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Ch-27.11 Hardness Test
Ch-27.11 Hardness Test
(b) Fig-B
(c) Fig-C
(d) Fig-D
IAS-2001
With the increase of percentage of carbon in the
steel, which one of the following properties does
increase?
(a) Modulus of elasticity (b) Ductility
(c) Toughness (d) Hardness
Moh’s Scale of Hardness
Material Moh’s hardness
Talc 1
Gypsum 2
Calcite 3
Fluorite 4
Apatite 5
Orthoclase 6
Quartz 7
Topaz 8
Corundum 9
Diamond 10
Brinell Hardness test
Most commonly used tests.
A 10 mm tungsten carbide or hardened steel ball
intended.
Gradually applied load.
Load applied at right angle to the specimen surface
Indentation diameter made on the specimen is
measured.
Load P
BHN kgf / mm2
Surface Area of Indentation
D
D D2 d2
2
P Kgf ; D and d in mm
Contd…
It cannot be used on very hard or very soft material.
It is best if the thickness of the material is at least 10
times the depth.
Tensile strength = k×BHN MPa
k = 3.296 for alloy steel
= 3.342 for Plain Carbon steel.
For steel, flexural endurance limit e
e 1.75 BHN MPa
(a) P - 4, Q - 5, R - 3, S – 2 (b) P - 3, Q - 5, R - 1, S - 4
(c) P - 2, Q - 4, R - 3, S – 5 (d) P- 4, Q - 2, R - 1, S – 3
IES-2002
Assertion (A): The hardness test is a slow, expensive
method of assessing the mechanical properties of
materials.
Reason (R): The hardness is a function of yield stress
and the work hardening rate of material.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct
explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
The End