ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 15601 First edition 2000-07-01 Hammers Technical specifications concerning steel hammer heads Test procedures Marteaux Spécifications techniques relatives aux marteaux avec tete en acierModes opératoires d'essai Reference number ISO 15601:2000(E) ISO @ ISO 2000 ISO 15601:2000(E) PDFdisclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. ?ISO2000 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.ch Printed in Switzerland ii @ IsO 2000 - All rights reserved ISO 15601:2000(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISsO technical the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 3 Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights International Standard ISO 15601 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 29, Small tools. @ ISO 2000 -All rights reserved ii INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 15601:2000(E) Hammers Technical specifications concerning steel hammer heads Test procedures 1 Scope This International Standard defines the quality features of hand hammers which are judged to be satisfactory as fa as the hammer head and the assembly are concerned. It defines the characteristics and verification methods for hammer heads and for their assembly. It applies to hammers used under normal working conditions, i.e. only used to strike items having a maximum hardness of 46 HRC. NOTE different from those defined in this International Standard. This International Standard does not apply to steel hammer heads with a head mass of less than 100 g. 2Normative references The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this International Standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to