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AS 1816.1:2026
[Current]Metallic materials - Brinell hardness test, Part 1: Test method (ISO 6506-1:2014, IDT)
AS 1816.1:2026 identically adopts ISO 6506 1:2014, which specifies the method for the Brinell hardness test for metallic materials. It is applicable to both fixed location and portable hardness testing machines
Published: 06/02/2026
Pages: 16
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Principle
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
4.1
4.2
5 Apparatus
5.1
5.2
5.3
6 Test piece
6.1
6.2
6.3
7 Procedure
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.9
7.10
8 Uncertainty of the results
9 Test report
Annex A
Annex B
Annex C
C.1 General requirements
C.2 General procedure
C.3 Bias of the machine
C.4 Procedures for calculating uncertainty: Hardness measurement values
C.4.1 Procedure without consideration of bias (method M1)
C.4.2 Procedure with consideration of bias (method M2)
C.5 Expression of the result of measurement
Bibliography
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Sintered metal materials, excluding hardmetals — Determination of apparent hardness and microhardness
[Superseded]
Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines
[Current]
Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks
[Current]
Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 4: Table of hardness values
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