Tooling by DIJET Hardness Conversion Table Approximate conversion value for vickers hardness of steel Brinell Brinell 10mm ball Rockwell 10mm ball Rockwell Load 3,000 kgf Tensile Load 3,000 kgf Tensile A scale B scale C scale strength A scale B scale C scale strength Load Load Load Load Load Load 60 kgf 100 kgf 150 kgf 60 kgf 100 kgf 150 kgf 120 diamond 1/16 inch 120 diamond MPa 120 diamond 1/16 inch 120 diamond MPa 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 – – 420 397 397 71.8 – 42.7 57 1370 (140) 1800 – – 92.6 – 79.2 – – 410 388 388 71.4 – 41.8 – 1330 (136) 1700 – – 91.9 – 77.9 – – 400 379 379 70.8 – 40.8 55 1290 (131) 1600 – – 91.3 – 76.6 – – 390 369 369 70.3 – 39.8 – 1240 (127) 1500 – – 90.5 – 75.3 – – 380 360 69.8 (110.0) 38.8 52 1205 (123) 360 1450 – – 90.1 – 74.6 – – 370 350 – – – 350 69.2 37.7 – 1170 (120) 1400 – – 89.6 – 74.0 360 341 341 (119.0) 1350 – – – – 68.7 36.6 50 1130 (115) 89.1 – 73.4 350 331 – – 1300 – – 88.7 – – – 331 68.1 35.5 1095 (112) 72.7 340 322 67.6 (108.0) 34.4 47 1250 – – 88.3 – 72.1 – – 322 1070 (109) 330 313 313 67.0 – 33.3 – 1035 (105) 1200 – – 87.9 – – – – 71.5 320 303 (107.0) 45 1005 (103) 1150 – 87.5 – 70.9 – – 303 66.4 32.2 1100 – – 87.1 – – – 310 294 294 65.8 – 31.0 – 980 (100) 1050 – 70.3 42 950 (97) – 86.6 – 69.6 – – 300 284 284 65.2 (105.5) 29.8 1000 – – 86.2 – – – 295 280 280 64.8 – 29.2 – 935 (96) 68.9 290 275 275 64.5 (104.5) 28.5 41 915 (94) 940 – – – – – 85.6 68.0 97 920 – – 96 – 285 270 270 – 27.8 – 905 (92) 900 – 85.3 67.5 64.2 – 85.0 – 67.0 95 – 280 265 265 63.8 (103.5) 27.1 40 890 (91) 880 – (767) – – 261 – – 84.7 66.4 93 275 261 63.5 – 26.4 875 (89) 860 (757) – 92 – 25.6 38 84.4 65.9 270 256 256 63.1 (102.0) 855 (87) 265 252 252 62.7 – 24.8 – 840 (86) 840 – (745) – – 84.1 – 65.3 91 820 (733) – 90 – 800 – 83.8 64.7 260 247 247 62.4 (101.0) 24.0 37 825 (84) (722) 83.4 – 64.0 88 – 243 23.1 – 805 (82) 780 – (710) – 255 243 62.0 – – 83.0 – 63.3 87 250 238 238 22.2 36 795 (81) 760 (698) – – 61.6 99.5 82.6 62.5 86 245 233 233 – 21.3 – 780 (79) 61.2 740 – 240 228 228 60.7 98.1 20.3 34 765 (78) (684) 82.2 – 61.8 84 – 720 – – – (670) 81.8 – 61.0 83 700 (656) – – 230 219 219 – 96.7 (18.0) 33 730 (75) – 81.3 60.1 81 32 695 (71) 690 (647) – – – 220 209 209 – 95.0 (15.7) 680 – 81.1 59.7 30 670 (68) (638) 80.8 – 80 – 210 200 200 – 93.4 (13.4) 59.2 – 91.5 29 635 (65) – 200 190 190 (11.0) 670 630 – 190 181 181 – 89.5 (8.5) 28 605 (62) – 80.6 58.8 – – 660 620 – 79 – 650 – 80.3 58.3 611 80.0 – – – 180 171 171 – 87.1 (6.0) 26 580 (59) 640 – 57.8 – 601 79.8 – 77 – 170 162 162 – 85.0 (3.0) 25 545 (56) 630 57.3 515 (53) 591 79.5 – 56.8 – – 160 152 152 – 81.7 (0.0) 24 – 150 143 143 – 78.7 – 22 490 (50) 620 – 582 75 – 140 133 133 – 75.0 – 21 455 (46) 610 79.2 – 56.3 – 573 78.6 – 55.7 – – 600 – 564 74 – – 71.2 – 20 425 (44) 590 78.9 – 55.2 130 124 124 – 554 78.4 – 54.7 – 2055(210) 120 114 114 – 66.7 390 (40) 580 545 72 2020(206) – 62.3 78.0 – 54.1 110 105 105 95 – 56.2 570 100 95 – 535 77.8 – 53.6 – 1985(202) 95 90 90 52.0 560 525 – 71 1950(199) 550 (505) 77.4 53.0 517 77.0 – 52.3 – 1905(194) 86 – 48.0 540 (496) 507 90 86 76.7 – 51.7 69 1860(190) 85 81 81 – 41.0 530 (488) 497 – – 1825(186) 76.4 51.1 520 (480) 498 76.1 – 67 1795(183) 510 (473) 50.5 479 75.7 – 49.8 – 1750(179) 500 (465) 471 75.3 – 49.1 66 1750(174) 490 (456) 460 74.9 – 48.4 – 1660(169) 480 448 452 74.5 – 47.7 64 1620(165) 470 441 442 74.1 – 46.9 – 1570(160) 460 433 433 73.6 – 46.1 62 1530(156) 450 425 425 73.3 – 45.3 – 1495(153) 440 415 415 – 44.5 59 1460(149) 72.8 – 430 405 405 43.6 – 1410(144) 72.3 F018