HARDNESS COMPARISON TABLE

HARDNESS CONVERSION NUMBERS OF STEEL

Brinell Ha 10 m Ldrdness(HB) m Ball, 000 kf, HV)Rockwell Hardness(3)s (HS)Tensile StthBrinell Ha 10 m Load:rdness(HB) m Ball, 3000 kf, HV)Rockwell Hardness(3)s (HS)Tensile Stth
oa:, gkers ss (dnesreng (Approx.), gkers ss (dnesreng (Approx.)
Standard BallTungste Carbide Balln Vic HardneA Scale, Load: 60 kgf, Diamond Point(HRA)B Scale, Load: 100 kgf 1/16" Ball (HRB), C Scale, Load: 150 kgf, Diamond Point(HRC)D Scale, Load: 100 kg Diamond Point(HRD)Shore Har f,MPa (2)Standard BallTungste Carbide Balln Vic HardneA Scale, Load: 60 kgf Diamond Point(HRA), B Scale, Load: 100 kgf, 1/16" Ball (HRB)C Scale, Load: 150 kgf, Diamond Point(HRC)D Scale, Load: 100 kg Diamond Point(HRDShore Har f, )MPa (2)
94085.668.076.99742942945573.445.759.7611510
92085.367.576.59641541544072.844.558.8591460
90085.067.076.19540140142572.043.157.8581390
(767)88084.766.475.79338838841071.441.856.8561330
(757)86084.465.975.39237537539670.640.455.7541270
(745)84084.165.374.89136336338370.039.154.6521220
(733)82083.864.774.390352352372693(1100)379538511180
(722)80083.464.073.888341341360. 68.7. (109.0). 36.6. 52.8501130
(712)33133135068.1(108.5)35.551.9481095
(710)78083063373387321321339675(1080)343510471060
(698)760. 82.6. 62.5. 72.686....
31131132866.9(107.5)33.150.0461025
(684)74082.261.872.130230231966.3(107.0)32.149.3451005
(682)73782.261.772.084293293309657(1060)30948343970
(670)72081.861.071.583285285301. 65.3. (105.5). 29.9. 47.6950
─ ─(656) (653)700 69781.3 81.2─ ─60.1 60.070.8 70.7─ 81─ ─27727729264.6(104.5)28.846.741925
(647)69081.159.770.526926928464.1(104.0)27.6 245.940895
26226227663.6(103.0)6.645.039875
─ ─(638) 630680 67080.8 806─ ─59.2 58870.1 69880 ── ─25525526963.0(102.0)25.444.238850
627667. 80.5. 58.7. 69.779248 241248 241261 25362.5 61.8(101.0) 10024.2 22.843.2 42.037 36825 800
67780.759.170.023523524761.499.021.741.435785
60164079.857.368.77722922924160.898.220.540.534765
64079857368722322323497.3(18.8)
578615. 79.1. 56.0. 67.775217 212217 212228 222─ ─96.4 95.5(17.5) (16.0)─ ─33 ─725 705
60778.855.667.420720721894.6(15.2)32690
55559178.454.766.773205520120121293.8(13.8)31675
197197207928(127)30655
57978.054.066.12015..
53456977.853.565.8711985192 187192 187202 196─ ─91.9 90.7(11.5) (10.0)─ ─29 ─640 620
53377.152.565.01915
118318319290.0(9.0)28615
51454776.952.164.77089017917918889.0(8.0)27600
(495)53976.751.664.3185517417418287.8(6.4)585
530764511639182517017017886.8(5.4)26570
─ 495528. 76.3. 51.0. 63.868182016716717586.0(4.4)560
(477)516759503632178016316317185.0(3.3)25545
508. 756. 496. 627174015615616382.9(0.9)525
...1491491568080
47750875.649.662.7661740143143150. 78.723 2255 490
(461)49575.148.861.9168013713714376.421460
49174.948.561.71670
46149174948561765167013113113774.0450
...12612613272.020435
44447474.347.261.0159512112112769.819415
472742471608158511611612267618400
444472. 74.2. 47.1. 60.8631585111111117. 65.715385

Note 1) The above list is the same as that of AMS Metals Hand book with tensile strength in approximate metric value and Brinell hardness over a recommended range. Note 2) 1MPa=1N/mm2 Note 3) Figures in ( ) are rarely used and are included for reference. This list has been taken from JIS Handbook Steel I.