Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : MTD 03
Document Number : MTD 03 ( 25817)
Document Title [English] : Metallic materials Rockwell hardness testPart 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines and indenters (Sixth Revision)
Document Title [Hindi] : धात्विक सामग्री - रॉकवेल कठोरता परीक्षण भाग 2: परीक्षण मशीनों और इंडेंटर्स का सत्यापन एवं अंशशोधन (छठा पुनरीक्षण)
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 77.040.10
Date of Project Approval : 17-05-2024
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 1586 : Part 2: 2018
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 1586 : Part 2: 2018


Classification Details
Group : Metals, Alloys and Metal Products (including Steel Products)
Sub Group : Heat treatment, metallography and testing
Sub Sub Group : Methods of mechanical testing of metals
Aspects : Methods of tests
Risk : None
Certification : Not Certifiable
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Steel
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence : Identical under dual numbering
Identical/Equivalent Standards : ISO 6508-2 : 2023
Organization Type: ISO

Division Council Chairperson Approval Details
Request Date: 26-03-2025
Status of Chairperson Approval: Pending for DC Approval
Division Council Chairperson : Amit Bhattacharjee
Attachment :  View File 1
 View File 2
Sectional Committee Chairman Approval :
N/A


::Cross Referenced Indian Standard::
Sl. No. Is No & Year IS Title
1 IS 4169: 2014 Metallic materials - Calibration of force proving instruments used for the verification of uniaxial testing machines (Second Revision)

Sl. No. Document No Document Title
1 MTD/03 / 25816 Metallic materials Rockwell hardness testPart 1: Test method (Sixth Revision)
2 MTD/03 / 25818 Metallic materials Rockwell hardness testPart 3: Calibration of reference blocks (Sixth Revision)
3 MTD/03 / 25819 Metallic materials Vickers hardness test Part 1: Test method (Sixth Revision)

::Cross Referenced International Standard(s) & Standard(s) Of National SDO(s) ::
Sl. No. Prefix Number Part Section Year
1 ISO 6508 1 - 2023
2 ISO 6508 3 - 2023
3 ISO 6507 1 - 2023
4 ISO 376 - - 2011

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This document specifies two separate methods of verification of testing machines (direct and indirect) for determining Rockwell hardness in accordance with ISO 6508-1, together with a method for verifying Rockwell hardness indenters.
2 The direct verification method is used to determine whether the main parameters associated with the machine function, such as applied force, depth measurement, and testing cycle timing, fall within specified tolerances. The indirect verification method uses a number of calibrated reference hardness blocks to determine how well the machine can measure a material of known hardness.
3 This document is applicable to stationary and portable hardness testing machines. Attention is drawn to the fact that the use of tungsten carbide composite for ball indenters is considered to be the standard type of Rockwell indenter ball.

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1 06-06-2024 06-11-2024 21-01-2025 05-06-2025 Mr. HAWELIKAR DUSHYANT SATYAPREM 06-06-2024