Hardness Conversion Table
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BRINELL, ROCKWELL,
AND TENSILE STRENGTH FOR TOOL AND ALLOY STEELS
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Brinell
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Rockwell
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Tensile
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BrinelI
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Rockwell
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Tensile
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3000 KG. LOAD 10 MM BALL
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C SCALE
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B SCALE
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1000 POUNDS PER SQ. IN.
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3000 KG. LOAD 10 MM BALL
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C SCALE
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B SCALE
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1000 POUNDS PER SQ. IN.
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IMP. DIA. M M.
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HARD NESS NO.
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150 KG. SCALE
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100 KG. BALL
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IMP. DIA. MM.
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HARD- NESS NO.
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150 KG. SCALE
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100 KG. BALL
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2.20
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780
|
68
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|
382
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4.15
|
212
|
17
|
95
|
104
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2.25
|
745
|
66
|
|
365
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4.20
|
207
|
16
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95
|
101
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2.30
|
712
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65
|
|
349
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4.25
|
201
|
15
|
94
|
99
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2.35
|
682
|
63
|
|
334
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4.30
|
197
|
14
|
93
|
97
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2.40
|
653
|
62
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|
320
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4.35
|
192
|
13
|
92
|
95
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2.45
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627
|
60
|
|
307
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4.40
|
187
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11
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91
|
93
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2.50
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601
|
58
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|
294
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4.45
|
183
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10
|
90
|
91
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2.55
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578
|
57
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|
283
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4.50
|
179
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9
|
89
|
89
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2.60
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555
|
55
|
|
272
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4.55
|
174
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7
|
88
|
87
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2.65
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534
|
53
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|
261
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4.60
|
170
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6
|
87
|
85
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2.70
|
514
|
52
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|
252
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4.65
|
167
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5
|
86
|
84
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2.75
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495
|
50
|
|
242
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4.70
|
163
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3
|
85
|
82
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2.80
|
477
|
49
|
|
234
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4.75
|
159
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2
|
84
|
80
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2.85
|
461
|
48
|
|
226
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4.80
|
156
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1
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83
|
79
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2.90
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444
|
46
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|
217
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4.85
|
152
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0
|
82
|
77
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2.95
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429
|
45
|
|
210
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4.90
|
149
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|
81
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75.
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3.00
|
415
|
44
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|
203
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4.95
|
146
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|
80
|
74
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3.05
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401
|
42
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|
196
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5.00
|
143
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|
79
|
72
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3.10
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388
|
41
|
112
|
190
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5.05
|
140
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|
78
|
71
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3.15
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375
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40
|
111
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184
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5.10
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137
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|
77
|
70
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3.20
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363
|
39
|
110
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178
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5.15
|
134
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|
75
|
69
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3.25
|
352
|
38
|
109
|
172
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5.20
|
131
|
|
74
|
67
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3.30
|
341
|
37
|
108
|
167
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5.25
|
128
|
|
73
|
66
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3.35
|
331
|
36
|
108
|
162
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5.30
|
126
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|
72
|
65
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3.40
|
321
|
35
|
107
|
157
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5.35
|
123
|
|
71
|
63
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3.45
|
311
|
34
|
106
|
152
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5.40
|
121
|
|
70
|
62
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3.50
|
302
|
33
|
106
|
148
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5.45
|
118
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|
68
|
61
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3.55
|
293
|
32
|
105
|
144
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5.50
|
116
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|
67
|
60
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3.60
|
285
|
30
|
104
|
140
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5.55
|
114
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|
66
|
58
|
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3.65
|
277
|
29
|
104
|
136
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5.60
|
111
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|
65
|
57
|
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3.70
|
269
|
28
|
103
|
132
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5.65
|
109
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|
63
|
56
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3.75
|
262
|
27
|
102
|
128
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5.70
|
107
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|
62
|
55
|
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3.80
|
255
|
26
|
101
|
125
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5.75
|
105
|
|
60
|
54
|
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3.85
|
248
|
25
|
100
|
122
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5.80
|
103
|
|
58
|
53
|
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3.90
|
241
|
23
|
100
|
118
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5.85
|
101
|
|
58
|
52
|
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3.95
|
235
|
22
|
99
|
115
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5.90
|
99
|
|
56
|
51
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4.00
|
229
|
21
|
98
|
112
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5.95
|
97
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|
55
|
50
|
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4.05
|
223
|
20
|
97
|
109
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6.00
|
95
|
|
54
|
49
|
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4.10
|
217
|
18
|
96
|
106
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Data is typical and should not be construed as actual values for any category.
Applications and technical information require engineers and tool designers to exercise independent judgement.