Procedure

1) Put the copper metal on the platform table.

2) Switch the magnification eye lenses to the power of 50x.
3) Keep the distance between the lenses with the copper metal at about 2mm.
4) The surface of the copper metal is displayed on the screen.
5) Find an area of the copper metal which is clean and free with scratches and
indentations .
6) Switch the magnification lens of 50x to the indenter.
7) Set the force to 1kg and allow the indenter to dwell with the surface of the copper
metal.
8) The dwell times takes about 10-15seconds.
9) After the dwell time is complete,the indenter is removed from the indent that are
leaving on the surface of the copper metal,which is a square shape,
10) Measure the square both length and width of the square and then calculate the
average value for the size of square indent.
11) Calculate the hardness of the sample according to the formula:
HB=(

Sources: http://www.instron.us/wa/applications/test_types/hardness/vickers.aspx
12) Repeat the testing with a steel plate and set the force to 5kg.