https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/mml/msed/855_12_24b.pdf
Hardness Standardization
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Our objective is to standardize and improve hardness measurement
both in the U.S. and internationally. NIST is the U.S. National Metrology
Institute (NMI) for hardness, and as such, is responsible for traceabili...