Hardness Conversion Chart
Rockwell
Rockwell Superficial
Brinell
Vickers
Shore
A
B
C
D
E
F
15-N
30-N
45-N
30-T
3000 kg
500 kg
136
Approx Tensile Strength (psi)
60kg Brale
100kg 1/16" Ball
150kg Brale
100kg Brale
100kg 1/8" Ball
60kg 1/16" Ball
15kg Brale
30kg Brale
45kg Brale
30 kg 1/16" Ball
10mm Ball Steel
Diamond Pyramid
Sciero-scope
86.5
---
70
78.5
94.0
86.0
77.6
1076
101
69
77.7
93.5
85.0
76.5
1044
99
85.6
68
76.9
93.2
84.4
75.4
940
97
67
76.1
92.9
83.6
74.2
900
95
84.5
66
92.5
82.8
73.2
865
92
83.9
65
74.5
92.2
81.9
72.0
739
832
91
83.4
64
73.8
91.8
81.1
71.0
722
800
88
63
73.0
91.4
80.1
69.9
705
772
87
82.3
62
72.2
91.1
79.3
68.8
688
746
85
81.8
61
71.5
90.7
78.4
67.7
670
720
83
81.2
60
70.7
90.2
77.5
66.6
654
697
81
320,000
80.7
59
89.8
76.6
65.5
634
674
80
310,000
58
69.2
89.3
75.7
64.3
615
653
78
300,000
79.6
57
68.5
88.9
74.8
63.2
595
633
76
290,000
79.0
56
88.3
73.9
62.0
577
613
75
282,000
120
55
66.9
87.9
60.9
560
74
274,000
78.0
54
66.1
87.4
59.8
543
72
266,000
77.4
119
53
65.4
86.9
71.2
58.6
525
71
257,000
76.8
52
64.6
86.4
70.2
57.4
500
544
245,000
76.3
118
51
63.8
85.9
69.4
56.1
487
528
239,000
75.9
117
50
63.1
85.5
55.0
475
513
233,000
75.2
49
62.1
67.6
53.8
464
498
227,000
74.7
116
48
61.4
66.7
52.5
451
484
221,000
74.1
47
60.8
65.8
51.4
442
471
217,000
73.6
115
46
60.0
83.5
64.8
50.3
432
458
212,000
73.1
45
59.2
83.0
64.0
49.0
421
446
206,000
72.5
114
44
58.5
82.5
47.8
409
434
200,000
113
43
57.7
82.0
62.2
46.7
400
423
196,000
42
56.9
81.5
61.3
45.5
390
412
191,000
70.9
112
41
56.2
80.9
60.4
44.3
381
402
187,000
70.4
40
55.4
80.4
59.5
43.1
371
392
182,000
111
39
54.6
79.9
41.9
362
382
177,000
110
38
79.4
40.8
353
372
173,000
68.9
37
53.1
78.8
56.8
39.6
344
363
169,000
68.4
109
36
52.3
78.3
55.9
38.4
336
354
165,000
67.9
35
51.5
37.2
327
345
160,000
67.4
108
34
50.8
77.2
54.2
36.1
319
156,000
66.8
33
50.0
53.3
34.9
311
152,000
66.3
107
32
49.2
52.1
33.7
301
318
147,000
106
31
48.4
75.6
51.3
32.5
294
310
144,000
65.3
105
30
47.7
75.0
50.4
31.3
286
302
140,000
64.7
104
29
47.0
49.5
30.1
279
137,000
28
46.1
48.6
28.9
271
133,000
103
27
45.2
73.3
27.8
264
129,000
63.3
26
44.6
72.8
46.8
26.7
258
272
126,000
62.8
102
25
43.8
45.9
25.5
253
266
124,000
62.4
24
71.6
45.0
24.3
247
260
121,000
100
23
42.1
44.0
23.1
240
201
254
118,000
61.5
22
41.6
70.5
43.2
22.0
234
195
248
115,000
61.0
98
21
40.9
42.3
20.7
81.0
228
189
243
112,000
60.5
20
40.1
41.5
19.6
80.5
222
184
238
109,000
59.0
96
18
80.0
216
179
230
106,000
58.0
16
210
175
103,000
57.5
94
15
205
171
213
100,000
57.0
93
13
200
167
208
98,000
56.5
12
163
204
96,000
56.0
10
77.0
190
160
196
93,000
55.5
90
9
76.0
185
157
192
91,000
89
8
75.5
180
154
188
88,000
54.0
7
176
151
86,000
53.5
6
172
148
84,000
53.0
86
5
74.0
169
145
83,000
4
73.5
165
142
173
81,000
52.0
84
3
162
140
170
79,000
51.0
2
159
137
166
78,000
50.5
82
1
156
135
76,000
0
153
133
75,000
70.0
150
130
73,000
79
69.5
147
128
48.5
69.0
144
126
48.0
77
68.0
141
124
67.5
139
122
46.5
99.5
67.0
46.0
99.0
66.0
73
98.5
132
98.0
65.0
44.5
100.0
97.5
64.2
127
97.0
63.5
125
43.5
96.0
123
43.0
95.5
121
42.5
95.0
42.0
94.5
41.8
60.1
41.0
93.0
58.7
40.5
92.0
40.0
91.5
57.3
39.5
91.0
39.0
90.5
38.5
90.0
38.0
89.5
37.8
89.0
37.5
88.0
53.2
37.0
87.5
36.5
87.0
51.8
36.0
35.5
35.0
34.8
49.1
34.5
34.0
84.0
33.5
33.0
46.2
32.0
44.8
31.5
31.0
43.4
30.8
79.5
30.5
30.0
29.5
40.7
29.0
28.5
39.3
28.0
37.9
27.5
27.0
36.6
26.5
26.0
35.2
25.0
33.8
24.5
33.1
24.2
32.4
24.0
23.5
31.1
23.0
30.4
22.5
29.7
21.5
19
28.1
21.2
27.4
21.0
17
66.5
20.5
20.0
25.3
14
24.6
64.5
23.9
11
22.6
62.5
63.0
21.9
19.8
19.1
18.4
18.0
17.1
16.4
15.7
15.0