ASTM E 10 - 10 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved June 1, 2010. Published June 2010. Originally approved in 1924. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as E10 – 08. 32 p. This test method covers the determination of the Brinell hardness of metallic materials by the Brinell indentation hardness principle. This standard provides the requirements for a Brinell testing machine and the procedures for performing Brinell hardness tests