Description

Specifies requirements for the measurement of the Rockwell hardness of metals and for the installation, calibration and maintenance of the testing machine. It also specifies requirements for the calibration of standard hardness blocks and diamond cone and steel ball indenters. In this edition the testing and calibration requirements have been combined into the one Standard. First published in part as AS B84-1941 (being endorsement of BS 891-1940 without amendment) Revised and redesignated AS B84.1-1967 (being endorsement of BS 891.1-1962 without amendment) Revised and redesignated AS 1815.1-1976. AS 1815.2 first published 1976. AS 1815.1-1976 and AS 1815.2-1976 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS 1815-1991.