Mechanical Testing and Evaluation
Abstract
Hardness testing is perhaps the simplest and the least expensive method of mechanically characterizing a material. This article provides an overview of the principles of hardness testing. It compares Brinell with Meyer hardness testing and hardness testing of fully cold worked metals with fully annealed metals. The article discusses the plastic deformation of ideal plastic metals under an indenter, by a flat punch, and by spherical indenters. The classification of the hardness tests using various criteria, including type of measurement, magnitude of indentation load, and nature of the test, is also provided.
Sign in
ASM members
Member Sign InGopal Revankar, Introduction to Hardness Testing, Mechanical Testing and Evaluation, Vol 8, ASM Handbook, Edited By Howard Kuhn, Dana Medlin, ASM International, 2000, p 197–202, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v08.a0003270
Download citation file:
Close
ASM INTERNATIONAL
FALL / WINTER 2020 CATALOG
View the new, upcoming, and best-selling resources in ASM Handbooks, technical books, and databases in the Fall / Winter 2020 Catalog.