ASTM C1327-99

ASTM C1327-99 - 10.1.1999

1. Scope

1.1 This test method covers the determination of the Vickers indentation hardness of advanced ceramics.

1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents

E4-24	Standard Practices for Force Calibration and Verification of Testing Machines
E177-26a	Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods (Includes all amendments and changes 5/14/2026).
E384-22	Standard Test Method for Microindentation Hardness of Materials
E691-23	Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
IEEE/ASTM SI 10	Standard for the Use of the International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System.
CEN ENV?843-4	Advanced Technical Ceramics, Monolithic Ceramics, Mechanical Properties at Room Temperature, Part 4: Vickers, Knoop and Rockwell Superficial Hardness Available from European Committee for Standardization (CEN), 36 rue de Stassart, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium, http://www.cenorm.be.
JIS R?1610	Testing Method for Vickers Hardness of High Performance Ceramics Available from Japanese Standards Organization (JSA), 4-1-24 Akasaka Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 107-8440, Japan, http://www.jsa.or.jp.