Date Published:Jun. 18. 2015
Conversion Table of Hardness

Conversion Table of Hardness
Approximate conversion value for steel Rockwell C hardness*1
(HRC)*3
Rockwell C scale hardness |
(HV) Vickers hardness |
Brinell hardness (HB) 10mm ball load 3000kgf |
Rockwell hardness*3 | Rockwell superficial hardness; diamond conical indenter |
(HS) | Tensile strength*2 (approximate value) MPa |
(HRC)*3
Rockwell C scale hardness |
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Standard ball |
Tungsten carbide ball |
(HRA) A scale load 60kgf diamond conical indenter |
(HRB) B scale load 100kgf diameter 1.6mm (1/16in) ball |
(HRD) D scale load 100kgf diamond conical indenter |
15-N scale load 15kgf |
30-N scale load 30kgf |
45-N scale load 45kgf |
Shore hardness |
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68 67 66 65 64 |
940 900 865 832 800 |
- - - - - |
- - - (739) (722) |
85.6 85.0 84.5 83.9 83.4 |
- - - - - |
76.9 76.1 75.4 74.5 73.8 |
93.2 92.9 92.5 92.2 91.8 |
84.4 83.6 82.8 81.9 81.1 |
75.4 74.2 73.3 72.0 71.0 |
97 95 92 91 88 |
- - - - - |
68 67 66 65 64 |
63 62 61 60 59 |
772 746 720 697 674 |
- - - - - |
(705) (688) (670) (654) (634) |
82.8 82.3 81.8 81.2 80.7 |
- - - - - |
73.0 72.2 71.5 70.7 69.9 |
91.4 91.1 90.7 90.2 89.8 |
80.1 79.3 78.4 77.5 76.6 |
69.9 68.8 67.7 66.6 65.5 |
87 85 83 81 80 |
- - - - - |
63 62 61 60 59 |
58 57 56 55 54 |
653 633 613 595 577 |
- - - - - |
615 595 577 560 543 |
80.1 79.6 79.0 78.5 78.0 |
- - - - - |
69.2 68.5 67.7 66.9 66.1 |
89.3 88.9 88.3 87.9 87.4 |
75.7 74.8 73.9 73.0 72.0 |
64.3 63.2 62.0 60.9 59.8 |
78 76 75 74 72 |
- - - 2075 2015 |
58 57 56 55 54 |
53 52 51 50 49 |
560 544 528 513 498 |
- (500) (487) (475) (464) |
525 512 496 481 469 |
77.4 76.8 76.3 75.9 75.2 |
- - - - - |
65.4 64.6 63.8 63.1 62.1 |
86.9 86.4 85.9 85.5 85.0 |
71.2 70.2 69.4 68.5 67.6 |
58.6 57.4 56.1 55.0 53.8 |
71 69 68 67 66 |
1950 1880 1820 1760 1695 |
53 52 51 50 49 |
48 47 46 45 44 |
484 471 458 446 434 |
451 442 432 421 409 |
455 443 432 421 409 |
74.7 74.1 73.6 73.1 72.5 |
- - - - - |
61.4 60.8 60.0 59.2 58.5 |
84.5 83.9 83.5 83.0 82.5 |
66.7 65.8 64.8 64.0 63.1 |
52.5 51.4 50.3 49.0 47.8 |
64 63 62 60 58 |
1635 1580 1530 1480 1435 |
48 47 46 45 44 |
43 42 41 40 39 |
423 412 402 392 382 |
400 390 381 371 362 |
400 390 381 371 362 |
72.0 71.5 70.9 70.4 69.9 |
- - - - - |
57.7 56.9 56.2 55.4 54.6 |
82.0 81.5 80.9 80.4 79.9 |
62.2 61.3 60.4 59.5 58.6 |
46.7 45.5 44.3 43.1 41.9 |
57 56 55 54 52 |
1385 1340 1295 1250 1215 |
43 42 41 40 39 |
38 37 36 35 34 |
372 363 354 345 336 |
353 344 336 327 319 |
353 344 336 327 319 |
69.4 68.9 68.4 67.9 67.4 |
- - (109.0) (108.5) (108.0) |
53.8 53.1 52.3 51.5 50.8 |
79.4 78.8 78.3 77.7 77.2 |
57.7 56.8 55.9 55.0 54.2 |
40.8 39.6 38.4 37.2 36.1 |
51 50 49 48 47 |
1180 1160 1115 1080 1055 |
38 37 36 35 34 |
33 32 31 30 29 |
327 318 310 302 294 |
311 301 294 286 279 |
311 301 294 286 279 |
66.8 66.3 65.8 65.3 64.7 |
(107.5) (107.0) (106.0) (105.5) (104.5) |
50.0 49.2 48.4 47.7 47.0 |
76.6 76.1 75.6 75.0 74.5 |
53.3 52.1 51.3 50.4 49.5 |
34.9 33.7 32.5 31.3 30.1 |
46 44 43 42 41 |
1025 1000 980 950 930 |
33 32 31 30 29 |
28 27 26 25 24 |
286 279 272 266 260 |
271 264 258 253 247 |
271 264 258 253 247 |
64.3 63.8 63.3 62.8 62.4 |
(104.0) (103.0) (102.5) (101.5) (101.0) |
46.1 45.2 44.6 43.8 43.1 |
73.9 73.3 72.8 72.2 71.6 |
48.6 47.7 46.8 45.9 45.0 |
28.9 27.8 26.7 25.5 24.3 |
41 40 38 38 37 |
910 880 860 840 825 |
28 27 26 25 24 |
23 22 21 20 (18) |
254 248 243 238 230 |
243 237 231 226 219 |
243 237 231 226 219 |
62.0 61.5 61.0 60.5 - |
100.0 99.0 98.5 97.8 96.7 |
42.1 41.6 40.9 40.1 - |
71.0 70.5 69.9 69.4 - |
44.0 43.2 42.3 41.5 - |
23.1 22.0 20.7 19.6 - |
36 35 35 34 33 |
805 785 770 760 730 |
23 22 21 20 (18) |
(16) (14) (12) (10) ( 8) |
222 213 204 196 188 |
212 203 194 187 179 |
212 203 194 187 179 |
- - - - - |
95.5 93.9 92.3 90.7 89.5 |
- - - - - |
- - - - - |
- - - - - |
- - - - - |
32 31 29 28 27 |
705 675 650 620 600 |
(16) (14) (12) (10) ( 8) |
( 6) ( 4) ( 2) ( 0) |
180 173 166 160 |
171 165 158 152 |
171 165 158 152 |
- - - - |
87.1 85.5 83.5 81.7 |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
26 25 24 24 |
580 550 530 515 |
( 6) ( 4) ( 2) ( 0) |
*1: Bold numbers are according to ASTM E 140 Table 1による(arranged jointly by SAE, ASM and ASTM).
*2: 1MPa=1N/mm2
*3: The value in parentheses in the table are for ranges rarely used and indicated for reference.
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