Working Group Members

To advise the CCM on matters relating to hardness;
To improve harmonization of primary standards by developing new primary definitions and/or organizing pilot studies;
To organize and conduct key and supplementary comparisons for supporting the CIPM MRA;
To review the results of completed key and supplementary comparisons and plan and support new comparisons;
To facilitate the submission and review of CMCs by establishing technical review criteria and service categories and providing guidance on and coordinating the review process;
To support activities of RMOs;
To produce working documents for the evaluation of uncertainty;
To maintain good links and interface with the hardness community (IMEKO TC5 - Hardness Measurement;
To provide formal liaison among organizations involved in the standardization (ISO TC164/SC 3 - Mechanical testing of metals / Hardness testing, ASTM-International Committee E28.06 - Mechanical Testing / Indentation Hardness Testing).

CCM Working Group on Hardness (CCM-WGH)