What is BS EN ISO 6507-1 - Vickers hardness test about?
The first in a four-part series of international standards on the Vickers hardness test, BS EN ISO 6507-1:2023 outlines procedures and guidelines for performing Vickers tests on a wide range of materials, including metals, ceramics and composites.
Who is BS EN ISO 6507-1 - Vickers hardness test for?
laboratories
manufacturing industries
research and development
quality control departments
academic institutions
certification bodies
regulatory agencies.
What does BS EN ISO 6507-1 - Vickers hardness test cover?
BS EN ISO 6507-1:2023 specifies the Vickers hardness test method for three different ranges of test force for metallic materials, including hard metals and other cemented carbides, metallic coatings, and other inorganic coatings:
for test force range F is greater than or equal to 49,03, the hardness symbol is greater than or equal to HV 5 and the designation is Vickers hardness test
for test force range 1.961 less than or equa...