HARDNESS CONVERSION TABLE (for steel)
硬度表

 

Diameter

of

Brinell

indent

(mm)

Brinell hardness

10mm.load 3000kg

Vickers

hardness

Rockwell hardness

Rockwell

superficial hardness

Shore

Hardness

Tensile

Strength

N/mm2

 

Approxi-

mate

value

Standard or

Hultgren or

Tungsten carbide

ball

A

Scale

load

60kgf

Diamond

Penetration

B

Scale

load

100kgf

(1.588mm)

Ball

C

Scale

load

150kgf

Diamond

Penetration

D

Scale

load

100kgf

Diamond

Penetration

15-N

Scale

load

10kgf

30-N

Scale

load

30kgf

45-N

Scale

load

45kgf

HB

HV

HRA

HRB

HRC

HRD

HR15N

HR30N

HR45N

HS

2.50

6013)

640

79.8

-

57.3

68.7

89.0

75.1

63.5

77

2055

2.55

5783)

615

79.1

-

56.0

67.7

88.4

73.9

62.1

75

1979

2.60

5553)

591

78.4

-

54.7

66.7

87.8

72.7

60.6

73

1903

2.65

5343)

569

77.8

-

53.5

65.8

87.2

71.6

59.2

71

1834

2.70

 

5142)

553

77.1

-

52.5

65.0

86.7

70.7

58.0

-

1765

5143)

547

76.9

-

52.1

64.7

86.5

70.3

57.6

70

1765

2.75

 

 

4951)

539

76.7

-

51.6

64.3

86.3

69.9

56.9

-

1703

4952)

530

76.4

-

51.1

63.9

86.0

69.5

56.2

-

1703

4953)

528

76.3

-

51.0

63.8

85.9

69.4

56.1

68

1703

2.80

 

 

4771)

516

75.9

-

50.3

63.2

85.6

68.7

55.2

-

1641

4772)

508

75.6

-

49.6

62.7

85.3

68.2

54.5

-

1641

4773)

508

75.6

-

49.6

62.7

85.3

68.2

54.5

66

1641

2.85

 

 

4611)

495

75.1

-

48.8

61.9

84.9

67.4

53.5

-

1579

4612)

491

74.9

-

48.5

61.7

84.7

67.2

53.2

-

1579

4613)

491

74.9

-

48.5

61.7

84.7

67.2

53.2

65

1579

2.90

 

 

4441)

474

74.3

-

47.2

61.0

84.1

66.0

51.7

-

1517

4442)

472

74.2

-

47.1

60.8

84.0

65.8

51.5

-

1517

4443)

472

74.2

-

47.1

60.8

84.0

65.8

51.5

63

1517

2.95

429

455

73.4

-

45.7

59.7

83.4

64.6

49.9

61

1462

3.00

415

440

72.8

-

44.5

58.8

82.8

63.5

48.4

59

1407

3.05

401

425

72.0

-

43.1

57.8

82.0

62.3

46.9

58

1351

3.10

388

410

71.4

-

41.8

56.8

81.4

61.1

45.3

56

1303

3.15

375

396

70.6

-

40.4

55.7

80.6

59.9

43.6

54

1255

3.20

363

383

70.0

-

39.1

54.6

80.0

58.7

42.0

52

1213

3.25

352

372

69.3

(110.0)

37.9

53.8

79.3

57.6

40.5

51

1172

3.30

341

360

68.7

(109.0)

36.6

52.8

78.6

56.4

39.1

50

1138

3.35

331

350

68.1

(108.5)

35.5

51.9

78.0

55.4

37.8

48

1103

3.40

321

339

67.5

(108.0)

34.3

51.0

77.3

54.3

36.4

47

1069

3.45

311

328

66.9

(107.5)

33.1

50.0

76.7

53.3

34.4

46

1034

3.50

302

319

66.3

(107.0)

32.1

49.3

76.1

52.2

33.8

45

1007

3.55

293

309

65.7

(106.0)

30.9

48.3

75.5

51.2

32.4

43

979

3.60

285

301

65.3

(105.5)

29.9

47.6

75.0

50.3

31.2

-

951

3.65

277

292

64.6

(104.5)

28.8

46.7

74.4

49.3

29.9

41

924

3.70

269

284

64.1

(104.0)

27.6

45.9

73.7

48.3

28.5

40

903

3.75

262

276

63.6

(103.0)

26.6

45.0

73.1

47.3

27.3

39

883

3.80

255

269

63.0

(102.0)

25.4

44.2

72.5

46.2

26.0

38

862

3.85

248

261

62.5

(101.0)

24.2

43.2

71.7

45.1

24.5

37

841

3.90

241

253

61.8

100.0

22.8

42.0

70.9

43.9

22.8

36

820

3.95

235

247

61.4

99.0

21.7

41.4

70.3

42.9

21.5

35

800

4.00

229

241

60.8

98.2

20.5

40.5

69.7

41.9

20.1

34

779

4.05

223

234

-

97.3

(18.8)

-

-

-

-

-

758

4.10

217

228

-

96.4

(17.5)

-

-

-

-

33

738

4.15

212

222

-

95.5

(16.0)

-

-

-

-

-

717

4.20

207

218

-

94.6

(15.2)

-

-

-

-

32

696

4.25

201

212

-

93.8

(13.8)

-

-

-

-

31

683

4.30

197

207

-

92.8

(12.7)

-

-

-

-

30

669

4.35

192

202

-

91.9

(11.5)

-

-

-

-

29

655

4.40

187

196

-

90.7

(10.0)

-

-

-

-

-

641

4.45

183

192

-

90.0

(9.0)

-

-

-

-

28

627

4.50

179

188

-

89.0

(8.0)

-

-

-

-

27

614

4.55

174

182

-

87.8

(6.4)

-

-

-

-

-

600

4.60

170

178

-

86.8

(5.4)

-

-

-

-

26

586

4.65

167

175

-

86.0

(4.4)

-

-

-

-

-

572

4.70

163

171

-

85.0

(3.3)

-

-

-

-

25

565

4.80

156

163

-

82.9

(0.9)

-

-

-

-

-

538

4.90

149

156

-

80.8

-

-

-

-

-

23

517

5.00

143

150

-

78.7

-

-

-

-

-

22

496

5.10

137

143

-

76.4

-

-

-

-

-

21

483

5.20

131

137

-

74.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

455

5.30

126

132

-

72.0

-

-

-

-

-

20

441

5.40

121

127

-

69.8

-

-

-

-

-

19

427

5.50

116

122

-

67.6

-

-

-

-

-

18

414

5.60

111

117

-

65.7

-

-

-

-

-

15

400

5.70

1071)

113

-

64

-

-

-

-

-

-

379

5.80

1031)

108

-

61

-

-

-

-

-

-

365

Notes:

1) Standard ball only

2) Hultgren ball only

3) Tungsten carbide ball only

Figures in parenthesis are rarely used, given for information only