This part of ISO 6508 specifies the method for Rockwell regular and Rockwell superficial hardness tests for scales A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, 15N, 30N, 45N, 15T, 30T, and 45T for metallic materials and is applicable to stationary and portable hardness testing machines.
For specific materials and/or products, other specific International Standards apply (for instance, NOTE Attention is drawn to the fact that the use of tungsten carbide composite for ball indenters is considered to be the standard type of Rockwell indenter ball. Steel indenter balls are allowed to continue to be used only when complying with Annex A.
ISO 6508-1:2016 Referenced Document
ASTM E18-16 Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials*, 2024-04-20 Update
ISO 18265:2013 Metallic materials.Conversion of hardness values
ISO 3738-1:1982 Hardmetals; Rockwell hardness test (scale A); Part 1 : Test method
ISO 4498:2010 Sintered metal materials, excluding hardmetals - Determination of apparent hardness and microhardness
ISO 6508-2:2015 Metallic materials - Rockwell hardness test - Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines and indenters
ISO 6508-3:2015 Metallic materials - Rockwell hardness test - Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks
ISO/IEC GUIDE 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
ISO 6508-1:2016 history
2023ISO 6508-1:2023 Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 1: Test method
2022ISO 6508-1:2022 Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 1: Test method
2016ISO 6508-1:2016 Metallic materials - Rockwell hardness test - Part 1: Test method
2015ISO 6508-1:2015 Metallic materials - Rockwell hardness test - Part 1: Test method
2005ISO 6508-1:2005 Metallic materials - Rockwell hardness test - Part 1: Test method (scales A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, N, T)
1999ISO 6508-1:1999 Metallic materials - Rockwell hardness test - Part 1: Test method (scales A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, N, T)