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AS 1816.2:2026
[Current]Metallic materials - Brinell hardness test, Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines (ISO 6506-2:2017, IDT)
AS 1816.2:2026 identically adopts ISO 6506 2:2017, which specifies methods of direct and indirect verification of testing machines used for determining Brinell hardness in accordance with ISO 6506 1 and also specifies when these two types of verification have to be performed
Published: 06/02/2026
Pages: 15
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General conditions
5 Direct verification
5.1 General
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.2 Measurement of the test forces
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.2.4
5.3 Measurement of the properties of the indenter ball
5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.4
5.3.4.1
5.3.4.2
5.4 Calibration of the indentation diameter measuring system
5.4.1
5.4.2
5.4.3
5.5 Verification of the testing cycle
5.5.1
5.5.2
6 Indirect verification
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
6.10
7 Intervals between verifications
8 Verification report/calibration certificate
Annex A
A.1 General
A.2 Direct verification of the hardness testing machine
A.2.1 Measurement of the test forces
A.2.2 Calibration of the indentation diameter measuring system
A.2.3 Measurement of the indenter ball
A.2.4 Measurement of the testing cycle
A.3 Indirect verification of the hardness testing machine
A.4 Budget of uncertainty of measurement
Annex B
B.1 Procedure
Bibliography
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Metallic materials — Calibration of force-proving instruments used for the verification of uniaxial testing machines
[Current]
Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks
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