BRINELL ROCKWELL
Hardness, B-Scale
10 mm. 100 kg. Diamond Shore Tensile
Indentatio Tungsten load, Pyramid Scleroscop Strength
n Carbide C-Scale 1/16" Hardness e (Approx.)
Diameter, Ball 3000 Hardness Diameter Number, Hardness x 1000
mm. kg. Load Number Ball Vickers Number psi.
--- --- 68 --- 940 97 ---
--- --- 67 --- 900 95 ---
2.25 745 65.3 --- 840 91 ---
2.3 712 --- --- --- --- ---
2.35 682 61.7 --- 737 84 ---
2.4 653 60 --- 697 81 ---
2.45 627 58.7 --- 667 79 347
2.5 601 57.3 --- 640 77 328
2.55 578 56 --- 615 75 313
2.6 555 54.7 --- 591 73 298
2.65 534 53.5 --- 569 71 288
2.7 514 52.1 --- 547 70 273
2.75 495* 51 --- 528 68 266
2.8 477 49.6 --- 508 66 254
2.85 461 48.5 --- 491 65 243
2.9 444 47.1 --- 472 63 230
2.95 429 45.7 --- 455 61 220
3 415 44.5 --- 440 59 212
3.05 401 43.1 --- 425 58 202
3.1 388 41.8 --- 410 56 193
3.15 375 40.4 --- 396 54 184
3.2 363 39.1 --- 383 52 177
3.25 352 37.9 -110 372 51 172
3.3 341 36.6 -109 360 50 164
3.35 331 35.5 -108.5 350 48 159
3.4 321 34.3 -108 339 47 154
3.45 311 33.1 -107.5 328 46 149
3.5 302 32.1 -107 319 45 146
3.55 293 30.9 -106 309 43 142
3.6 285 29.9 -105.5 301 42 138
3.65 277 28.8 -104.5 292 41 134
3.7 269 27.6 -104 284 40 131
3.75 262 26.6 -103 276 39 127
3.8 255 25.4 -102 269 38 123
3.85 248 24.2 -101 261 37 120
3.9 241 22.8 100 253 36 116
3.95 235 21.7 99 247 35 114
4 229 20.6 98.2 241 34 111
4.05 223 -18.8 97.3 234 --- 107
4.1 217 -17.5 96.4 228 33 105
4.15 212 -16 95.5 222 --- 102
4.2 207 -15.2 94.6 218 32 100
4.25 201 -13.8 93.8 212 31 98
4.3 197 -12.7 92.8 207 30 95
4.35 192 -11.5 91.9 202 29 93
4.4 187 -10 90.7 196 --- 90
4.45 183 -9 90 192 28 89
4.5 179 -8 89 188 27 87
4.55 174 -6.4 87.8 182 --- 85
4.6 170 -5.4 86.8 178 26 83
4.65 167 -4.4 86 175 --- 81
4.7 163 -3.3 85 171 25 79
4.75 159 -2 83.9 167 --- 78
4.8 156 -0.9 82.9 163 24 76
4.9 149 --- 80.8 156 23 73
5 143 --- 78.7 150 22 71
5.1 137 --- 76.4 143 21 67
5.2 131 --- 74 137 --- 65
5.3 126 --- 72 132 20 63
*BHN above 495 are for carbide ball only
Note: Values shown in parentheses are beyond the normal range and are for
comparison only.
(These values shown are based on ASTM E10-93, E140-95 and ASM Reference
Book, 3rd Ed.)