Brinell |
Rockwell C (HRC) |
Vickers (HV) |
Rockwell B |
50 |
513 |
||
425 |
46 |
452 |
|
403 |
44 |
427 |
|
382 |
42 |
404 |
|
363 |
40 |
382 |
|
346 |
38 |
362 |
|
329 |
36 |
344 |
|
313 |
34 |
326 |
|
298 |
32 |
1309 |
|
275 |
28.5 |
285 |
|
258 |
25.5 |
266 |
|
241 |
22.5 |
248 |
100 |
228 |
20 |
234 |
98 |
215 |
220 |
96 |
|
204 |
209 |
94 |
|
194 |
198 |
92 |
|
184 |
188 |
90 |
|
176 |
179 |
88 |
|
168 |
171 |
86 |
|
161 |
164 |
84 |
|
155 |
157 |
82 |
|
149 |
151 |
80 |
|
144 |
145 |
78 |
|
139 |
140 |
76 |
|
134 |
135 |
74 |
|
129 |
130 |
72 |
|
125 |
126 |
70 |
|
121 |
122 |
68 |
|
118 |
119 |
66 |
|
114 |
115 |
64 |
|
111 |
112 |
62 |
|
108 |
108 |
60 |
|
106 |
106 |
58 |
|
103 |
103 |
56 |
|
100 |
100 |
54 |
|
98 |
98 |
52 |
|
95 |
95 |
50 |
|
93 |
93 |
48 |
|
91 |
91 |
46 |
|
89 |
89 |
44 |
|
87 |
87 |
42 |
|
85 |
85 |
40 |
|
83 |
83 |
38 |
|
81 |
81 |
36 |
Note : The Vickers testing method is extensively used in the fastener industry because it is applicable over a wide hardness range and is the preferred method according to ISO 898-1, Rockwell C is used for hard steels, Rockwell B is for soft steels, copper etc.