1、Designation: E 384 08ae1Standard Test Method forMicroindentation Hardness of Materials1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 384; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number i
2、n parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.e1NOTESections X5.5.1, X5.5.4, and Table A1.5 were editorially corrected i
3、n July 2008.1. Scope*1.1 This test method covers determination of the microin-dentation hardness of materials, the verification of microinden-tation hardness testing machines, and the calibration of stan-dardized test blocks.1.2 This test method covers microindentation tests madewith Knoop and Vicke
4、rs indenters under test forces in the rangefrom 9.8 3 10-3to9.8N(1to1000 gf ).1.3 This test method includes an analysis of the possiblesources of errors that can occur during microindentation testingand how these factors affect the accuracy, repeatability, andreproducibility of test results.NOTE 1Wh
5、ile Committee E04 is primarily concerned with metals, thetest procedures described are applicable to other materials.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priat
6、e safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C 1326 Test Method for Knoop Indentation Hardness ofAdvanced CeramicsC 1327 Test Method for Vickers Indentation Hardness ofAdvanced CeramicsE3 Guide for Pr
7、eparation of Metallographic SpecimensE7 Terminology Relating to MetallographyE 122 Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate,With Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristicof a Lot or ProcessE 140 Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals RelationshipAmong Brinell Hardness, Vickers Har
8、dness, RockwellHardness, Superficial Hardness, Knoop Hardness, andScleroscope HardnessE 175 Terminology of MicroscopyE 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toDetermine the Precision of a Test MethodE 766 Practice for Calibrating the Magnification of a Scan-ning Electron Microscope3.
9、Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in this testmethod, see Terminology E7.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 calibrating, vdetermining the values of the signifi-cant parameters by comparison with values indicated by areference instrument or by a set of refe
10、rence standards.3.2.2 Knoop hardness number, HK, nan expression ofhardness obtained by dividing the force applied to the Knoopindenter by the projected area of the permanent impressionmade by the indenter.3.2.3 Knoop indenter, na rhombic-based pyramidal-shaped diamond indenter with edge angles of /A
11、 = 172 308and / B = 130 08 (see Fig. 1).3.2.4 microindentation hardness test, na hardness testusing a calibrated machine to force a diamond indenter ofspecific geometry into the surface of the material beingevaluated, in which the test forces range from 1 to 1000 gf (9.83 103to 9.8 N), and the inden
12、tation diagonal, or diagonals aremeasured with a light microscope after load removal; for anymicroindentation hardness test, it is assumed that the indenta-tion does not undergo elastic recovery after force removal.NOTE 2Use of the term microhardness should be avoided because itimplies that the hard
13、ness, rather than the force or the indentation size, isvery low.3.2.5 verifying, vchecking or testing the instrument toassure conformance with the specification.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E04 onMetallography and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E04.05 o
14、n Micro-indentation Hardness Testing.Current edition approved March 15, 2008. Published April 2008. Originallyapproved in 1969. Last previous edition approved in 2008as E 384 08.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.
15、For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.3.
16、2.6 Vickers hardness number, HV, nan expression ofhardness obtained by dividing the force applied to a Vickersindenter by the surface area of the permanent impression madeby the indenter.3.2.7 Vickers indenter, na square-based pyramidal-shapeddiamond indenter with face angles of 136 (see Fig. 2).3.3
17、 FormulaeThe formulae presented in 3.3.1-3.3.4 fforcalculating microindentation hardness are based upon an idealtester. The measured value of the microindentation hardness ofa material is subjected to several sources of errors. Based on Eq1-9, variations in the applied force, geometrical variationsb
18、etween diamond indenters, and human errors in measuringindentation lengths can affect the calculated material hardness.The amount of error each of these parameters has on thecalculated value of a microindentation measurement is dis-cussed in Section 10.3.3.1 For Knoop hardness tests, in practice, te
19、st loads are ingrams-force and indentation diagonals are in micrometers. TheKnoop hardness number is calculated using the following:HK 5 1.000 3 1033 P/Ap! 5 1.000 3 1033 P/cp3 d2! (1)orHK 5 14229 3 P/d2(2)FIG. 1 Knoop IndenterFIG. 2 Vickers IndenterE 384 08ae12cp5tanS/B2D2 tanS/A2D(3)where:P = forc
20、e, gf,d = length of long diagonal, m,Ap= projected area of indentation, m2,/ A = included longitudinal edge angle, 172 308,/ B = included transverse edge angle, 130 08 (see Fig. 1),andcp= indenter constant relating projected area of theindentation to the square of the length of the longdiagonal, ide
21、ally 0.07028.NOTE 3HK values for a 1-gf (9.8 3 103N) test are contained inAppendix X6. To obtain HK values when other test forces are employed,multiply the HK value from Table X6.1 for the d value by the actual testforce, g.3.3.2 The Knoop hardness, kgf/mm2is determined as fol-lows:HK 5 14.229 3 P1/
22、d12(4)where:P1= force, kgf, andd1= length of long diagonal, mm.3.3.3 The Knoop hardness reported with units of GPa isdetermined as follows:HK 5 0.014229 3 P2/d22(5)where:P2= force, N, andd2= length of the long diagonal of the indentation, mm.3.3.4 For the Vickers hardness test, in practice, test loa
23、ds arein grams-force and indentation diagonals are in micrometres.The Vickers hardness number is calculated as follows:HV 5 1.000 3 1033 P/As5 2.000 3 1033 P sina/2!/d2(6)orHV 5 1854.4 3 P/d2(7)where:P = force, gf,As= surface area of the indentation, m2,d = mean diagonal length of the indentation, m
24、, anda = face angle of the indenter, 136 08 (see Fig. 2).NOTE 4HV numbers for a 1-gf (9.8 3 103N) test load are containedin Appendix X6. To obtain HV values when other test forces areemployed, multiply the HV value from Table X6.2 for the d value by theactual test force, g.3.3.5 The Vickers hardness
25、, kgf/mm2is determined as fol-lows:HV 5 1.8544 3 P1/d12(8)where:P1= force, kgf, andd1= mean diagonal length of the indentations, mm.3.3.6 The Vickers hardness reported with units of GPa isdetermined as follows:HV 5 0.0018544 3 P2/d22(9)where:P2= force, N, andd2= mean diagonal length of the indentati
26、ons, mm.4. Summary of Test Method4.1 In this test method, a hardness number is determinedbased on the formation of a very small indentation by appli-cation of a relatively low force, in comparison to ordinaryindentation hardness tests.4.2 A Knoop or Vickers indenter, made from diamond ofspecific geo
27、metry is pressed into the test specimen surfaceunder an applied force in the range of 1 to 1000 gf using a testmachine specifically designed for such work.4.3 The size of the indentation is measured using a lightmicroscope equipped with a filar type eyepiece, or other typeof measuring device (see Te
28、rminology E 175).4.4 The Knoop hardness number is based upon the forcedivided by the projected area of the indentation. The Vickershardness number is based upon the force divided by the surfacearea of the indentation.4.5 It is assumed that elastic recovery does not occur whenthe indenter is removed
29、after the loading cycle, that is, it isassumed that the indentation retains the shape of the indenterafter the force is removed. In Knoop testing, it is assumed thatthe ratio of the long diagonal to the short diagonal of theimpression is the same (see 7.1.4) as for the indenter.5. Significance and U
30、se5.1 Hardness tests have been found to be very useful formaterials evaluation, quality control of manufacturing pro-cesses and research and development efforts. Hardness, al-though empirical in nature, can be correlated to tensile strengthfor many metals, and is an indicator of wear resistance andd
31、uctility.5.2 Microindentation tests extend hardness testing to mate-rials too thin or too small for macroindentation tests. Microin-dentation tests allow specific phases or constituents and regionsor gradients too small for macroindentation testing to beevaluated.5.3 Because the microindentation har
32、dness will reveal hard-ness variations that may exist within a material, a single testvalue may not be representative of the bulk hardness.6. Apparatus6.1 Test MachineThe test machine must support the testspecimen and control the movement of the indenter into thespecimen under a preselected test for
33、ce, and should have a lightoptical microscope to select the desired test location and tomeasure the size of the indentation produced by the test. Theplane of the surface of the test specimen must be perpendicularto the axis of the indenter and the direction of the forceapplication. The plane of the
34、test surface of test specimen mustbe level in order to obtain usable information.6.1.1 Force ApplicationThe test machine shall be capableof applying the following forces:6.1.1.1 The time from the initial application of the forceuntil the full test force is reached shall not exceed 10 s.E 384 08ae136
35、.1.1.2 The indenter shall contact the specimen at a velocitybetween 15 and 70 m/s.6.1.1.3 The full test force shall be applied for 10 to 15 sunless otherwise specified.6.1.1.4 For some applications it may be necessary to applythe test force for longer times. In these instances the tolerancefor the t
36、ime of the applied force is 6 2s.6.1.2 Vibration ControlDuring the entire test cycle, thetest machine should be protected from shock or vibration. Tominimize vibrations, the operator should avoid contacting themachine in any manner during the entire test cycle.6.2 Vickers IndenterThe Vickers indente
37、r usually pro-duces a geometrically similar indentation at all test forces.Except for tests at very low forces that produce indentationswith diagonals smaller than about 25 m, the hardness numberwill be essentially the same as produced by Vickers machineswith test forces greater than 1 kgf, as long
38、as the material beingtested is reasonably homogeneous. For isotropic materials, thetwo diagonals of a Vickers indentation are equal in size.6.2.1 The ideal Vickers indenter is a highly polished,pointed, square-based pyramidal diamond with face angles of136 08. The effect that geometrical variations
39、of these angleshave on the measured values of Vickers hardness are discussedin Section 10.6.2.2 The four faces of the Vickers indenter shall be equallyinclined to the axis of the indenter (within 6 308) and shallmeet at a sharp point. The line of junction between oppositefaces (offset) shall be not
40、more than 0.5 m in length as shownin Fig. 2.6.3 Knoop IndenterThe Knoop indenter does not producea geometrically similar indentation as a function of test force.Consequently, the Knoop hardness will vary with test force.Due to its rhombic shape, the indentation depth is shallower fora Knoop indentat
41、ion compared to a Vickers indentation underidentical test conditions. The two diagonals of a Knoopindentation are markedly different. Ideally, the long diagonal is7.114 times longer than the short diagonal, but this ratio isinfluenced by elastic recovery. Thus, the Knoop indenter isvery useful for e
42、valuating hardness gradients or thin coatings.6.3.1 The Knoop indenter is a highly polished, pointed,rhombic-based, pyramidal diamond. The ideal included longi-tudinal edge angles are 172 308 and 130 08. The idealindenter constant, cp, is 0.07028. The effect that geometricalvariations of these angle
43、s have on the measured values ofKnoop hardness are discussed in Section 10.6.3.2 The four faces of the Knoop indenter shall be equallyinclined to the axis of the indenter (within 6 308) and shallmeet at a sharp point. The line of junction between oppositefaces (offset) shall be not more than 1.0 m i
44、n length forindentations greater than 20 m in length, as shown in Fig. 1.For shorter indentations the offset should be proportionatelyless.6.3.3 Indenters should be examined periodically and re-placed if they become worn, dulled, chipped, cracked orseparated from the mounting material.6.4 Measuring
45、EquipmentThe test machines measuringdevice should report the diagonal lengths in 0.1 m incrementsfor indentations with diagonals from 1 to 200 m.NOTE 5This is the reported length and not the resolution of thesystem used for performing the measurements. As an example, if a lengthof 200 m corresponds
46、to 300 filar units or pixels, the correspondingcalibration constant would be 200/300 = 0.66666667. This value would beused to compute diagonal lengths, but the reported length would only bereported to the nearest 0.1 m.6.4.1 The optical portion of the measuring device shouldhave Khler illumination (
47、see Appendix X1).6.4.2 To obtain maximum resolution, the measuring micro-scope should have adjustable illumination intensity, adjustablealignment and aperture and field diaphragms.6.4.3 Magnifications should be provided so that the diago-nal can be enlarged to greater than 25 % but less than 75 % of
48、the field width.7. Test Specimen7.1 For optimum accuracy of measurement, the test shouldbe performed on a flat specimen with a polished or otherwisesuitably prepared surface. The surface must be free of anydefects that could affect the indentation or the subsequentmeasurement of the diagonals. Condu
49、cting tests on non-planarsurfaces is not recommended. Results will be affected even inthe case of the Knoop test where the radius of curvature is inthe direction of the short diagonal.7.1.1 In all tests, the indentation perimeter, and the inden-tation tips in particular, must be clearly defined in the micro-scope field of view.7.1.2 The specimen surface should not be etched beforemaking an indentation. Etched surfaces can obscure the edge ofthe indentation, making an accurate measurement of the size ofthe indentation difficult. Ho
