# ISO 4545-3:2005 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 4545-3:2005, item title is Metallic materials — Knoop hardness test — Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 4545-3:2017; withdrawn / published date is 2005-11-17, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 4545-3:2005 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Metallic materials — Knoop hardness test — Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 4545-3:2017 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2005-11-17 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 37737,IS,,ISO 4545-3:2005,Metallic materials — Knoop hardness test — Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks,Matériaux métalliques — Essai de dureté Knoop — Partie 3: Étalonnage des blocs de référence,2005-11-17,1,['77.040.10'],ISO/TC 164/SC 3,9599,[10457],[63984],"['en','fr']",9,"

ISO 4545-3:2005 specifies the method for the calibration of reference blocks to be used for the indirect verification of Knoop hardness testing machines as specified in ISO 4545-2.

The method is applicable only for indentations with long diagonals greater than or equal to 0,020 mm.

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