AS 1004.

2—1998
ISO 8512-2:1990

Australian Standard™
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Surface plates for metrology

Part 2: Granite
[ISO title: Surface plates, Part 2: Granite]
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee ME/27, Engineering
Tolerance Systems, Metrology, Surface Quality. It was approved on behalf of the
Council of Standards Australia on 17 April 1998 and published on 5 June 1998.

The following interests are represented on Committee ME/27:

CSIRO, Division of Telecommunications and Industrial Physics
Engineering Employers Association S.A.
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Institution of Engineers Australia

Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
National Association of Testing Authorities Australia
Queensland University of Technology
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
The CMM Group
University of Queensland
University of Wollongong

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 AS 1004.2—1998

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Surface plates for metrology

Part 2: Granite

Originated as part of AS 1004 — 1971.

AS 1004 — 1971 withdrawn 1997.
Revised and redesignated in part as AS 1004.2 — 1998.

Published by Standards Australia

(Standards Association of Australia)
1 The Crescent, Homebush, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7337 1959 7
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee ME/27, Engineering Tolerance
Systems, Metrology, Surface Quality, to supersede, in part, AS 1004 — 1971, Surface plates.
The objective of this Standard is to provide manufacturers and users with the requirements for cast
iron surface plates for general use.
Surface plates provide the user with a plane or data for many practical purposes. They are made of
cast iron or granite and for convenience of presentation there are two parts in this series of
Standards for surface plates, each complete in itself, dealing with cast iron and granite surface
plates respectively.
The choice between cast iron and granite surface plates depends on the conditions of use. Some
general information about care and use, testing, and moderation in loading of plates is given in
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Annexes A and B.
In addition to the guidance given in Annexes A, B and C the following recommendations are given:
(a) A surface plate should be located so that it can be worked on from all sides.
(b) Preferably, the sensitivity of the measuring instrument used for checking the flatness of
0 grade plate should be equal to or less than 0.2 second of arc (1 µm/m).
(c) In some circumstances it may not be possible to check the flatness of a surface to within the
border zone specified.
(d) Users should be aware that granite may pick up soft materials such as aluminium, brass and
mild steel.
Because of the variable physical properties of granite, the thickness of granite surface plates is not
specified and manufacturers have to ensure that plates comply with the rigidity requirements
specified. For guidance, the average thickness of surface plates manufactured from high quality
granite with uniform properties and medium to coarse grain size is given in Annex F.
This Standard is technically equivalent to and reproduced from ISO 8512-2:1990, Surface plates,
Part 2: Granite.
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which it applies. An ‘informative’ annex is only for information and guidance.
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CONTENTS
Page
1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 DEFINITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3 NOMENCLATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
4 MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
5 PREFERRED SIZES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
6 RIGIDITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
7 FINISH OF THE WORKING SURFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
8 GENERAL FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
9 ACCURACY — FLATNESS TOLERANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
10 COVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
11 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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ANNEXES
A USE AND CARE OF GRANITE SURFACE PLATES . . . . . ................... 5
B TESTING OF SURFACE PLATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 6
C RESISTANCE TO DEFLECTION OF GRANITE SURFACE
PLATES UNDER LOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
D BASES OF TOLERANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
E PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GRANITES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
F MAIN DIMENSIONS OF GRANITE SURFACE PLATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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NOTES
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AUSTRALIAN STANDARD
Surface plates for metrology
Part 2:
Granite
1 Scope
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This part of ISO 8512 specifies requirements for
rectangular or square granite surface plates
ranging from 160 mm × 100 mm to 2500 mm ×
1600 mm, as preferred sizes, in four grades of
accuracy 0, 1, 2 and 3.
NOTE 1 “Granite” is a commonly used description; a more
specific description is given in clause 4.
This part of ISO 8512 applies to new granite
surface plates, granite surface plates in use, and
those reconditioned according to their grade.
2 Definition
For the purposes of this part of ISO 8512, the
following definition applies.
deviation from flatness of the working surface:
The minimum distance separating two parallel
planes between which the working surface can
just be contained.
3 Nomenclature
For the purposes of this part of ISO 8512, the
nomenclature shown in figure 1 applies.
4 Material
Surface plates complying with this part of
ISO 8512 shall be made from stable, workable
rock presenting a wear-resistant surface which
does not tend to scratch steel surfaces. Igneous
rocks such as diabase, gabbro and various
other granites have been found suitable; they are
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commonly referred to as “granite” for the purposes
of this part of ISO 8512.
Rock used for surface plates shall be close
grained and of uniform texture, sound and free
from flaws and fissures and from inclusions of
softer materials. Repair of defects in the top
surface is not permitted.
The colour of the granite, which is dependent on
the mineral composition, is of no importance, but
the colour of any individual plate shall be uniform.
NOTE 2 Some of the physical properties of granite used for
surface plates are given in annex E.
5 Preferred sizes
The preferred sizes for granite plates are given in
table 1. If plates of other sizes are required, the
requirements of this part of ISO 8512 shall
nevertheless apply.
The lengths of faces of plates shall be within
± 5 % of the nominal size.
NOTE 3 It will be seen that the nominal lengths of faces, with
one exception, are taken from the R5 series of preferred
numbers; one plate, size 2000 mm × 1000 mm, is included
because it is an established and widely used size, although
2000 is not an R5 preferred number.
6 Rigidity
The thickness of granite surface plates shall be
such that when a concentrated load is applied
about the centre of the plate, the loaded area
shall not deflect below the remaining area of the
plate by more than 1 µm/200 N. The limiting value
for deflection applies to surface plates of size
400 mm × 250 mm and larger.
NOTE 4 A test method is given in annex B.
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