ASTM E 10-18 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials

Scope - 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.
This test method includes requirements for the use of portable Brinell hardness testing machines that measure Brinell hardness by the Brinell hardness test principle and can meet the requirements of this test method, including the direct and indirect verifications of the testing machine. Portable Brinell hardness testing machines that cannot meet the direct verification requirements and can only be verified by indirect verification requirements are covered in Test Method E110.
Current edition approved July 1, 2018. Published August 2018.
Originally approved in 1924. Last previous edition approved in 2017 as EI0-17.
DOI: 10.1520/E0010-18