

Hardness Conversion Chart
ROCKWELL
HARDNESS
(HRb)
ROCKWELL
HARDNESS
(HRc)
BRINELL
HARDNESS
(HB)
VICKERS
HARDNESS
(HV)
TENSILE
STRENGTH
(N/mm2)
PSI
(1000lb/in2)
67
–
121
122
401
58
70
–
126
127
432
63
73
–
132
132
448
65
75
–
136
137
455
66
77
–
140
143
463
67
80
–
147
150
479
69
82
–
153
156
494
72
84
–
159
163
525
76
86
–
165
171
540
78
89
–
177
178
556
81
91
–
186
188
602
88
93
–
197
196
632
92
96
–
216
212
664
97
97
–
223
218
695
101
98
21
230
234
756
110
–
22
236
241
772
112
–
23
242
247
787
114
–
24
248
255
818
118
–
25
254
261
849
123
–
27
266
269
865
125
–
28
272
275
895
130
–
29
278
284
911
132
–
30
284
292
942
136
–
31
293
300
973
141
–
32
302
308
988
143
–
33
310
318
1019
147
–
34
319
327
1050
152
–
35
328
337
1096
159
–
37
345
349
1127
163
–
38
353
359
1158
168
–
39
362
370
1189
172
–
40
370
381
1235
179
–
41
381
395
1266
183
–
42
391
408
1312
190
–
44
411
422
1359
197
–
45
422
437
1420
206
–
46
433
452
1467
212
–
48
455
470
1513
219
–
50
479
497
1559
226
–
51
485
517
1621
235
–
52
497
532
1668
241
–
54
–
573
1729
250
–
56
–
609
1807
262
–
57
–
630
1884
273
–
59
–
670
1961
284
–
60
–
698
2039
295
–
61
–
725
–
–
–
62
–
740
–
–
–
63
–
780
–
–
–
64
–
812
–
–
–
65
–
847
–
–
–
66
–
885
–
–
–
67
–
926
–
–
–
68
–
971
–
–
Conversions from each scale are approximate
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