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GROUP-11 (941-944) - Mem MICROPROJECT
GROUP-11 (941-944) - Mem MICROPROJECT
VIDYAVARDHINI’S
BHAUSAHEB VARTAK POLYTECHNIC
MICRO PROJECT
Academic year:2021-2022
TITLE OF PROJECT
Hardness Testing
Program/ Code: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (0093) Semester: THIRD
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MAHARASHTRA STATE
BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Certificate
This is to certify that : GROUP-11
Seal of Institution
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Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education
ANNEXURE –I
MICRO PROJECT PROPOSAL
Academic Year : 2021-2022 Program: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING(0093)
Course& Code: MME(22343) Semester: THIRD
Title of the Project : Screw thread
ACTION PLAN
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NAME & SIGNATURE OF FACULTY
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MICRO PROJECT EVALUATION SHEET
Annexure IV
Signature of Staff
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MICRO PROJECT REPORT
Annexure II
Rationale :
With the advances made in the field of material science millions of materials are now
available to cater various need of mankind. These needs and service conditions dictate the
properties to be developed in the materials therefore the subject mechanical engineering
materials has attracted lot of attention. Materials like ferrous and non ferrous metals,
polymer, ceramics and composites are widely used in verity of engineering applications. This
course deals with these materials along with advance materials, their metallurgical
considerations, heat treatment processes, structure property relationship and applications.
This course will enable diploma engineering students to identify variety of material and their
selection for various applications.
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WEEKLY ACTIVITY SHEET
Institute Code: (0093) Academic Year:2021-2022
Program: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Course & Code : MEM(22343)
Name Of Candidate: GROUP-11 Roll No: (941-944)
Semester: THIRD Name Of Faculty: Vincent Periera
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INDEX
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CONTENT
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Hardness Testing 8
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Rockwell hardness testing 11
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Brinell hardness testing 12
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References 14
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1:-HARDNESS TESTING
Hardness is a characteristic of a material, not a fundamental physical
property. It is defined as the resistance to indentation, and it is
determined by measuring the permanent depth of the indentation.
More simply put, when using a fixed force (load)* and a given indenter,
the smaller the indentation, the harder the material. Indentation hardness
value is obtained by measuring the depth or the area of the indentation
using one of over 12 different test methods.
1.Material Characteristics
• Test to check material
• Test hardenability
• Test to confirm process
• Can be used to predict Tensile strength
2. Functionality
• Test to confirm ability to function as designed.
• Wear Resistance
• Toughness
• Resistance to impact
• Material
• Sample Size
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• Thickness
• Scale
• Shape of sample, round, cylindrical, flat, irregular
• Gage R & R
Material
The type of material and expected hardness will determine test method.
Materials such as hardened bearing steels have small grain size and can
be measured using the Rockwell scale due to the use of diamond
indenters and high PSI loading. Materials such as cast irons and powder
metals will need a much larger indenter such as used with Brinell scales.
Very small parts or small sections may need to be measured on a
microhardness tester using the Vickers or Knoop Scale.
Sample Size
The smaller the part, the lighter the load required to produce the required
indentation. On small parts, it is particularly important to be sure to meet
minimum thickness requirements and properly space indentations away
from inside and outside edges. Larger parts need to be fixtured properly
to ensure secure placement during the test process without the chance
for movement or slippage. Parts that either overhang the anvil or are not
easily supported on the anvil should be clamped into place or properly
supported.
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Cylindrical Samples
A correction to a test result is needed when testing on cylinder shapes
with small diameters due to a difference between axial and radial
material flow. Roundness correction factors are added to your testing
result based on the diameter of convex cylinder surfaces. Additionally, it
is important to maintain a minimum spacing equal to 2~1/2 times the
indentation's diameter from an edge or another indentation.
Sample Thickness
Your sample should have a minimal thickness that is at least 10x (ten
times) the indentation depth that is expected to be attained. There are
minimum, allowable thickness recommendations for regular and
superficial Rockwell methods
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2.Rockwell Hardness Test Method
The Rockwell hardness test method, as defined in ASTM E-18, is the
most commonly used hardness test method.
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3.Brinel Hardness Tester
The Brinell hardness test method as used to determine Brinell hardness,
is defined in ASTM E10. Most commonly it is used to test materials that
have a structure that is too coarse or that have a surface that is too rough
to be tested using another test method, e.g., castings and forgings.
Brinell testing often use a very high test load (3000 kgf) and a 10mm
diameter indenter so that the resulting indentation averages out most
surface and sub-surface inconsistencies.
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4.References:-
1.www.google.com
2.www.wikipedia.org
3.https://what-when-how.com
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