■ Hardness Scale Comparison Chart

  • Approximate Corresponding Values for Steel Hardness on the Brinell Scale

Rockwell Hardness Rockwell Hardness

Brinell Vickers Shore Brinell Vickers Shore

A B C D Traverse A B C D Traverse

Hardness Hardness

ScaleScaleScaleScaleHardness HardnessRuptureScaleScaleScaleScaleHardness HardnessRupture
3,000kgf60kgf100kgf150kgf100kgfStrength3,000kgf60kgf100kgf150kgf100kgfStrength

50kgf 50kgf

brale 1/10in brale brale ( ) brale 1/10in brale brale ( )

GPa GPa Ball Ball

HB HRA HRB HRC HRD HV HS HB HRA HRB HRC HRD HV HS

  • 85.6
  • 68.0 76.9 940 97
  • 321 67.5 (108.0) 34.3 50.1 339 47 1.06
  • 85.3
  • 67.5 76.5 920 96
  • 311 66.9 (107.5) 33.1 50.0 328 46 1.03
  • 85.0
  • 67.0 76.1 900 95
  • 302 66.3 (107.0) 32.1 49.3 319 45 1.01
76784.766.475.78809329365.7(106.0)30.948.3309430.97
75784.465.975.38609228565.3(105.5)29.947.63010.95
74584.165.374.88409127764.6(104.5)28.846.7292410.92
73383.864.774.38209026964.1(104.0)27.645.9284400.89
72283.464.073.88008826263.6(103.0)26.645.0276390.87
71225563.0(102.0)25.444.2269380.84
71083.063.373.37808724862.5(101.0)24.243.2261370.82
69882.662.572.67608624161.8100.022.842.0253360.80
68482.261.872.174023561.499.021.741.4247350.78
68282.261.772.07378422960.898.220.540.5241340.76
67081.861.071.57208322397.3(18.8)234
65681.360.170.870021796.4(17.5)228330.73
65381.260.070.76978121295.5(16.0)2220.71
64781.159.770.569020794.6(15.2)218320.69
63880.859.270.16808020193.8(13.8)212310.68
63080.658.869.867019792.8(12.7)207300.66
62780.558.769.76677919291.9(11.5)202290.64
60179.857.368.76407718790.7(10.0)1960.62
57879.156.067.76157518390.0(9.0)192280.62
55578.454.766.7591732.0617989.0(8.0)188270.60
53477.853.565.8569711.9817487.8(6.4)1820.59
51476.952.164.7547701.8917086.8(5.4)178260.57
49576.351.063.8528681.8216786.0(4.4)1750.56
47775.649.662.7508661.7316385.0(3.3)171250.55
46174.948.561.7491651.6715682.9(0.9)1630.52
44474.247.160.8472631.5914980.8156230.50
42973.445.759.7455611.5114378.7150220.49
41572.844.558.8440591.4613776.4143210.46
N 40172.043.157.8425581.3913174.01370.45
38871.441.856.8410561.3312672.0132200.43
37570.640.455.7396541.2612169.8127190.41
36370.039.154.6383521.2211667.6122180.40
35269.3(110.0)37.953.8372511.1811165.7117150.38
34168.7(109.0)36.652.8360501.131) Figures within the ( ) are not commonly used

2) Rockwell A, C and D scales utilise a diamond brale

331 68.1 (108.5) 35.5 51.9 350 48 1.10 3) This chart was taken from the JIS Iron and Steel Handbook (1980)