Table 4 - Hardness Number Comparison

HARDNESS CONVERSIONS
VICKERS
*DIAMON
SHORE
D
SCLEROSCO
*PYRAMI
PE
D
940
97
900
95
865
92
832
91
800
88
772
87
746
85
720
83
697
81
674
80
653
78
633
76
613
75
595
74
577
72
560
71
544
69
528
68
513
67
498
66
484
64
471
63
458
62
446
60
434
58
423
57
412
56
402
55
392
54
382
52
372
51
363
50
354
49
345
48
336
47
327
46

ROCKWELL
C

ROCKWELL
15-N

STANDARD
10MM
BALL
BRINELL

68
67
66
65
64
63
62
61
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33

93.2
92.9
92.5
92.2
91.8
91.4
91.1
90.7
90.2
89.8
89.3
88.9
88.3
87.9
87.4
86.9
86.4
85.9
85.5
85.0
84.5
83.9
83.5
83.0
82.5
82.0
81.5
80.9
80.4
79.9
79.4
78.8
78.3
77.7
77.2
76.6

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***
***
***
***
***
***
(500)
(487)
(475)
(464)
(451)
442
432
421
409
400
390
381
371
362
353
344
336
327
319
311

TENSILE
STRENGTH
(APPROX. VALUES)
(ksi)
(Mpa) or
(1000 psi)
(N/mm2)
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
351
2420
338
2675
325
2240
313
2160
301
2075
292
2010
283
1950
273
1880
264
1820
255
1760
246
1700
238
1640
229
1580
221
1520
215
1480
208
1430
201
1380
194
1340
188
1300
182
1250
177
1220
171
1180
166
1140
161
1110
157
1080
153
1050
149
1030

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310
302
294
286
279

44
32
76.1
301
43
31
75.6
294
42
30
75.0
286
41
29
74.5
279
41
28
73.9
271
40
27
73.3
264
Table 4 - Hardness Number Comparison, continued
HARDNESS CONVERSIONS

VICKERS
*DIAMON
SHORE
D
SCLEROSCO
*PYRAMI
PE
D
272
38
266
38
260
37
254
36
248
35
243
35
238
34
230
33
222
32
213
31
204
29
196
28
188
27
180
26
173
25
166
24
160
24

ROCKWELL
C

ROCKWELL
15-N

STANDARD
10MM
BALL
BRINELL

26
25
24
23
22
21
20
(18)
(16)
(14)
(12)
(10)
(8)
(6)
(4)
(2)
(0)

72.8
72.2
71.6
71.0
70.5
69.9
69.4
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***

258
253
247
243
237
231
226
219
212
203
194
187
179
171
165
158
152

145
141
138
135
131
128

1000
970
950
930
900
880

TENSILE
STRENGTH
(APPROX. VALUES)
(ksi)
(Mpa) or
(1000 psi)
(N/mm2)
125
860
122
840
119
820
117
810
114
790
112
770
107
740
104
720
102
700
97
670
94
650
92
630
86
590
82
565
80
550
76
525
75
520

Note: 1. The values in parentheses are beyond the normal range and area given for
information only.
2. Values are for carbon and alloy steels in the annealed, normalized and
quenched-and-tempered condition. They are less accurate for cold-worked condition and
for austenitic steels.