Practical Data for Metallurgists - Timken

HARDNESS CONVERSION TABLES – continued
BRINELL HARDNESS ROCKWELL HARDNESS Diamond
Pyramid Approx.
Diameter Tungsten A-Scale B-Scale C-Scale Hardness Tensile
mm Carbide 60 Kg 100 Kg 150 Kg Superficial Number Strength
3000 Kg 10 mm Ball Brale 1/16" Ball Brale 30 N (Vickers) 1000 psi
3.70 269 64.1 (104.0) 27.6 48.3 284 133
3.75 262 63.6 (103.0) 26.6 47.3 276 129
3.80 255 63.0 (102.0) 25.4 46.2 269 126
3.85 248 62.5 (101.0) 24.2 45.1 261 122
3.90 241 61.8 100.0 22.8 43.9 253 118
3.95 235 61.4 99.0 21.7 42.9 247 115
4.00 229 60.8 98.2 20.5 41.9 241 111
4.05 223 59.7 97.3 (18.8) .... 234 ....
4.10 217 59.2 96.4 (17.5) .... 228 105
4.15 212 58.5 95.5 (16.0) .... 222 102
4.20 207 57.8 94.6 (15.2) .... 218 100
4.25 201 57.4 93.8 (13.8) .... 212 98
4.30 197 56.9 92.8 (12.7) .... 207 95
4.35 192 56.5 91.9 (11.5) .... 202 93
4.40 187 55.9 90.7 (10.0) .... 196 90
4.45 183 55.5 90.0 (9.0) .... 192 89
4.50 179 55.0 89.0 (8.0) .... 188 87
4.55 174 53.9 87.8 (6.4) .... 182 85
4.60 170 53.4 86.8 (5.4) .... 178 83
4.65 167 53.0 86.0 (4.4) .... 175 81
4.70 163 52.5 85.0 (3.3) .... 171 79
4.80 156 51.0 82.9 (.9) .... 163 76
4.90 149 49.9 80.8 .... .... 156 73
5.00 143 48.9 78.7 .... .... 150 71
5.10 137 47.4 76.4 .... .... 143 67
5.20 131 46.0 74.0 .... .... 137 65
5.30 126 45.0 72.0 .... .... 132 63
5.40 121 43.9 69.8 .... .... 127 60
5.50 116 42.8 67.6 .... .... 122 58
5.60 111 41.9 65.7 .... .... 117 56
Values in ( ) are beyond normal range and are given for information only.
The Brinell values in this table are based on the use of a 10mm tungsten carbide ball; at
hardness levels of 429 Brinell and below, the values obtained with the tungsten carbide
ball, the Hultgren ball, and the standard ball are the same.
The Hardness Conversion Tables are based on SAE J417 and ASTM E140.
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