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Metallic materials - Brinell hardness test - Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks (ISO/DIS 6506-3:2023)

ISO 6506-3:2014 specifies a method for the calibration of reference blocks to be used in the indirect verification of Brinell hardness testing machines as described in ISO 6506‑2.
The procedures necessary to ensure metrological traceability of the calibration machine are also specified.

Metallische Werkstoffe - Härteprüfung nach Brinell - Teil 3: Kalibrierung von Härtevergleichsplatten (ISO/DIS 6506-3:2023)

In diesem Teil von ISO 6506 ist das Verfahren für die Kalibrierung von Härtevergleichsplatten festgelegt, die bei der indirekten Überprüfung von Härteprüfmaschinen nach Brinell nach ISO 6506-2 verwendet werden.
Weiterhin sind die Verfahren festgelegt, die zur Sicherstellung der metrologischen Rückführbarkeit der Bezugsnormalmesseinrichtungen erforderlich sind.

Matériaux métalliques - Essai de dureté Brinell - Partie 3: Étalonnage des blocs de référence (ISO/DIS 6506-3:2023)

L'ISO 6506-3 :2014 spécifie une méthode pour l'étalonnage des blocs de référence à utiliser pour la vérification indirecte des machines d'essai de dureté Brinell, comme décrite dans l'ISO 6506‑2.
Les procédures nécessaires pour assurer la traçabilité métrologique de la machine d'étalonnage sont également spécifiées.

Kovinski materiali - Preskus trdote po Brinellu - 3. del: Umerjanje primerjalnih ploščic (ISO/DIS 6506-3:2023)

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Dec-2023
• ICS: 19.060 - Mechanical testing
• ICS: 77.040.10 - Mechanical testing of metals
• Technical Committee: PKG - Testing of metallic materials
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 06-Nov-2023
• Due Date: 25-Mar-2024
• Completion Date: 09-Jan-2024
• Ref Project: prEN ISO 6506-3 - Metallic materials - Brinell hardness test - Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks (ISO/DIS 6506-3:2023)

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN ISO 6506-3:2014 - Metallic materials - Brinell hardness test - Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks (ISO 6506-3:2014)
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Revises: SIST EN ISO 6506-3:2014 - Metallic materials - Brinell hardness test - Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks (ISO 6506-3:2014)
• Effective Date: 20-Oct-2021

Overview

prEN ISO 6506-3 (ISO/DIS 6506-3:2023) - Metallic materials - Brinell hardness test - Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks - specifies the method and metrological requirements for calibrating Brinell hardness reference blocks used for the indirect verification of Brinell hardness testing machines. The document defines manufacturing, calibration-machine performance, calibration procedure, marking, uncertainty evaluation and validity periods to ensure metrological traceability of Brinell reference blocks.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope and purpose: Calibration method for reference blocks used with Brinell hardness testing machines (ISO 6506 series).
• Manufacture of reference blocks: Blocks must be specially manufactured for homogeneity and stability; minimum thickness depends on ball size (examples: 16 mm for 10 mm balls at HBW ≤150; 12 mm for 10 mm balls at HBW >150; 12 mm for 5 mm balls). Blocks shall be non‑magnetic (steel blocks recommended to be demagnetized).
• Surface geometry & roughness: Flatness, parallelism and permissible surface roughness are specified and vary with indenter ball diameter.
• Calibration machine performance:
  • Direct verification intervals ≤ 12 months.
  • Force measurements: each test force measured ≥ 3 times using an ISO 376 elastic proving device (class 0.5 or better).
  • Indenter specifications and measurement traceability to SI.
  • Indentation diameter measuring system resolution: 0.002 mm for 5 mm and 10 mm balls; 0.001 mm for balls <5 mm. The device must be calibrated at a minimum of five points across its range.
  • Testing cycle timing: time-to-full-force (7 ± 1) s and dwell time (14 ± 1) s; timing uncertainty < ±0.5 s.
  • Maximum indenter approach velocities defined per ball size.
• Calibration procedure & sampling: Calibrate at (23 ± 5) °C; make at least five indentations uniformly distributed across each reference block (one designated as a reference indentation). Procedures for evaluating non‑uniformity and the uncertainty of the mean hardness value are given (maximum permissible non‑uniformity depends on indentation diameter and hardness; for HBW < 225 the limit is 2%).
• Marking & documentation: Blocks must be marked with mean hardness (e.g., “348 HBW 5/750”), supplier, serial number, calibration lab, thickness and calibration year; accompanied by a calibration certificate with uncertainty and indentation data.
• Validity: Recommended calibration validity up to five years (2–3 years for aluminium and copper alloys).

Applications and users

• Laboratories performing hardness calibrations, quality control and metallurgical testing.
• Calibration laboratories that supply Brinell reference blocks and certificates.
• Manufacturers of testing machines and forensic/materials engineers needing traceable Brinell measurements.
• Use cases: routine verification of Brinell hardness testers, supplier quality assurance, material conformity testing and instrument accreditation.

Related standards

• ISO 6506-1: Brinell test method
• ISO 6506-2: Verification and calibration of testing machines
• ISO 376: Calibration of force-proving instruments

Keywords: prEN ISO 6506-3, ISO 6506-3, Brinell hardness, calibration of reference blocks, Brinell reference block calibration, metrological traceability, indentation diameter, uncertainty, hardness verification.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2023
Kovinski materiali - Preskus trdote po Brinellu - 3. del: Umerjanje primerjalnih
ploščic (ISO/DIS 6506-3:2023)
Metallic materials - Brinell hardness test - Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks
(ISO/DIS 6506-3:2023)
Metallische Werkstoffe - Härteprüfung nach Brinell - Teil 3: Kalibrierung von
Härtevergleichsplatten (ISO/DIS 6506-3:2023)
Matériaux métalliques - Essai de dureté Brinell - Partie 3: Étalonnage des blocs de
référence (ISO/DIS 6506-3:2023)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 6506-3
ICS:
77.040.10 Mehansko preskušanje kovin Mechanical testing of metals
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Manufacture of reference blocks . 1
4 Calibration machine .2
5 Calibration procedure . 3
6 Number of indentations . 3
7 Non-uniformity of reference block . 4
8 Marking . . 4
9 Validity . 5
Annex A (informative) Uncertainty of the mean hardness value of reference blocks .6
Bibliography .10
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Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 164, Mechanical testing of metals, Subcommittee
SC 3, Hardness testing.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 6506-3:2005), which has been technically
revised.
ISO 6506 consists of the following parts, under the general title Metallic materials — Brinell hardness
test:
— Part 1: Test method
— Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines
— Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks
— Part 4: Tables of hardness values
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Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test —
Part 3:
Calibration of reference blocks
1 Scope
This part of ISO 6506 specifies a method for the calibration of reference blocks to be used in the indirect
verification of Brinell hardness testing machines as described in ISO 6506-2.
The procedures necessary to ensure metrological traceability of the calibration machine are also
specified.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 376, Metallic materials — Calibration of force-proving instruments used for the verification of uniaxial
testing machines
ISO 6506-1:2014, Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 1: Test method
ISO 6506-2:2014, Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 2: Verification and calibration of
testing machines
3 Manufacture of reference blocks
3.1 The block shall be specially manufactured for use as a reference block.
NOTE Attention is drawn to the need to use a manufacturing process which will give the necessary
homogeneity, stability of structure, and uniformity of surface hardness.
3.2 Each metal block to be calibrated shall be of a thickness not less than
— 16 mm for 10 mm balls, for HBW ≤ 150
— 12 mm for 10 mm balls, for HBW > 150
— 12 mm for 5 mm balls, or
— 6 mm for smaller balls.
3.3 The reference blocks shall be free of magnetism. It is recommended that the manufacturer shall
ensure that the blocks, if of steel, have been demagnetized at the end of the manufacturing process.
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3.4 The flatness of the two surfaces and the parallelism of the reference block shall be in accordance
with Table 1.
Table 1 — Requirements for the reference blocks
Permissible surface roughness
Tolerance in
Tolerance in flatness a
Ra
Diameter of ball parallelism
of the surfaces
µm
mm mm
mm
over 50 mm
Test surface Bottom surface
10 0,040 0,050 0,3 0,8
5 0,030 0,040 0,2 0,8
2,5 0,020 0,030 0,1 0,8
1,0 0,020 0,030 0,05 0,8
a
Sampling length: l = 0,80 mm (see ISO 4287).
3.5 The test surface shall be free from scratches which interfere with the measurement of the
indentations (see Table 1).
3.6 To verify that no material is subsequently removed from the reference block, the thickness at the
time of calibration shall be marked on it to the nearest 0,1 mm, or an identifying mark shall be made on
the test surface [see 8.1, item e)].
4 Calibration machine
4.1 In addition to fulfilling the general requirements specified in ISO 6506-2:2014, Clause 3, the
calibration machine shall also meet the requirements given in 4.2 to 4.7.
4.2 The machine shall be verified directly in intervals not exceeding 12 months.
Direct verification involves
a) measurement of the test forces,
b) measurement of the diameter, hardness, and density of the indenter ball,
c) calibration of the indentation diameter measuring device, and
d) measurement of the testing cycle, if this is not possible, at least the force versus time behaviour.
4.3 The instruments used for verification and calibration shall be traceable to the SI.
4.4 Each test force shall be measured a minimum of three t
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