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The $pparatus used for the Brinell Hardness Test is Model HB7"...B3 sho*n in
Ai2ure 1. The apparatus used for the Roc)*ell Hardness Test is Model (>.53 sho*n in
Ai2ure -.
The Brinell Hardness Test re:uires the use of the follo*in2!
17 Brinell Hardness Tester Model HB7"...B 8sho*n in Ai2ure 19
17 Testin2 Bloc) *ith )no*n BHN
"7 Metal test sa'ples
17 Microscope of lo* po*er
17 Ten 'illi'eter dia'eter steel ball
The Roc)*ell Hardness Test re:uired the use of the follo*in2!
17 Roc)*ell Hardness Tester Model (>.5 8sho*n in Ai2ure -9
17 Testin2 Bloc) *ith )no*n RHN
"7 Metal test sa'ples
17 1B14 inch dia'eter steel ball
Both the Brinell and Roc)*ell Hardness Tests re:uire three 'etal cubes *ith 17inch sides
to be the test sa'ples. The sa'ples to be tested are 1.-. Steel3 4.41 $lu'inu' and -.-5
$lu'inu'. Before the test3 each sa'ple is inspected for any defects to the surface that
could affect the results. $ll three sa'ples *ere clean and passed inspection.
The Brinell Test consists of pressin2 a steel ball of 1.7'illi'eter dia'eter into
the test sa'ple for a standard a'ount of ti'e3 *hich *ill be 1- seconds for our
laboratory. The 1.7'' steel ball *ill i'pose a load of "... )2 for steel sa'ples and
1>.. )2 for alu'inu' sa'ples. This load *ill cause a depression to re'ain on the
surface of the sa'ple after the load is re'oved. The spherical area of the indentation can
be calculated fro' the dia'eter of the indenter and the dia'eter of the depression on the
surface of the sa'ple. Aor the Brinell Test3 the steel ball 'ust not deviate in dia'eter
'ore than ...1 '' and balls of harder 'aterial are to be used if the sa'ple has a )no*n
BHN 2reater than 5>. 8Ref. 19. Before startin2 either test3 a test bloc) *as used on both
the Brinell and Roc)*ell testers in order to verify accurate results. Tests should not be
'ade too close to2ether or too close to the ed2e of the sa'ple.
rocedure for Brinell Hardness Test!
1. Derify usin2 the test bloc) that the 'achine is accurate.
-. &eter'ine the proper load to apply to the sa'ple! "... )2 for steel
and 1>.. )2 for alu'inu'.
". Set the a'ount of ti'e for the test. #n this lab *e *ill use 1- seconds
as our test ti'e.
5. Select a test area on the sa'ple3 bein2 sure to stay a*ay for the ed2es
and other indentions 'ade on the sa'ple.
>. Turn the scre* until the sa'ple and the steel ball contact each other
and continue to turn the scre* until the scre* slips.
4. " EDF G46&U6H 6R =HJLI 6FH 6HD6 &IJ AUH&6H &I LIJHI6&6LRI RI 6FH D&S1H.
%. Repeat step 8597849 t*o ti'es so that a total of " indentations are on the
sa'ple.
+. Measure the dia'eter of each indentation *ith a lo* po*er
'icroscope.
,. &eter'ine the Brinell Hardness Nu'ber usin2 =:uation 819.
The Roc)*ell Hardness Test uses a steel ball B 7inch in dia'eter to indent the
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surface of a sa'ple. This test uses a s'aller load and indenter therefore the indentation is
s'aller and shallo*er. Si'ilar to the Brinell test3 the hardness nu'ber found by the
Roc)*ell Test is a function of the indentation on the surface of the sa'ple caused by the
indenter under a static load 8Ref. -9. Ho*ever3 the Roc)*ell Test is faster because the
Roc)*ell Hardness Nu'ber is read strai2ht fro' the 'achine. The Roc)*ell Hardness
Nu'ber3 RHN3 is inversely related to the depth of indentation.
rocedure for Roc)*ell Hardness Test!
1. Derify usin2 the test bloc) that the 'achine is accurate.
-. &eter'ine the indenter to use. #n this lab *e *ill use a steel ball B 7
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inch in dia'eter.
". Select a test area on the sa'ple3 bein2 sure to stay a*ay for the ed2es
and other indentions 'ade on the sa'ple.
5. Raise the sa'ple a2ainst the indenter by turnin2 the lar2e scre* until
the center 2au2e is vertical.
>. Use the s'all scre* to set the dial readin2 to ;ero.
4. ress the lever do*n to start the test.
%. Read the RHN fro' the red scale on the dial and include the prefi/
GKH.
+. Repeat steps 8"978%9 four ti'es so that a total of five indentations are
on the sa'ple.
Results:
The Table ### belo* sho*s the data fro' the Brinell Hardness Test. Three
dia'eter readin2s *ere recorded for each sa'ple. The 'ean of the results for each
individual sa'ple is calculated and used as the dia'eter of the indentation. Fno*in2 the
applied load3 the dia'eter of the indenter and the dia'eter of the indentation3 e:uation
819 is used to find the Brinell Hardness Nu'ber for each sa'ple. Usin2 =:uation 8-93 the
tensile stren2th is deter'ined.
Table 3 - Brinell "ardness Test data and res(lts
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1 4.30 3.+0 4.30
2 4.40 3.,0 4.30
3 4.40 3.,0 4.25
M#-( 4.37 3.,3 4.2,
BHN 1+0 125 ++.2
T#()'$# S".#(/"0 12)'3 +5000 !2500 4+!00
R#4#.#(5# BHN6 17+ 120 +5
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Table #D belo* sho*s the results of the Roc)*ell Hardness Test. Aive tests *ere
co'pleted on each sa'ple and the 'ean of each sa'ple is calculated. The 'ean is
recorded and used as the Roc)*ell Hardness Nu'ber3 RHN3 for each sa'ple. Usin2
Table ##3 the tensile stren2th of each sa'ple is interpolated.
Table 4 - Ro+,&ell "ardness Test data and res(lts
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1 +1.7 77.7 5,.+
2 +3.0 7,.2 5,.!
3 +3.0 7+.0 5,.1
4 +3.2 7,.+ 5+.1
5 +3.0 7,.0 5+.0
M#-( +2., 7,.4 5,.7
T#()'$# S".#(/"0 12)'3 +!071 71750 513!0
R#4#.#(5# RHN66 ,, 75 !0
R#4#.#(5# T#()'$#
S".#(/"0 12)'366 ,7000 70000 45000
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D'-&#"#. 1&&3
Discussion:
Ai2ure " belo* sho*s a 2raph of the relationship bet*een the e/peri'ental BHN
and the reference BHN obtained fro' Mat6eb 8Ref. "93 for both the steel and alu'inu'
sa'ples. The results sho* only a s'all deviation fro' the reference data and it should be
noted that 1.-. steel sho*ed the 'ost deviation at >K. $lso3 each sa'ple out prefor'ed
the reference hardness nu'ber recordin2 hi2her values for hardness.
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Ai2ure 53 sho*n belo*3 contains a 2raph of the e/peri'ental RHN and the
reference hardness nu'bers 2iven on Mat6eb 8Ref. "9. Both steel and alu'inu' sa'ples
re'ained close to the reference hardness *ith steel once a2ain bein2 >K off of reference3
but it is interestin2 to point out that 4.41 $lu'inu' has fallen belo* the reference data
provided by Mat6eb 8Ref. "9. #n all other cases the hardness of the sa'ples has e/ceeded
that of the reference hardness. $fter co'parin2 the data3 both the Brinell and Roc)*ell
test are producin2 accurate nu'bers and a 'a/i'u' deviation of >K over all further
bac)s up both tests accuracy.
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Fi)(re - - Co!%arison of Tensile Stren)t$ based on Brinell Ro+,&ell and Referen+e data
Ai2ure > above sho*s a co'parison of the tensile stren2th recorded for each
sa'ple based on the Brinell and Roc)*ell tests. The 2raphs sho* that the Roc)*ell test
recorded hi2her tensile stren2th for each of the sa'ples but both 1.-. steel and 4.41
alu'inu' *ere deter'ined to have values that *ere si'ilar. The sa'ple of -.-5
$lu'inu' recorded interestin2 results as the 2reatest difference bet*een the Brinell
stren2th and Roc)*ell stren2th *as found here. The Brinell test is 'ore accurate for
findin2 tensile stren2th3 based on =:uation 8-9LD DLS1LAL6M3 NFHUH 6FH >RANNH11 6HD6 F&D
'ore roo' for error *hen interpolatin2 Table ##. Aor both tests3 steel *as deter'ined to
be the sa'ple that e/ceeded the reference values for tensile stren2th by the 'ost. 4.41
$lu'inu' *as found by both tests to be harder than the reference values. Aor -.-5
$lu'inu'3 the Roc)*ell test sho*ed e/pected results3 ho*ever the Brinell test
deter'ined that the -.-5 $lu'inu' *as not as stron2 as the reference tensile stren2th.
Loo)in2 throu2h the for'ulas3 it see's that the Brinell Hardness Tests *as able to create
too lar2e of an indentation in the surface of the -.-5 $lu'inu'3 recordin2 a dia'eter of
".+" ''. $n indentation closer to ".4" '' *ould have 2iven the correct tensile stren2th
accordin2 to the reference data.
Aro' the results sho*n it Ai2ures 53 > and 43 it is clear that so'e errors have
occurred. The Brinell Test re:uired the readin2 of the dia'eter throu2h a scope *hich
could have lead to inaccuracies due to hu'an error. $lso it is possible that the load *as
pre'aturely re'oved fro' the sa'ple before the 1- seconds had e/pired. Aor the
Roc)*ell test it is possible that the nu'bers on the 2au2e *ere incorrectly read.
Ho*ever3 there are other sources of error that can be pointed to in this lab. &urin2 the set
up of the e/peri'ent it *as noticed that the last inspection of the e:uip'ent *as in 1,,,
and the label stated that both 'achines need to be inspected yearly.
Sample Calculations:
Brinell Hardness Test
81.-. Steel9 Brinell Hardness Nu'ber3 BHN
& ? 1.7''
? "... )2
d ? 5."%7''
BHN ? 1,.
Tensile Stren2th ? BHN / >..
? 1,. / >..
? ,>... psi
Rockwell Hardness Test
81.-. Steel9 Roc)*ell Hardness Nu'ber3 RHN
RHN ? ,-.+
8Read for 2au2e on Roc)*ell Tester9
Tensile Stren2th ? ,4.%1
8Aound usin2 Table ##9
Conclusion:
The Brinell and Roc)*ell e/peri'ents are t*o tests that are both desi2ned to test
the hardness of a 'etal sa'ple. The Brinell test 'easures the dia'eter of an indentation
in order to obtain a hardness nu'ber and the Roc)*ell test 'easures the depth of
penetration and returns a hardness nu'ber. Both tests are si'ilar in this *ay but each
offered its o*n individual advanta2es! Brinell *ith its ease of calculatin2 tensile stren2th
and Roc)*ell *ith its direct readin2s of hardness nu'ber for the 'achine. Both
e/peri'ents are also considered non7destructive.
Loo)in2 at the results it see's that both tests found our sa'ples for the 'ost part
to be harder than the reference nu'bers indicated. The 'ost li)ely source of error
ho*ever see's to be the decade bet*een inspections for both 'achines leadin2 to
uncertainty in the nu'bers they are providin2. #n future tests3 'ore e/perience *ith the
'achine and 'etal sa'ples alon2 *ith better 'aintenance of the e:uip'ent *ould help
to reduce errors. The recorded error for the hardness nu'bers *as less than >K for both
the Brinell and Roc)*ell Hardness Tests and therefore each test can be considered
reasonably accurate in ter's of the tensile stren2th of a sa'ple.
References
1. Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Manual (= "51.3 &epart'ent of (ivil and
=nviron'ental =n2ineerin23 Sprin2 -..%3 pT171 0 T171..
-. Jacobs3 (.3 (= "51. Notes 0 GOardness %HD6LIJH3 UHAHLPHJ LI A1&DD RI 7&IE&UM 3 .
". ***.Mat6eb.co'
5. $STM = 1. Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials3 $STM
#nternational3 $pril -..1.
>. $STM = 1+ Standard Test Method for Roc)*ell Hardness and Roc)*ell Superficial
Hardness of Metallic Materials3 $STM #nternational3 $pril -..1.
Appendix
Appendices A1 !ri"inal Test Data S#eet
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Appendi$ A% &aterial Properties of Steel
Mechanical Properties Metric English Comments
Hardness, Brinell 179 179
Hardness, Knoop 200 200 Converted from Brinell hardness.
Hardness, Rockwell B Converted from Brinell hardness.
Hardness, !ickers 1 1 Converted from Brinell hardness.
"ensile #tren$th, %ltimate
!00MP- ,70002)'
"ensile #tren$th, &ield
370MP- 537002)'
'lon$ation at Break 2(.00) 2(.00) in *0 mm
Red+ction of ,rea -..20) -..20)
/od+l+s of 'lasticit0
200GP- 2+0009)'
"0pical for steel
B+lk /od+l+s
140GP- 203009)'
"0pical for steel
1oissons Ratio 0.29 0.29
Appendi$ A' &aterial Properties of Aluminum
Mechanical Properties Metric English Comments
Hardness, Brinell 120 120 ,,2 "0pical2 *00 $ load2 10 mm 3all
Hardness, Knoop 1*0 1*0 Converted from Brinell Hardness !al+e
Hardness, Rockwell , .-. .-. Converted from Brinell Hardness !al+e
Hardness, Rockwell B 7* 7* Converted from Brinell Hardness !al+e
Hardness, !ickers 1(7 1(7 Converted from Brinell Hardness !al+e
%ltimate "ensile #tren$th
4,3MP- 70.09)'
,,2 "0pical
"ensile &ield #tren$th
345MP- 50.09)'
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'lon$ation at Break 1.00) 1.00) ,,2 "0pical2 141- in. 51.- mm6 "hickness
/od+l+s of 'lasticit0
73.1GP- 10!009)'
,,2 "0pical2 ,vera$e of tension and compression. Compression mod+l+s is a3o+t 2) $reater than tensile mod+l+s.
7otched "ensile #tren$th
37+MP- 550002)'
2.* cm width 8 0.1- cm thick side9notched specimen, K : 17.
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%ltimate Bearin$ #tren$th
,55MP- 1240002)'
'd$e distance4pin diameter : 2.0
Bearin$ &ield #tren$th
524MP- 7!0002)'
'd$e distance4pin diameter : 2.0
1oissons Ratio 0.(( 0.((
13,MP- 200002)'
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/achina3ilit0 70.00) 70.00) 09100 #cale of ,l+min+m ,llo0s
#hear /od+l+s
2,.0GP- 40!09)'
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2,3MP- 410002)'
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