About
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Secretariat: BSI (United Kingdom)
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Chairperson (until end 2027):Dr Nigel Jennett
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1981
Scope
Standardization in the field of indentation testing; specifying different indentation test methods, primarily for metals testing, at length scales ranging from nano to macro. Methods include the measurement of Brinell, Knoop, Leeb, Rockwell and Vickers hardness and also Instrumented Indentation Testing (at ambient and elevated temperatures) for hardness and materials parameters including indentation elastic modulus (both quasi-static and dynamic), indentation creep, elastic and plastic work of indentation, and relative average surface stress. Also included are methods for the verification and calibration of indentation testing and calibration machines, the calibration of reference blocks, the calculation of measurement uncertainties, and the conversion of hardness values.
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Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 164/SC 3
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 164/SC 3:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/TC 2 | Fasteners | ISO |
| ISO/TC 17/SC 20 | General technical delivery conditions, inspection documents and sampling for mechanical testing | ISO |
| ISO/TC 26 | Copper and copper alloys | ISO |
| ISO/TC 35/SC 9 | General test methods for paints and varnishes | ISO |
| ISO/TC 61/SC 2 | Mechanical behavior | ISO |
| ISO/TC 79 | Light metals and their alloys | ISO |
| ISO/TC 107 | Metallic and other inorganic coatings | ISO |
| ISO/TC 107/SC 9 | Physical vapor deposition coatings | ISO |
| ISO/TC 119/SC 4 | Sampling and testing methods for hardmetals | ISO |
| ISO/TC 123 | Plain bearings | ISO |
| ISO/TC 156 | Corrosion of metals and alloys | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 164/SC 3
ISO/TC 164/SC 3 can access the documents of the committees below:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/TC 17/SC 20 | General technical delivery conditions, inspection documents and sampling for mechanical testing | ISO |
| ISO/TC 35/SC 9 | General test methods for paints and varnishes | ISO |
| ISO/TC 61/SC 2 | Mechanical behavior | ISO |
| ISO/TC 119/SC 4 | Sampling and testing methods for hardmetals | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
| Acronym | Title | Category |
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| EC - European Commission | European Commission | A |
| OIML | International Organization of Legal Metrology | A |
| Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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| 18 | September 2025 | Courbevoie (France) | ISO/TC 164/SC 3 |
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