Rockwell Hardness Conversion Chart
Rockwell Hardness Conversion Chart
C
150 kg
|
A
60 kg
|
B
|
F
|
30–T
|
15–N
15 kg N
|
30–N
30 kg N
|
VICKERS
10 kg
136 Diamond
|
KNOOP
500 Gr. & over
|
Br'l
3000 kg
10mm Ball
|
Approx. Tensile Strength
ksi
|
|
68
|
85.6000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
93.2
|
84.40
|
940
|
920
|
-
|
-
|
|
67
|
85.0000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
92.9
|
83.60
|
900
|
985
|
-
|
-
|
|
66
|
84.5000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
92.5
|
82.80
|
885
|
870
|
-
|
-
|
|
65
|
83.9000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
92.2
|
81.90
|
832
|
846
|
-
|
-
|
|
64
|
83.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
91.8
|
81.10
|
800
|
822
|
-
|
-
|
|
63
|
82.8000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
91.4
|
80.10
|
772
|
799
|
-
|
-
|
|
62
|
82.3000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
91.1
|
79.30
|
746
|
776
|
-
|
-
|
|
61
|
81.8000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
90.7
|
78.40
|
720
|
754
|
-
|
-
|
|
60
|
81.2000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
90.2
|
77.50
|
697
|
732
|
-
|
-
|
|
59
|
80.7000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
89.8
|
76.80
|
674
|
710
|
-
|
351
|
|
58
|
80.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
89.3
|
75.70
|
653
|
690
|
615
|
338
|
|
57
|
79.8000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
88.9
|
74.80
|
633
|
670
|
595
|
325
|
|
56
|
79.0000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
88.3
|
73.90
|
613
|
650
|
577
|
313
|
|
55
|
78.5000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
87.9
|
73.00
|
595
|
630
|
560
|
301
|
|
54
|
78.0000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
87.4
|
72.00
|
577
|
612
|
543
|
292
|
|
53
|
77.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
86.9
|
71.20
|
560
|
594
|
525
|
283
|
|
52
|
76.8000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
86.4
|
70.20
|
544
|
576
|
512
|
271
|
|
51
|
76.3000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
85.9
|
69.40
|
528
|
558
|
496
|
264
|
|
50
|
75.9000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
85.5
|
68.50
|
513
|
542
|
481
|
255
|
|
49
|
75.2000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
85.0
|
67.60
|
498
|
526
|
469
|
246
|
|
48
|
74.7000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
84.5
|
66.70
|
484
|
510
|
451
|
238
|
|
47
|
74.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
83.9
|
65.80
|
471
|
495
|
442
|
229
|
|
46
|
73.6000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
83.5
|
64.80
|
458
|
480
|
432
|
221
|
|
45
|
73.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
83.0
|
64.00
|
446
|
466
|
421
|
215
|
|
44
|
72.5000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
82.5
|
63.10
|
434
|
452
|
409
|
208
|
|
42
|
71.5000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
81.5
|
61.30
|
412
|
426
|
390
|
194
|
|
40
|
70.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
80.4
|
59.50
|
392
|
402
|
371
|
182
|
|
38
|
69.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
79.4
|
57.70
|
372
|
380
|
353
|
171
|
|
36
|
68.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
79.3
|
55.90
|
354
|
360
|
336
|
161
|
|
34
|
67.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
77.2
|
54.20
|
338
|
342
|
319
|
152
|
|
32
|
66.3000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
76.1
|
52.10
|
318
|
326
|
301
|
146
|
|
30
|
65.3000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
75.0
|
50.40
|
302
|
311
|
286
|
138
|
|
28
|
64.3000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
73.9
|
48.60
|
286
|
297
|
271
|
131
|
|
26
|
63.6000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
72.8
|
46.80
|
272
|
284
|
258
|
125
|
|
24
|
62.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
71.6
|
45.00
|
260
|
272
|
247
|
119
|
|
22
|
61.5000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
70.5
|
43.20
|
248
|
261
|
237
|
115
|
|
20
|
60.5000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
69.4
|
41.50
|
238
|
251
|
226
|
110
|
|
-
|
61.5000
|
100.0000
|
-
|
83.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
251
|
240
|
115
|
|
-
|
60.9000
|
99.0000
|
-
|
82.5000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
246
|
234
|
114
|
|
-
|
60.2000
|
98.0000
|
-
|
81.8000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
241
|
228
|
109
|
|
-
|
59.5000
|
97.0000
|
-
|
81.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
236
|
222
|
104
|
|
-
|
58.9000
|
96.0000
|
-
|
80.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
231
|
216
|
102
|
|
-
|
58.3000
|
95.0000
|
-
|
79.8000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
226
|
210
|
100
|
|
-
|
57.6000
|
94.0000
|
-
|
79.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
221
|
205
|
98
|
|
-
|
57.0000
|
93.0000
|
-
|
78.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
216
|
200
|
94
|
|
-
|
56.4000
|
92.0000
|
-
|
77.8000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
211
|
195
|
92
|
|
-
|
55.8000
|
91.0000
|
-
|
77.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
206
|
190
|
90
|
|
-
|
55.2000
|
90.0000
|
-
|
76.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
201
|
185
|
89
|
|
-
|
54.6000
|
89.0000
|
-
|
75.8000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
196
|
180
|
88
|
|
-
|
54.0000
|
88.0000
|
-
|
75.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
192
|
176
|
86
|
|
-
|
53.4000
|
87.0000
|
-
|
74.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
188
|
172
|
84
|
|
-
|
52.8000
|
86.0000
|
-
|
73.8000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
184
|
189
|
83
|
|
-
|
52.3000
|
85.0000
|
-
|
73.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
180
|
165
|
82
|
|
-
|
51.7000
|
84.0000
|
-
|
72.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
176
|
162
|
81
|
|
-
|
51.1000
|
83.0000
|
-
|
71.8000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
173
|
159
|
80
|
|
-
|
50.6000
|
82.0000
|
-
|
71.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
170
|
156
|
77
|
|
-
|
50.0000
|
81.0000
|
-
|
70.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
167
|
153
|
73
|
|
-
|
49.5000
|
80.0000
|
-
|
69.7000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
164
|
150
|
72
|
|
-
|
48.9000
|
79.0000
|
-
|
69.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
161
|
147
|
70
|
|
-
|
48.4000
|
78.0000
|
-
|
68.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
158
|
144
|
69
|
|
-
|
47.9000
|
77.0000
|
-
|
67.7000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
155
|
141
|
68
|
|
-
|
47.3000
|
76.0000
|
-
|
67.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
152
|
139
|
67
|
|
-
|
46.8000
|
75.0000
|
99.6000
|
66.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
150
|
137
|
66
|
|
-
|
45.3000
|
72.0000
|
98.0000
|
64.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
143
|
130
|
63
|
|
-
|
44.3000
|
70.0000
|
96.8000
|
63.1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
139
|
125
|
61
|
|
-
|
43.3000
|
68.0000
|
95.6000
|
61.7000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
135
|
121
|
59
|
|
-
|
42.3000
|
66.0000
|
94.5000
|
60.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
131
|
117
|
-
|
|
-
|
41.4000
|
64.0000
|
93.4000
|
59.0000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
127
|
114
|
-
|
|
-
|
40.4000
|
62.0000
|
92.2000
|
57.7000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
124
|
110
|
-
|
|
-
|
39.5000
|
60.0000
|
91.1000
|
56.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
120
|
107
|
-
|
|
-
|
38.6000
|
58.0000
|
90.0000
|
55.0000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
117
|
104
|
-
|
|
-
|
37.7000
|
56.0000
|
88.8000
|
53.7000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
114
|
101
|
-
|
|
-
|
36.8000
|
54.0000
|
87.7000
|
52.4000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
111
|
*87
|
-
|
|
-
|
35.9000
|
52.0000
|
86.5000
|
51.0000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
109
|
*85
|
-
|
|
-
|
35.0000
|
50.0000
|
85.4000
|
49.7000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
107
|
*83
|
-
|
|
-
|
34.1000
|
48.0000
|
84.3000
|
48.3000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
105
|
*81
|
-
|
|
-
|
33.3000
|
46.0000
|
83.1000
|
47.0000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1103
|
*79
|
-
|
|
-
|
32.4000
|
44.0000
|
82.0000
|
45.7000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
101
|
*78
|
-
|
|
-
|
31.6000
|
42.0000
|
80.8000
|
44.3000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
99
|
*76
|
-
|
|
-
|
30.7000
|
40.0000
|
79.7000
|
43.0000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
97
|
*74
|
-
|
|
-
|
29.9000
|
38.0000
|
78.6000
|
41.6000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
95
|
*73
|
-
|
|
-
|
29.1000
|
36.0000
|
77.4000
|
40.3000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
93
|
*71
|
-
|
|
-
|
28.2000
|
34.0000
|
76.3000
|
39.0000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
91
|
*70
|
-
|
|
-
|
27.4000
|
32.0000
|
75.2000
|
37.6000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
89
|
*68
|
-
|
|
-
|
26.6000
|
30.0000
|
74.0000
|
36.3000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
87
|
*67
|
-
|
* Below Brinell 100 tests were made with only 500 kg load and 10 mm ball.
** Above Brinell 451 HB tests were made with 1 mm carbide ball.
Even for steel, tensile strength relation to hardness is inexact unless determined
for specific material. See ASTM A370
ASTM A370 A4.6 Rockwell Hardness Test
A 4.6.1. with the exception of heat–treated wire of diameter .100" (2.54 mm) and
larger, the Rockwell Hardness Test is not recommended for round wire. On such heat–treated
wire the specimen shall be flatten on two parallel sides by grinding. For round
wire the Tensile Strength Test is greatly preferred to the Rockwell Hardness Test.