard panels for testing (ISO 1514:2016)
    ISO 14530-3:1999 Plastics Unsaturated-polyester powder moulding compounds (UP-PMCs) Part 3: Requirements for selected moulding compounds
    VDI/VDE 2616 Blatt 1:2012-08 Hardness testing of metallic materials
    EN ISO 14530-3 : 1999 PLASTICS - UNSATURATED-POLYESTER POWDER MOULDING COMPOUNDS (UP-PMCS) - PART 3: REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTED MOULDING COMPOUNDS
    VDI 1000:2017-02 VDI Standardisation Work - Principles and procedures
    ISO 2435:1973 Nitrogen for use in aircraft
    ISO 1522:2006 Paints and varnishes — Pendulum damping test
    DIN EN ISO 4545-1:2015-05 (Draft) METALLIC MATERIALS - KNOOP HARDNESS TEST - PART 1: TEST METHOD
    ASTM D 531 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Pusey and Jones Indentation
    EN ISO 2039-1 : 2003 PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF HARDNESS - PART 1: BALL INDENTATION METHOD (ISO 2039-1:2001)
    DIN EN ISO 1518-2:2012-01 PAINTS AND VARNISHES - DETERMINATION OF SCRATCH RESISTANCE - PART 2: VARIABLE-LOADING METHOD (ISO 1518-2:2011)
    EN 14598-2:2005/AC:2006 REINFORCED THERMOSETTING MOULDING COMPOUNDS - SPECIFICATION FOR SHEET MOULDING COMPOUND (SMC) AND BULK MOULDING COMPOUND (BMC) - PART 2: METHODS OF TEST AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    ISO 14577-1:2015 Metallic materials Instrumented indentation test for hardness and materials parameters Part 1: Test method
    ISO 291:2008 Plastics Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
    ISO 2815:2003 Paints and varnishes Buchholz indentation test
    ISO 2439:2008 Flexible cellular polymeric materials Determination of hardness (indentation technique)
    ENV 13005 : DRAFT 1999 GUIDE TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENT
    DIN EN ISO 2039-2:2000-01 PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF HARDNESS - PART 2: ROCKWELL HARDNESS
    DIN EN ISO 14577-1:2015-11 Metallic materials - Instrumented indentation test for hardness and materials parameters - Part 1: Test method (ISO 14577-1:2015); German version EN ISO 14577-1:2015
    DIN EN ISO 6507-2:2016-08 (Draft) METALLIC MATERIALS - VICKERS HARDNESS TEST - PART 2: VERIFICATION AND CALIBRATION OF TESTING MACHINES (ISO 6507-2:2005)
    ISO 7619-2:2010 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of indentation hardness Part 2: IRHD pocket meter method
    DIN EN ISO 6508-1:2016-12 Metallic materials - Rockwell hardness test - Part 1: Test method (ISO 6508-1:2016); German version EN ISO 6508-1:2016
    EN ISO 2815:2003 Paints and varnishes - Buchholz indentation test (ISO 2815:2003)
    ISO 1518-1:2011 Paints and varnishes Determination of scratch resistance Part 1: Constant-loading method
    EN ISO 291:2008 Plastics - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 291:2008)
    DIN EN ISO 14577-3:2015-11 METALLIC MATERIALS - INSTRUMENTED INDENTATION TEST FOR HARDNESS AND MATERIALS PARAMETERS - PART 3: CALIBRATION OF REFERENCE BLOCKS (ISO 14577-3:2015)
    ISO 14577-3:2015 Metallic materials Instrumented indentation test for hardness and materials parameters Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks
    DIN EN ISO 1514:2005-02 PAINTS AND VARNISHES - STANDARD PANELS FOR TESTING (ISO 1514:2016)
    ISO 18898:2016 Rubber Calibration and verification of hardness testers
    EN ISO 14530-1 : 1999 PLASTICS - UNSATURATED-POLYESTER POWDER MOULDING COMPOUNDS (UP-PMCS) - PART 1 - DESIGNATION SYSTEM AND BASIS FOR SPECIFICATIONS
    DIN EN ISO 1522:2007-04 Paints and varnishes - Pendulum damping test (ISO 1522:2006)
    DIN EN ISO 4545-2:2015-05 (Draft) METALLIC MATERIALS - KNOOP HARDNESS TEST - PART 2: VERIFICATION AND CALIBRATION OF TESTING MACHINES
    ISO 14577-2:2015 Metallic materials Instrumented indentation test for hardness and materials parameters Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines
    ASTM D 1474 : 1998 Standard Test Methods for Indentation Hardness of Organic Coatings
    EN ISO 2439:2008 Flexible cellular polymeric materials - Determination of hardness (indentation technique) (ISO 2439:2008)
    EN ISO 1518-2:2011 Paints and varnishes - Determination of scratch resistance - Part 2: Variable-loading method (ISO 1518-2:2011)
    DIN EN ISO 14577-2:2015-11 METALLIC MATERIALS - INSTRUMENTED INDENTATION TEST FOR HARDNESS AND MATERIALS PARAMETERS - PART 2: VERIFICATION AND CALIBRATION OF TESTING MACHINES (ISO 14577-2:2015)
    ISO 48:2010 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of hardness (hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD)
    EN ISO 14577-2:2015 Metallic materials - Instrumented indentation test for hardness and materials parameters - Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines (ISO 14577-2:2015)
    ISO 1043-2:2011 Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms — Part 2: Fillers and reinforcing materials
    ISO 1043-1:2011 Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms — Part 1: Basic polymers and their special characteristics
    EN 14598-3:2005 Reinforced thermosetting moulding compounds - Specification for Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC) and Bulk Moulding Compound (BMC) - Part 3: Specific requirements
    EN ISO 2039-2 : 1999 PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF HARDNESS - PART 2 - ROCKWELL HARDNESS
    ISO 14530-2:1999 Plastics Unsaturated-polyester powder moulding compounds (UP-PMCs) Part 2: Preparation of test specimens and determination of properties
    ISO 1518-2:2011 Paints and varnishes Determination of scratch resistance Part 2: Variable-loading method
    EN ISO 1522:2006 Paints and varnishes - Pendulum damping test (ISO 1522:2006)
    ISO 868:2003 Plastics and ebonite — Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness)
    ISO 7267-1:2017 Rubber-covered rollers Determination of apparent hardness Part 1: IRHD method
    EN ISO 6508-2:2015 Metallic materials - Rockwell hardness test - Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines and indenters (ISO 6508-2:2015)
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