The following standards define Brinell test procedures: ASTM E10 and ISO 6506. Just so you know, operators have a current copy of the relevant standards because they are frequently changed. To ensure that the metal’s plastic flow has stopped, the time under load (dwell) duration is necessary. In some situations, balls with smaller diameters and lower forces are also employed.

The Brinell test uses a single test force, like the Knoop and Vickers tests. Following removal of the load, the recovered round impression is measured using a low-power microscope or an automatic measuring device across the indent at right angles, and the average value is used to determine hardness. Brinell hardness testing is typically used in testing aluminum and copper alloys (at lower forces) and steels and cast irons at the higher force ranges.

The following Brinell Test Force can be applied in Universal Hardness Tester for Vickers / Knoop, Rockwell and Brinell: 5kgf(49N), 6.25kgf(61.25N), 10kgf(98N), 15.625kgf(153.125N), 30kgf(294N), 31.25kgf(306.25N), 62.5kgf(612.5N), 100kgf(980N), 125kgf(1225N), 187.5kgf(1837.5N)

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