号数ばね論文集56号(2011年)
ページ数pp.33-41
種類共同研究
論文名各種測定法による硬さの換算法に関する研究委員会活動報告
TitleReport of Research Committee for Hardness Conversion in Various Hardness Tests
著者各種測定法による硬さの換算法に関する研究委員会
AuthorResearch Committee on Hardness Conversion in Various Hardness Tests
抄録ばね業界の製造現場では,大きさが比較的大きいばねは熱間成形される場合が多く,熱間成形ばねの硬さはブリネル硬さ試験で検査されることが多い.
 硬さの品質管理はブリネル硬さ試験で実施しているが,品質協定はビッカース硬さやロックウェル硬さなど他の硬さで規定されていることがあり,硬さの換算がよく行われている.
 ばね業界では従来,硬さ換算にSAE-J417を用いてきたが,ばねの硬さが実用域よりも硬い領域において,換算値が不整合であるとの情報が寄せられている.
 本委員会では,SAE-J417換算表とばね鋼の各種硬さ試験間の相関データとの違いについて2007年6月より調査を開始した.目的はばね鋼を対象として,各種測定法間の新たな換算表を提供すること,JSMA規格化することである.
 3年間にわたる委員会活動により,以下の結果が得られた.
 (1)SUP9を用いた各種硬さ試験を実施した結果,ブリネル硬さ,ロックウェル硬さ,ビッカース硬さの相関関係はSAE-J417と必ずしも一致しないことがわかった.
 (2)いくつかの試験機により,ブリネル硬さ,ロックウェル硬さ,ビッカース硬さを測定した結果,ばらつきはいずれの試験機においても最大で±1.5%程度であった.
 (3)ビッカース硬さ試験の試験荷重による硬さへの影響を調査した結果,ばらつきは±1%程度であった.
 (4)いくつかのばね鋼を用いた各種硬さ試験間の相関関係に明瞭な違いは認められず,さまざまな硬さデータから,SUP9および数種のばね鋼用として新たな換算表を作成した.
AbstractIn spring factory, large size springs are manufactured in hot forming process. In many cases, the hardness of hot formed springs is inspected by Brinell hardness test. The quality agreement between customer and manufacturer on hardness is often established by other hardness like Vickers and Rockwell hardness, though the spring hardness quality control in shop floor is done by Brinell hardness. Therefore, hardness conversion is often carried out. SAE-J417 has been used for the hardness conversion in the spring industry for this purpose. However, it is often said that the hardness conversion value is not adequate in the area where the hardness is higher than conventional area. This committee started on investigating the difference between SAE-J417 conversion data and various spring hardness test data on June 2007. The purpose of this committee is to offer the new conversion data between various hardness tests for the spring steel and to establish JSMA standard. As a result of three years activity, following findings were obtained.
(1) It has been understood that the correlation in Brinell hardness, Rockwell hardness and Vickers hardness is not necessarily correct in SAE-J417 data as the result of various hardness tests on SUP9 spring steel.
(2) The dispersion was ±1.5% in maximum when measuring the hardness by Brinell hardness tester, Rockwell hardness tester and Vickers hardness tester.
(3) The dispersion was about one percent as a result of investigating the influence of testing load in Vickers hardness measuring.
(4) The correlation between various hardness tests using several grades of spring steel did not show clear difference by steel grades. (So, the committee made a new conversion table for spring steel by treating all the data from different steel grades as data from one grade.)
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Key WordsSpring elastic limit, APT type tester, Siemens tester, Load-deflection diagram, Modulus of elasticity