Tooling by DIJET Hardness Conversion Table Approximate conversion value for vickers hardness of steel Brinell Brinell 10mm ball RockwellLoad 3,000 kgf Tensile 10mm ball RockwellLoad 3,000 kgf Tensile A scale B scale C scaleLoadLoadLoadstrength A scale B scale C scaleLoadLoadLoadstrength 60 kgf 100 kgf 150 kgf120 diamond1/16 inch120 diamondMPa 60 kgf 100 kgf 150 kgf120 diamond1/16 inch120 diamondMPa cone steel ball cone (kgf/2) cone steel ball cone (kgf/2) HV HB HRA HRB HRC HS HV HB HRA HRB HRC HS 1900 – – 93.1 – 80.5 – –1800––92.6–79.2––1700––91.9–77.9––1600––91.3–76.6––1500––90.5–75.3––42039739771.8–42.7571370 (140)41038838871.4–41.8–1330 (136)40037937970.8–40.8551290 (131)39036936970.3–39.8–1240 (127)38036036069.8(110.0)38.8521205 (123) 1450 – – 90.1 – 74.6 – –1400––89.6–74.0––1350––89.11300––88.71250––88.3–––73.4–72.7–72.1––––37035035069.2–37.7–1170 (120)36034134168.7(119.0)36.6501130 (115)35033133168.1–35.5–1095 (112)34032232267.6(108.0)34.4471070 (109)33031331367.0–33.3–1035 (105) 1200 –1150–1100–1050–1000––––––87.987.587.186.686.2940920900880860––––––––(767)(757)85.685.385.084.784.4840820800780760–––––(745)(733)(722)(710)(698)84.183.883.483.082.6740720700690680–––––(684)(670)(656)(647)(638)82.281.881.381.180.8670660650640630–––––63062061160159180.680.380.079.879.5620610600590580–––––58257356455454579.278.678.978.478.0570535560550540(505)(496)525517507530(488)49777.877.477.076.776.4–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––71.570.970.369.668.9––––––––––32030330366.4(107.0)32.2451005 (103)31029429465.8–31.0–980 (100)30028428465.2(105.5)29.842950 (97)29528028064.8–29.2–935 (96)29027527564.5(104.5)28.541915 (94)68.067.567.066.465.965.364.764.063.362.561.861.060.159.759.258.858.357.857.356.856.355.755.254.754.153.653.052.351.751.19796959392–––––91–90–88–87–86–848381–80–––––––79–––77–––75–––74––2055(210)722020(206)–1985(202)711950(199)–1905(194)691860(190)–1825(186)285270270280265265275261261270256256265252252260247247255243243250238238245233233240228228230219219220209209210200200200190190190181181180171171170162162160152152150143143140133133130124124120114114110105105100959595909090868685818164.2–63.8(103.5)63.5–63.1(102.0)62.7–62.4(101.0)62.0–61.699.561.2–60.798.1–96.7–95.0–93.4–91.5–89.5–87.1–85.0–81.7–78.7–75.0–71.2–66.7–62.3–56.2–52.0–48.0–41.027.8–905 (92)27.140890 (91)26.4–875 (89)25.638855 (87)24.8–840 (86)24.037825 (84)23.1–805 (82)22.236795 (81)21.3–780 (79)20.334765 (78)(18.0)33730 (75)(15.7)32695 (71)(13.4)30670 (68)(11.0)29635 (65)(8.5)28605 (62)(6.0)26580 (59)(3.0)25545 (56)(0.0)24515 (53)–22490 (50)–21455 (46)–20425 (44)390 (40) 520 (480) 498 76.1510(473)47975.7500(465)47175.3490(456)46074.948044845274.5–––––50.549.849.148.447.7671795(183)–1750(179)661750(174)–1660(169)641620(165) 470 441 44246043343345042542574.173.673.344041541572.843040540572.3–––––46.946.145.344.543.6–1570(160)621530(156)–1495(153)591460(149)–1410(144) F018