ISO 6507 specifies the Vickers hardness test method for the three different ranges of test force for metallic materials, including hardmetals and other cemented carbides.

Principle: A diamond indenter, in the form of a right pyramid with a square base and with a specified angle between opposite faces at the vertex, is forced into the surface of a test piece, followed by measure

The Vickers hardness is proportional to the quotient obtained by dividing the test force by the area of the sloped surface of indentation, which is assumed to be a right pyramid with a square base and having at the vertex the same angle as the indenter.

NOTE 1 A right pyramid has its apex aligned with the centre of the base.

NOTE 2 As applicable, this document has adopted hardness

To answer your question – yes, NextGen’s Universal Hardness Tester for Vickers / Knoop, Rockwell and Brinell comply ISO 6507 Standard.

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