This International Standard specifies parameters for the hardness testing of solid materials for plain bearings
made from cast and wrought copper and aluminium alloys by machining and forming their wrought products
and ingots, and of tin-based ingots. It represents a supplement to existing International Standards on
hardness testing and, therefore, includes only the extensions and restrictions for observation compared to
those publications.
Owing to the heterogeneous structural composition of the majority of these bearing metals, a Brinell test is
used.
ISO 4384-2:2011 history
2022ISO 4384-2:2022 Plain bearings — Hardness testing of bearing metals — Part 2: Solid materials
2011ISO 4384-2:2011 Plain bearings - Hardness testing of bearing metals - Part 2: Solid materials
1982ISO 4384-2:1982 Plain bearings; Hardness testing of bearing metals; Part 2 : Solid materials