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DEVELOPING NIST ROCKWELL HARDNESS DIAMOND INDENTER SRMS BASED ON ISO 6508-3:2015 STANDARD

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Jun-Feng Song, Samuel R. Low III, Thomas B. Renegar, Li Ma

Abstract

The ISO 6508-3-2005 standard specified a tight tolerance for the cone flank straightness of Rockwell diamond indenters (0.5 μm for maximum). In the recent issued ISO 6508-3:2015 standard, significant changes on the microform geometrical specification of Rockwell diamond indenters and calibration conditions have been made. Based on the technical specification of ISO 6508-3:2015, NIST researchers are working with diamond manufacturers to develop the Standard Reference Material (SRM) Rockwell hardness diamond indenters to support U.S. Rockwell hardness standardization.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of XXI IMEKO World Congress “Measurement in Research and Industry”
Conference Dates
August 30-September 4, 2015
Conference Location
Prague
Conference Title
XXI IMEKO World Congress “Measurement in Research and Industry”
August 30 ¿ September 4, 2015, Prague, Czech Republic
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

Rockwell C hardness, HRC, microform calibration, diamond indenters, ISO 6508-3:2015
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Citation

Song, J. , Low, S. , Renegar, T. and Ma, L. (2015), DEVELOPING NIST ROCKWELL HARDNESS DIAMOND INDENTER SRMS BASED ON ISO 6508-3:2015 STANDARD, Proceedings of XXI IMEKO World Congress “Measurement in Research and Industry”, Prague, -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=918780 (Accessed October 2, 2025)

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Created August 30, 2015, Updated November 6, 2017
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