ASTM E10-07a
Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- Standard No.
- ASTM E10-07a
- Release Date
- 2007
- Published By
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Status
- Replace By
- ASTM E10-08
- Latest
- ASTM E10-23
- Scope
The Brinell hardness test is an indentation hardness test that can provide useful information about metallic materials. This information may correlate to tensile strength, wear resistance, ductility, or other physical characteristics of metallic materials, and may be useful in quality control and selection of materials.
Brinell hardness tests are considered satisfactory for acceptance testing of commercial shipments, and have been used extensively in industry for this purpose.
Brinell hardness testing at a specific location on a part may not represent the physical characteristics of the whole part or end product.
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the Brinell hardness of metallic materials by the Brinell indentation hardness principle. This standard provides the requirements for a Brinell testing machine and the procedures for performing Brinell hardness tests.
1.2 This standard includes additional requirements in four annexes:
Verification of Brinell Hardness Testing Machines Brinell Hardness Standardizing Machines Standardization of Brinell Hardness Indenters Standardization of Brinell Hardness Test Blocks 1.3 This standard includes nonmandatory information in an appendix which relates to the Brinell hardness test:
Table of Brinell Hardness Numbers Examples of Procedures for Determining Brinell Hardness Uncertainty 1.4 At the time the Brinell hardness test was developed, the force levels were specified in units of kilograms-force (kgf). Although this standard specifies the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI) as the Newton (N), because of the historical precedent and continued common usage of kgf units, force values in kgf units are provided for information and much of the discussion in this standard refers to forces in kgf units.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
ASTM E10-07a Referenced Document
- ASTM E140 Standard Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals Relationship Among Brinell Hardness, Vickers Hardness, Rockwell Hardness, Superficial Hardness, Knoop Hardness, and Scleroscope Hardness
- ASTM E29 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
- ASTM E384 Standard Test Method for Microindentation Hardness of Materials
- ASTM E74 Standard Practices for Calibration and Verification for Force-Measuring Instruments
- ISO/IEC 17011 Conformity assessment — Requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies*， 2024-04-19 Update
- ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories [Standard in French]
ASTM E10-07a history
- 2023 ASTM E10-23 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2018 ASTM E10-18 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2017 ASTM E10-17 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2015 ASTM E10-15a Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2015 ASTM E10-15 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2014 ASTM E10-14 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2012 ASTM E10-12 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2010 ASTM E10-10 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2008 ASTM E10-08 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2007 ASTM E10-07a Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2007 ASTM E10-07e1 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2007 ASTM E10-07 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2001 ASTM E10-01e1 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2001 ASTM E10-01 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2000 ASTM E10-00a Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
- 2000 ASTM E10-00 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
