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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 |