EN ISO 6508-1:2015

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2015
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SIST EN ISO 6508-1:2006
Kovinski materiali - Preskus trdote po Rockwellu - 1. del: Preskusna metoda (ISO
6508-1:2015)
Metallic materials - Rockwell hardness test - Part 1: Test method (ISO 6508-1:2015)
Metallische Werkstoffe - Härteprüfung nach Rockwell - Teil 1: Prüfverfahren (ISO 6508-
1:2015)
Matériaux métalliques - Essai de dureté Rockwell - Partie 1: Méthode d'essai (ISO 6508-
1:2015)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 6508-1:2015
ICS:
77.040.10 Mehansko preskušanje kovin Mechanical testing of metals
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 6508-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2015
ICS 77.040.10 Supersedes EN ISO 6508-1:2005
English Version
Metallic materials - Rockwell hardness test - Part 1: Test method
(ISO 6508-1:2015)
Matériaux métalliques - Essai de dureté Rockwell - Partie 1: Metallische Werkstoffe - Härteprüfung nach Rockwell - Teil
Méthode d'essai (ISO 6508-1:2015) 1: Prüfverfahren (ISO 6508-1:2015)
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Foreword .3

Foreword
This document (EN ISO 6508-1:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 164 "Mechanical
testing of metals" in collaboration with Technical Committee ECISS/TC 101 “Test methods for steel (other
than chemical analysis)” the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2015, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by September 2015.
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rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 6508-1:2005.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
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Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 6508-1:2015 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 6508-1:2015 without any modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 6508-1
Third edition
2015-03-01
Metallic materials — Rockwell
hardness test —
Part 1:
Test method
Matériaux métalliques — Essai de dureté Rockwell —
Partie 1: Méthode d’essai
Reference number
ISO 6508-1:2015(E)
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ISO 6508-1:2015(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Principle . 1
4 Symbols, abbreviated terms and designations . 1
5 Testing machine . 4
6 Test piece . 5
7 Procedure. 5
8 Uncertainty of the results . 7
9 Test report . 7
10 Conversions to other hardness scales or tensile strength values .7
Annex A (normative) Special HR30TSm and HR15TSm test for thin products .8
Annex B (normative) Minimum thickness of the test piece in relation to the Rockwell hardness .9
Annex C (normative) Corrections to be added to Rockwell hardness values obtained on
convex cylindrical surfaces .12
Annex D (normative) Corrections to be added to Rockwell hardness C scale values obtained
on spherical test surfaces of various diameters .15
Annex E (normative) Daily Verification Procedure .16
Annex F (normative) Inspection of diamond indenters .19
Annex G (informative) Uncertainty of the measured hardness values .20
Annex H (informative) CCM - Working Group on Hardness .29
Annex I (informative) Rockwell Hardness Measurement Traceability .30
Bibliography .33
ISO 6508-1:2015(E)
Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 164, Mechanical testing of metals, Subcommittee
SC 3, Hardness testing.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 6508-1:2005), which has been
technically revised.
ISO 6508 consists of the following parts, under the general title Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test:
— Part 1: Test method
— Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines and indenters
— Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 6508-1:2015(E)
Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test —
Part 1:
Test method
1 Scope
This part of ISO 6508 specifies the method for Rockwell regular and Rockwell superficial hardness tests
(scales and applicable range of application according to Table 1) 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,
ISO 3738-1 and ISO 4498).
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.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 6508-2:2015, Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 2: Verification and calibration of
testing machines
ISO 6508-3:2015, Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks
3 Principle
An indenter of specified size, shape, and material is forced into the surface of a test specimen under two
force levels using the specific conditions defined in Clause 7. The specified preliminary force is applied
and the initial indentation depth is measured, followed by the application and removal of a specified
additional force, returning to the preliminary force. The final indentation depth is then measured and
the Rockwell hardness value is derived from the difference, h, in the final and initial indentation depths
and the two constants N and S (see Figure 1, Table 1 and Table 2) as:
h
Rockwell hardness=−N (1)
S
4 Symbols, abbreviated terms and designations
4.1 See Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, and Figure 1.
ISO 6508-1:2015(E)
Table 1 — Rockwell Regular scales
Rockwell Hardness Type of indenter Preliminary Total Scaling Full Applicable
symbol force force Constant Range range of applica-
Regular
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