Rockwell hardness tests

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Rockwell hardness testing has been extended to both low and high temperature regimes usually by enclosing the sample and part of the machine in an environmental chamber and using extensions for the anvil and indenter. 

Vickers and Knoop indentors, Barcol hardness, and Shore durometers (2) (b) to measure the resistance of a material to scratching by another material or by a sharp point, such as the Bierbaum hardness or scratch-resistance test and the Moh one for hardness and (c) to measure rebound efficiency or resilience, such as the various Rockwell hardness tests. The various tests provide different behavior characteristics for plastics, as described by different ASTM standards such as D 785. The ASTM and other sources provide different degrees of comparison for some of these tests. 

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Rockwell hardness tests apply a minor load and a major load. The minor load essentially sets the indentor on the surface of the material and through any slight imperfections. The major load pushes the indentor into the material to be tested. The minor and major loads vary depending on the test. 

The Rockwell hardness tests (superficial and standard) measure the depth of the impression made by either a 1/8-in. ball, a 1/16-in. ball, or a brale, diamond-point penetrator under major loads of 15, 30, 45, 60, 100, or 150 kg, depending on the type of test (Figure 15.39). The minor load for the Rockwell superficial test is 3 kg, and for the Rockwell standard test 10 kg. 

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The principle of the Rockwell hardness test is that the depth of the indentation between a minor and a major load applied through an indenter is inversely proportional to the hardness number. Using a minor load to set the indenter helps to reduce backlash in the measuring system. 

Rockwell hardness tests [ASTM-D785-65 (1970)] measure hardness in progressive numbers on different scales corresponding to the size of the ball indentor used. 

In ISO 2039. Part 2 [7] the Rockwell hardness test is described. This is based on the same principle as the ball indentation hardness, but due to the severity of the test in terms of the load applied and the ball diameter through which the load is applied to the test piece, the test is really only suited to the harder thermoplastics and thermosets. Several hardness scales are defined according to the ball and load used. Table 1 illustrates the defined scales in the ISO standard. 

FIGURE 3.43 Stages in Rockwell hardness test 1, minor load 2, minor and major loads 3, minor load only. 

Rockwell hardness n. The Rockwell hardness test method consists of indenting the test material with a diamond cone or hardened steel ball indenter. The indenter is forced into the test material under a preliminary minor load Fq, usually lOkgf When equilibrium has been reached, an indicating device, which follows the movements of the indenter and so responds to changes in depth of penetration of the indenter is set to a datum position. While the preliminary minor load is still applied an additional major load is applied with resulting increase in penetration. When equilibrium has again been reached, the additional major load is removed but the preliminary minor load is still maintained. Removal of the... 

Hardness of plastics is difficult to establish and compare because there is an enormous range of values. Hardness measured by indentors is also difficult because there is an elastic recovery effect. Among the most important methods for testing this property are Ball hardness, Rockwell hardness, and Shore hardness. Olher methods are also commonly used. The Rockwell hardness test determines the hardness after allowing for elastic recovery in the test specimen. Both Ball and Shore hardness tests exclude any elastic recovery effects. 

The load used is expressed in kilograms. In the Rockwell hardness test a 10-kg weight is first applied, and the degree of penetration is noted. Then, the so-called major load (60-150 kg) is applied, and a second reading is obtained. The hardness... 

Indentation Depth Reading Rockwell Test, in this test, the depth of the indentation is read from a dial indicator no microscope is required (34). In the Rockwell hardness tests, a load of 98 N is first applied to the surface and the depth of penetration is thereafter reckoned as the zero of measurement. A further load of 588, 980, or 1470 N is applied and removed leaving the additional depth of indentation recorded on a dial. The hardness is then expressed in terms of the dial reading on an arbitrarily numbered scale. The indenter used may be a steel spherical penetrator or a diamond cone with a hemispherical tip. The scales, indenter, and loads employed are chosen to adapt to the material properties. Results given by different testers are not readily interconverted. 

Hardness is defined as the resistance of a material to deformation, particularly permanent deformation, indentation or scratching. Hardness is purely a relative term and should not be confused with wear and abrasion resistance of plastics. For example, polystyrene has a high hardness but a poor abrasion resistance. Many tests have been devised to measure hardness. However, Rockwell and Durometer hardness tests are commonly used. The Rockwell hardness test measures the net increase in depth impression as the load on an indentor is increased from a fixed minor load to a major load and then returned to a minor load. The hardness numbers derived are just numbers without units. Rockwell hardness numbers in increasing order of hardness are R, L, M, E and K scales. The higher the number in each scale, the harder is the material. The Durometer hardness test is based on the penetration of a specified indentor forced into... 

Bornbaum (2010) exposed epoxy-based and phenohc-bonded composite bipolar plates for 14 days in phosphoric acid (W = 85 wt%) at 160°C and after exposure a rockwell hardness test (HR 10/40) was applied to determine the changes in the physical and/or chemical nature of the different thermosetting matrices. 

The hardness of plastics (and coatings may be considered to be very thin plastics) is most commonly measured by the Shore (durometer) test or Rockwell hardness test. Both of these hardness methods measure the resistance of plastics toward indentation. This provides an empirical hardness value. Shore hardness most often uses either the Shore A or the Shore D scale. These methods are best used for rubbers or elastomers and are also commonly used for softer plastics such as polyolefins, lluoropolymers, and polyvinyls. The Shore A scale is used for softer rubbers while the Shore D scale is used for harder ones. This method works better for thicker coatings, as with all hardness tests on coatings. The hardness of thin coatings can be influenced by the substrate, that is, an artificially hard measure may be measured. A picture of a durometer is shown in Fig. 2.23. 

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