Vickers Hardness Test

Hardness is a characteristic of a material, not a fundamental physical property. It is defined as the resistance to indentation, and it is determined by measuring the permanent depth of the indentation.  The Vickers hardness test uses a square-based pyramid diamond indenter with an angle of 136º between the opposite faces at the vertex, which is pressed into the surface of the test piece using a prescribed force. Load range is 0,3-0,5-1-3-5-10-30 kg.

Application Standards:

• TS EN ISO 9015-1: Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials – Hardness testing – Part 1: Hardness test on arc welded joints
• TS EN ISO 6507-1: Metallic materials – Vickers hardness test – Part 1: Test method
• ASTM E 92: Standard Test Method for Vickers Hardness of Metallic Materials
• TS EN ISO 898-2: Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel – Part 2: Nuts with specified property classes – Coarse thread and fine pitch thread.