This part of ENV 843 defines conditions for conducting, and provides guidelines concerning the value that may be ascribed to the results of, standard hardness tests when applied to advanced monolithic technical ceramics. It is assumed that the calibration and test procedures employed are exactly those for metallic materials. This standard refers to Rockwell A, Rockwell Superficial (N-scale), Vickers, and Knoop hardness testing, as described in existing international standards.
DS/ENV 843-4:1994 history
1994DS/ENV 843-4:1994 Advanced technical ceramics-Monolitic ceramics-Mechanical properties at room temperature-Part 4:Vickers,Knoop and Rockwell Superficial hardness tests