1.1 This practice defines the basic steps of Instrumented Indentation Testing (IIT) and establishes the requirements, accuracies, and capabilities needed by an instrument to successfully perform the test and produce the data that can be used for the determination of indentation hardness and other material characteristics. IIT is a mechanical test that measures the response of a material to the imposed stress and strain of a shaped indenter by forcing the indenter into a material and monitoring the force on, and displacement of, the indenter as a function of time during the full loading-unloading test cycle.<\/p>\n
1.2 The operational features of an IIT instrument, as well as requirements for Instrument Verification Annex A1), Standardized Reference Blocks (Annex A2) and Indenter Requirements (Annex A3) are defined. This practice is not intended to be a complete purchase specification for an IIT instrument.<\/p>\n
1.3 With the exception of the non-mandatory Appendix X4, this practice does not define the analysis necessary to determine material properties. That analysis is left for other test methods. Appendix X4 includes some basic analysis techniques to allow for the indirect performance verification of an IIT instrument by using test blocks.<\/p>\n
1.4 Zero point determination, instrument compliance determination and the indirect determination of an indenters area function are important parts of the IIT process. The practice defines the requirements for these items and includes non-mandatory appendixes to help the user define them.<\/p>\n
1.5 The use of deliberate lateral displacements is not included in this practice (that is, scratch testing).<\/p>\n
1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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| 1<\/td>\n | Scope Referenced Documents Terminology <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 2<\/td>\n | Summary of Practice FIG. 1 FIG. 2 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 3<\/td>\n | Significance and Use Apparatus Test Piece <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 4<\/td>\n | Procedure Report Keywords <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 5<\/td>\n | A1. INSTRUMENT VERIFICATION A1.1 Scope A1.2 General Conditions A1.3 Direct Verification A1.4 Indirect Verification <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 6<\/td>\n | A1.5 Routine Checking A1.6 Verification Schedule A1.7 Reporting Results for Verifications and Routine Checking <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 7<\/td>\n | A2. STANDARD REFERENCE BLOCKS A2.1 Scope A2.2 General Requirements A2.3 Material Selection A2.4 Manufacture of Reference Blocks FIG. A1.1 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 8<\/td>\n | A2.5 Certification Procedure A2.6 Certification Report <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 9<\/td>\n | A3. INDENTER REQUIREMENTS A3.1 Scope A3.2 General Requirements A3.3 Vickers Indenters A3.4 Three Sided Pyramidal Pointed Indenters A3.5 Spherical Ball Indenters FIG. A3.1 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 10<\/td>\n | A3.6 Spherical Tipped Conical Indenters A3.7 Indenter Area Function FIG. A3.2 FIG. A3.3 TABLE A3.1 TABLE A3.2 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 11<\/td>\n | A3.8 Report X1. ZERO-POINT DETERMINATION X1.1 Scope X1.2 Procedure A <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 12<\/td>\n | X1.3 Procedure B TABLE X1.1 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 13<\/td>\n | FIG. X1.1 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 14<\/td>\n | FIG. X1.2 FIG. X1.3 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 15<\/td>\n | X1.4 Uncertainty FIG. X1.4 FIG. X1.5 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 16<\/td>\n | FIG. X1.6 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 17<\/td>\n | X2. DETERMINATION OF INSTRUMENT COMPLIANCE X2.1 Scope X2.2 Referenced Documents X2.3 Definitions X2.4 General Conditions X2.5 Test Sample FIG. X1.7 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 18<\/td>\n | X2.6 Procedure X2.7 Analysis X3. INDIRECT DETERMINATION OF INDENTER REFINED AREA FUNCTION X3.1 Scope X3.2 Apparatus X3.3 Procedure X3.4 Analysis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 19<\/td>\n | X4. TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING INDENTATION MODULUS AND HARDNESS USING INSTRUMENTED INDENTATION TECHNIQUES X4.1 Scope X4.2 Referenced Documents X4.3 Terminology X4.4 Summary of Test Method X4.5 Significance and Use <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 20<\/td>\n | X4.6 Apparatus X4.7 Test Sample X4.8 Procedure <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 21<\/td>\n | X4.9 Report FIG. X4.1 TABLE X4.1 TABLE X4.2 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 22<\/td>\n | X4.10 Precision and Bias TABLE X4.3 TABLE X4.4 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" E2546-07 Standard Practice for Instrumented Indentation Testing<\/b><\/p>\n |