1.1 This specification covers general workmanship aspects of hemostatic forceps fabricated from stainless steel and intended for reuse in surgery.
E140-12B(2019)e1
Standard Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals Relationship Among Brinell Hardness, Vickers Hardness, Rockwell Hardness, Superficial Hardness, Knoop Hardness, Scleroscope Hardness, and Leeb Hardness (Includes all amendments and changes 5/7/2019).
F921-10(2018)
Standard Terminology Relating to Hemostatic Forceps
E92-23
Standard Test Methods for Vickers Hardness and Knoop Hardness of Metallic Materials
F899-23
Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments
E18-22
Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials