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Vickers Hardness Test

Prepared By:
Mas Ayu Binti Hj. Hassan
masszee@ump.edu.my
Telephone Ext: 2205
Hand phone: 012-741 2095
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal
Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Lab Instructor
Mas Ayu Binti Hj. Hassan
Lab Location
Materials Laboratory
Lab Objectives
By the end of this lab, students should be able to:
Measure and determine the Vickers Hardness values for
various metals
Calculate the ultimate tensile strengths (UTS) of different
materials using equation.

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Date: ______________________
Group Members

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Student
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Section

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1.0

List of equations
1.1

The Vickers hardness values are calculated by the formula:

HV
Where
P
=
d
=

2 1.8544

2 P sin
d2

P
2
d

the applied load (kg)

the diagonal length (mm).

1.2 The equation to predict tensile strength of steels by means of

hardness measurement.
UTS 0.35 * BHN kg/mm 2

2.0

Results and Discussion

2.1 Identify each specimen and discuss the properties differences as

given below.
Specimen

Type
Colour
Density

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2.2

Describe the measurement of density conducted.

2.3

The size of the indent is determined optically by measuring the

two diagonals of the square indent. Measure the diagonals
length and fill in the table given.

Specimen

Diagonals length (mm)

D1
D2

Daverage
(mm)

1
2
3
4

3
2.4

Calculate and compare the Vickers hardness number results by

ranking the specimen from the hardest.

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Specimen

Daverage

Vickers
hardness no.
(HV)

Hardness
rank

1
2
3
4

3
2.5

Example of the Vickers Hardness number calculation.

2.6

Determine the Brinell hardness number using the conversion

chart and calculate the tensile strength using the empirical
formulas given.

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Specimen

Vickers
hardness no.
(HV)

Brinell
hardness no.
(BHN)

Tensile
strength, T
(MPa)

1
2
3
4

2
2.7

Example of the tensile strength calculation.

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2.8
strength.

Describe the correlation between the hardness and tensile

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2.9 What is the importance of microhardness test in the mechanical
engineering field?

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3.0

Conclusion

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4.0

References

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