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Based on the ideas of Smith and Sandland, a hardness testing method was developed in 1925 in the English Vickers works, using a diamond pyramid as the indenter. A regular four-sided diamond pyramid with a surface angle of 136° is pressed vertically into the preferably polished surface of the test specimen with a certain test load. After a certain exposure time, the test specimen is removed again and the two diagonals (d1 and d2) of the indentation are measured with a measuring microscope. The average length d is then calculated. The Vickers hardness is then determined according to the given formula.
Vickers calculation formula:
Various prerequisites need to be fulfilled for standard-compliant testing:
Test temperature
Workpiece thickness
Distances between the indentations and from the edge
It is distinguished between the macro, small force and micro hardness range.
General tests on relatively thick components
| Name of value |
980.70 | HV 100 |
490.30 | HV 50 |
294.20 | HV 30 |
196.10 | HV 20 |
98.67 | HV 10 |
49.03 | HV 5 |
Tests on thin workpieces, thin surface layers and foils
| Name of value |
29.42 | HV 3 |
19.6 | HV 2 |
9.807 | HV 1 |
4.903 | HV 0.5 |
2.942 | HV 0.3 |
1.961 | HV 0.2 |
Measurements at individual structure components
| Name of value |
0.981 | HV 0.1 |
0.490 | HV 0.05 |
0.245 | HV 0.025 |
0.196 | HV 0.02 |
0.098 | HV 0.01 |
According to DIN EN ISO 6507-1, the result of a Vickers test is given as follows:
700 HV 10 / 20 ⇒ Hardness value as per Vickers
700 HV 10 / 20 ⇒ Abbreviation for Vickers hardness
700 HV 10 / 20 ⇒ Test force specification: Test force [N] = 9.807 * test force specification
700 HV 10 / 20 ⇒ Application time of the test force (omitted if it is between 1-15 s)
The Vickers test is also the preferred method for measuring hardness depths. A distinction is primarily made between the depth of hardening after case hardening (CHD), after nitriding (NHD) and after induction hardening (SHD).
Distance from the surface [mm] ⇒ Hardness [HV1]
0.1 ⇒ 717
0.2 ⇒ 718
0.3 ⇒ 705
0.4 ⇒ 675
0.5 ⇒ 645
0.6 ⇒ 610
0.7 ⇒ 580
0.8 ⇒ 550
0.9 ⇒ 520
1.0 ⇒ 490
1.1 ⇒ 465
1.2 ⇒ 450
1.3 ⇒ 440
1.4 ⇒ 430
1.5 ⇒ 425
CHD = Case Hardening Depth
Distance from the surface [mm] ⇒ Hardness [HV1]
0.05 ⇒ 1080
0.1 ⇒ 1050
0.2 ⇒ 350
0.3 ⇒ 257
0.4 ⇒ 250
0.5 ⇒ 250
0.6 ⇒ 250
0.7 ⇒ 250
0.8 ⇒ 250
0.9 ⇒ 250
1.0 ⇒ 250
NHD = Nitriding Hardening Depth
limit hardness GH = core hardness KH + 50 HV
Distance from the surface [mm] ⇒ Hardness [HV1]
0.1 ⇒ 698
0.2 ⇒ 700
0.3 ⇒ 703
0.4 ⇒ 705
0.5 ⇒ 705
0.6 ⇒ 705
0.7 ⇒ 703
0.8 ⇒ 701
0.9 ⇒ 698
1.0 ⇒ 700
1.1 ⇒ 701
1.2 ⇒ 660
1.3 ⇒ 500
1.4 ⇒ 300
1.5 ⇒ 285
1.6 ⇒ 284
1.7 ⇒ 283
1.8 ⇒ 285
1.9 ⇒ 282
2.0 ⇒ 281
SHD = Surface Hardening Depth
Target | 58+4 HRC |
≈ | 650+100 HV10 |
⇒ GH | 85%(650HV) |
⇒ GH = | 553 HV |