Sintered metal materials, excluding hardmetals — Determination of apparent hardness — Part 1: Materials of essentially uniform section hardness

Applies to sintered materials not subjected to heat treatment and sintered materials heat treated in such a way that hardness is essentially uniform to a depth of at least 5 mm below the surface. Gives apparatus, sampling and preparation of test pieces, test requirements, expression of results and test report. An annex contains conditions for Rockwell hardness test.