Standard Practice for Portable Hardness Testing by the Ultrasonic Contact Impedance Method

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1.1 This practice covers the determination of comparative hardness values by applying the Ultrasonic Contact Impedance Method (UCI Method).
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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Designation:A1038–05
Standard Practice for
Portable Hardness Testing by the Ultrasonic Contact
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Impedance Method
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 1038; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope defined indenter, for example, a Vickers diamond, with a fixed
force against the surface of the part to be tested.
1.1 This practice covers the determination of comparative
3.1.3 calibration—determination of the specific values of
hardness values by applying the Ultrasonic Contact Impedance
the significant operating parameters of the UCI instrument by
Method (UCI Method).
comparisonwithvaluesindicatedbyastandardizedworkbench
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
hardness tester or by a set of certified reference test pieces.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.4 verification—checking or testing the UCI instrument
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
to ensure conformance with this practice.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3.1.5 surface finish—all references to surface finish in this
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
practice are defined as surface roughness (that is, Ra = average
2. Referenced Documents
roughness value).
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Significance and Use
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
4.1 The hardness of a material is a defined quantity having
of Steel Products
many scales and being dependent on the way the test is
E10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materi-
performed. In order to avoid the creation of a new practice
als
involving a new hardness scale, the UCI method converts into
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
common hardness values, for example, HV, HRC, etc.
Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
4.2 The UCI hardness test is a superficial determination,
E92 Test Method for Vickers Hardness of Metallic Mate-
only measuring the hardness condition of the surface con-
rials
tacted. The results generated at a specific location do not
E 140 Test Method for Hardness Conversion Tables for
represent the part at any other surface location and yield no
Metals
information about the material at subsurface locations.
E 384 Test Method for Microindentation Hardness of Ma-
4.3 The UCI hardness test may be used on large or small
terials
components at various locations. It can be used to make
3. Terminology hardness measurements on positions difficult to access, such as
tooth flanks or roots of gears.
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 UCI method—Ultrasonic Contact Impedance, a hard-
A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUMENTS
ness testing method developed by Dr. Claus Kleesattel in 1961
AND TEST PROCEDURE FOR UCI HARDNESS
based on the measurement of the frequency shift of a resonat-
TESTING
ingrodcausedbytheessentiallyelasticnatureofthefinitearea
of contact between the indenter and the test piece during the
5. Apparatus
penetration.
5.1 Instruments used for UCI hardness testing generally
3.1.2 UCI hardness test—a hardness testing practice using a
consist of (1) a probe containing a rod with a defined indenter,
calibrated instrument by pressing a resonating rod with a
for example, aVickers diamond, attached to the contacting end
per Test Method E92 and Test Method E 384, (2) vibration
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
generating means, (3) vibration detecting means, (4) electronic
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
means for the numerical evaluation, and (5) a digital display,
A01.06 on Steel Forgings and Billets.
indicating the measured hardness number.
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2005. Published February 2005.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or 5.2 UCI Probes—There are different probes available for
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
UCI hardness testing.They typically cover static loads ranging
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
from 1 N to 98 N. See also Appendix X1. They come also in
the ASTM website.
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different sizes with longer and shorter sensor rods for specials
applications. And they are developed in two versions, that is,
manually operated or equipped with a servo-motor for auto-
matic testing.
5.3 Summary of Practice—In convent
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