Types of Vickers Hardness Tester and Selection of Test Force

The Vickers hardness test is subdivided into three types of tests according to the size of the test force, namely: Vickers hardness test, small load Vickers hardness test and micro Vickers hardness test. See Table 1

Table 1 Three methods of Vickers hardness test

Force range /N

Hardness symbol

Test name

F49.03

HV5

Vickers hardness test

1.961F<49.03

HV0.2

Small load Vickers hardness test

0.09807F<1.961

HV0.01

Micro Vickers hardness test

 

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There are many test force values available for Vickers hardness test, see the table below.

Recommended Vickers hardness test force

 

Vickers hardness test

Small load Vickers hardness test

Micro Vickers hardness test

Symbol

Force /N

Symbol

Force /N

Symbol

Force /N

HV5

49.03

HV0.2

1.961

HV0.01

0.09807

HV10

98.07

HV0.3

2.942

HV0.015

0.1471

HV20

196.1

HV0.5

4.903

HV0.02

0.1961

HV30

294.2

HV1

9.807

HV0.025

0.2452

HV50

490.3

HV2

19.61

HV0.05

0.4903

HV100

980.7

HV3

29.42

HV0.1

0.9807

Note

1. Vickers hardness test can use a test force greater than 980.7N;

2. Micro Vickers test force is the recommended value.

 

 

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