List of ASTM Hardness Standards (Test Methods)
The following is a list of the American Society for Testing and Materials' standards that reference hardness testing. These standards are copyrighted and can be purchased through the ASTM at www.astm.org.  Anyone involved in using/specifying these tests should buy and read these standards.

• E10-07a Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
• E18-07 Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
• E92-82(2003) Standard Test Method for Vickers Hardness of Metallic Materials
• E103-84(2002) Standard Test Method for Rapid Indentation Hardness Testing of Metallic Materials
• E110-82(2002) Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Metallic Materials by Portable Hardness Testers
• E140-05 Standard Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals
• E384-06 Standard Test Method for Microhardness of Materials
• E448-82(2002)e1 Standard Practice for Scleroscope Hardness Testing of Metallic Materials
• E1842-96 Standard Test Method for Macro-Rockwell Hardness Testing of Metallic Materials
• A833-84(2001) Standard Practice for Indentation Hardness of Metallic Materials by Comparison Hardness Testers
• A623-06a Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, General Requirements
• A956-06 Standard Test Method for Equotip Hardness Testing of Steel Products
• B277-95(2001) Standard Test Method for Hardness of Electrical Contact Materials
• B294-92(1997) Standard Test Method for Hardness Testing of Cemented Carbides
• B578-87(1999) Standard Test Method for Microhardness of Electroplated Coatings
• B647-84(2000) Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Aluminum Alloys by Means of a Webster Hardness Gage
• B648-78(2000) Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Aluminum Alloys by Means of a Barcol Impressor
• B721-91(1999) Standard Test Method for Microhardness and Case Depth of Powder Metallurgy (P/M) Parts
• B724-00(2006) Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Aluminum Alloys by Means of a Newage Portable Non-Caliper-Type Instrument
• B934-04a Standard Test Method for Effective Case Depth of Ferrous Powder Metallurgy (P/M) Parts Using Microindentation Hardness Measurements
• C661-06 Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Elastomeric-Type Sealants by Means of a Durometer
• C730-98(2003) Standard Test Method for Knoop Indentation Hardness of Glass
• C748-98(2005) Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness of Fine-Grained Graphite Materials
• C849-88(2006) Standard Test Method for Knoop Indentation Hardness of Ceramic Whitewares
• C886-98(2005) Standard Test Method for Scleroscope Hardness Testing of Fine-Grained Carbon and Graphite Materials
• C1326-03 Standard Test Method for Knoop Indentation Hardness of Advanced Ceramics
• C1327-03 Standard Test Method for Vickers Indentation Hardness of Advanced Ceramics
• D785-03 Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness of Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
• D1415-06 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property-International Hardness
• D1474-98(2002) Standard Test Methods for Indentation Hardness of Organic Coatings
• D2240-05 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property-Durometer Hardness
• D2583-06 Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Rigid Plastics by Means of a Barcol Impressor
• F1957-99(2004) Standard Test Method for Composite Foam Hardness-Durometer Hardness
• E1842-96 (DEAD as of 2002) Standard Test Method for Macro-Rockwell Hardness Testing of Metallic Materials

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