Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : MTD 03
Document Number : MTD 03 ( 25832)
Document Title [English] : Metallic materials Knoop hardness test Part 1: Test method
Document Title [Hindi] : धात्विक सामग्री – नूप कठोरता परीक्षण भाग 1 परीक्षण पद्धति
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 77.040.10
Date of Project Approval : 17-05-2024
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 6885 : PART 1: 2020
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 6885 : PART 1: 2020


Classification Details
Group : Metals, Alloys and Metal Products (including Steel Products)
Sub Group : Heat treatment, metallography and testing
Sub Sub Group : Methods of mechanical testing of metals
Aspects : Methods of tests
Risk : None
Certification : Not Certifiable
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Steel
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence : Identical under dual numbering
Identical/Equivalent Standards : ISO 4545-1:2023
Organization Type: ISO

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This document specifies the Knoop hardness test method for metallic materials for test forces from 0.009 807 N to 19.613 N. This document specifies Knoop hardness tests for length of the long diagonal ≥0.020 mm. Using this method to determine the Knoop hardness from smaller indentations is outside the scope of this document as results would suffer from large uncertainties due to the limitations of optical measurement and imperfections in tip geometry.
2 The Knoop hardness test specified in this document is also applicable for metallic and other inorganic coatings including electrodeposited coatings, autocatalytic coatings, sprayed coatings and anodic coatings on aluminium. This document is applicable to measurements normal to the coated surface and to measurements on cross-sections, provided that the characteristics of the coating (smoothness, thickness, etc.) permit accurate readings of the diagonal of the indentation. This document is not applicable for coatings with thickness less than 0.007 mm when testing normal to the coating surface. This document is not applicable for coatings with thickness less than 0.020 mm when testing a cross-section of the coating. ISO 14577-1 can be used for the determination of hardness from smaller indentations. A periodic verification method is specified for routine checking of the testing machine in service by the user.

Timeline Details


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1 10-06-2024 10-11-2024 25-01-2025 09-06-2025 Mr. HAWELIKAR DUSHYANT SATYAPREM 10-06-2024
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2 P-Draft Waived 26-06-2024 ISO adoption -------
3 WC Draft 26-06-2024 Duration : 30 Days
Submitted for HOD approval
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4 WC Draft 26-06-2024 WC approved by HOD
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