Hardness and Tensile Strength of Steels: Brinell and Rockwell Scales

Following is an estimate of the relationship between various hardness scales and the tensile strength of standard steels.  It should be considered as a general comparison not applicable to all materials:

Hardness Conversion Table

Brinell Hardness Rockwell Hardness
Tungsten Carbide Ball 3000 KG A Scale 60 kg B Scale 100 kg C Scale 150 kg Tensile Stength (approx.)
86 68
85 68
85 67
767 85 66
757 84 66
745 84 65
733 84 65
722 83 64
712 83 64
710 83 63
698 83 62
684 82 62
682 82 62
670 82 61
656 81 60
653 81 60
647 81 60
638 81 59 329,000
630 81 59 324,000
627 80 59 323,000
601 80 57 309,000
578 79 56 297,000
555 78 55 285,000
534 78 54 274,000
514 77 52 263,000
495 76 51 253,000
477 76 50 243,000
461 75 48 235,000
444 74 47 225,000
429 73 46 217,000
415 73 44 210,000
401 72 43 202,000
388 71 42 195,000
375 71 40 188,000
363 70 39 182,000
352 69 38 176,000
341 69 37 170,000
331 68 36 166,000
321 68 34 160,000
311 67 33 155,000
302 66 32 150,000
293 66 31 145,000
285 65 30 141,000
277 65 29 137,000
269 64 28 133,000
262 64 27 129,000
255 63 25 126,000
248 62 24 122,000
241 62 100 23 118,000
235 61 99 22 115,000
229 61 98 20 111,000
223 97 20
217 96 18 105,000
212 96 17 102,000
207 95 16 100,000
201 94 15 98,000
197 93 95,000
192 92 93,000
187 91 90,000
183 90 89,000
179 89 87,000
174 88 85,000
170 87 83,000
167 86 81,000
163 85 79,000
156 83 76,000
149 81 73,000
143 79 71,000
137 76 67,000
131 74 65,000
126 72 63,000
121 70 60,000
116 68 58,000
111 66 56,000