Designation: E 140 – 02

Standard Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals

Relationship Among Brinell Hardness, Vickers Hardness,
Rockwell Hardness, Superficial Hardness, Knoop Hardness,
and Scleroscope Hardness1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 140; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. Scope 1.7 Conversion Table 7 presents data on the relationship

1.1 Conversion Table 1 presents data in the Rockwell C among Brinell hardness, Vickers hardness, Rockwell hardness,
hardness range on the relationship among Brinell hardness, Rockwell superficial hardness, and Knoop hardness of copper.
Vickers hardness, Rockwell hardness, Rockwell superficial 1.8 Conversion Table 8 presents data on the relationship
hardness, Knoop hardness, and Scleroscope hardness of non- among Brinell hardness, Rockwell hardness, and Vickers
austenitic steels including carbon, alloy, and tool steels in the hardness of alloyed white iron.
as-forged, annealed, normalized, and quenched and tempered 1.9 Conversion Table 9 presents data on the relationship
conditions provided that they are homogeneous. among Brinell hardness, Vickers hardness, Rockwell hardness,
1.2 Conversion Table 2 presents data in the Rockwell B and Rockwell superficial hardness of wrought aluminum prod-
hardness range on the relationship among Brinell hardness, ucts.
Vickers hardness, Rockwell hardness, Rockwell superficial 1.10 Many of the conversion values presented herein were
hardness, Knoop hardness, and Scleroscope hardness of non- obtained from computer-generated curves of actual test data.
austenitic steels including carbon, alloy, and tool steels in the Most Rockwell hardness numbers are presented to the nearest
as-forged, annealed, normalized, and quenched and tempered 0.1 or 0.5 hardness number to permit accurate reproduction of
conditions provided that they are homogeneous. these curves. Since all converted hardness values must be
1.3 Conversion Table 3 presents data on the relationship considered approximate, however, all converted Rockwell
among Brinell hardness, Vickers hardness, Rockwell hardness, hardness numbers shall be rounded to the nearest whole
Rockwell superficial hardness, and Knoop hardness of nickel number in accordance with Practice E 29.
and high-nickel alloys (nickel content over 50 %). These 1.11 Appendix X1-Appendix X9 contain equations devel-
hardness conversion relationships are intended to apply par- oped from the data in Tables 1-9, respectively, to convert from
ticularly to the following: nickel-aluminum-silicon specimens one hardness scale to another. Since all converted hardness
finished to commercial mill standards for hardness testing, values must be considered approximate, however, all converted
covering the entire range of these alloys from their annealed to hardness numbers shall be rounded in accordance with Practice
their heavily cold-worked or age-hardened conditions, includ- E 29.
ing their intermediate conditions. 1.12 Conversion of hardness values should be used only
1.4 Conversion Table 4 presents data on the relationship when it is impossible to test the material under the conditions
among Brinell hardness, Vickers hardness, Rockwell hardness, specified, and when conversion is made it should be done with
and Rockwell superficial hardness of cartridge brass. discretion and under controlled conditions. Each type of
1.5 Conversion Table 5 presents data on the relationship hardness test is subject to certain errors, but if precautions are
between Brinell hardness and Rockwell B hardness of austen- carefully observed, the reliability of hardness readings made on
itic stainless steel plate in the annealed condition. instruments of the indentation type will be found comparable.
1.6 Conversion Table 6 presents data on the relationship Differences in sensitivity within the range of a given hardness
between Rockwell hardness and Rockwell superficial hardness scale (for example, Rockwell B) may be greater than between
of austenitic stainless steel sheet. two different scales or types of instruments. The conversion
values, whether from the tables or calculated from the equa-
tions, are only approximate and may be inaccurate for specific
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These conversion tables are under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E28 on application.
Mechanical Testing and are the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E28.06 on
Indentation Hardness Testing. 2. Referenced Documents
Current edition approved Jan. 10, 2002. Published February 2002. Originally
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E 10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materi- between hardness scales measuring depth and those measuring
als2 diameter are likewise influenced by differences in the modulus
E 18 Test Method for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell of elasticity. Therefore separate conversion tables are necessary
Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials2 for different materials.
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
NOTE 1—Hardness conversion values for other metals based on com-
Determine Conformance with Specifications3 parative test on similar materials having similar mechanical properties will
E 92 Test Method for Vickers Hardness of Metallic Mate- be added to this standard as the need arises.
rials2
E 384 Test Method for Microhardness of Materials2 6. Significance and Use
E 448 Practice for Scleroscope Hardness Testing of Metallic 6.1 The conversion values given in the tables, or calculated
Materials2 by the equations given in the appendixes, should only be
3. Methods for Hardness Determinations considered valid for the specific materials indicated. This is
because conversions can be affected by several factors, includ-
3.1 The hardness readings used with these conversion tables ing the material alloy, grain structure, heat treatment, etc.
shall be determined in accordance with one of the following 6.2 Since the various types of hardness tests do not all
ASTM test methods: measure the same combination of material properties, conver-
3.1.1 Vickers Hardness—Test Method E 92. sion from one hardness scale to another is only an approximate
3.1.2 Brinell Hardness—Test Method E 10. process. Because of the wide range of variation among
3.1.3 Rockwell Hardness—Test Method E 18 Scales A, B, different materials, it is not possible to state confidence limits
C, D, E, F, G, H, K, 15-N, 30-N, 45-N, 15-T, 30-T, 45-T, 15-W. for the errors in using a conversion chart. Even in the case of
3.1.4 Knoop Hardness—Test Method E 384. a table established for a single material, such as the table for
3.1.5 Scleroscope 4 Hardness—Practice E 448. cartridge brass, some error is involved depending on compo-
4. Apparatus and Reference Standards sition and methods of processing (see Appendix X1).
6.3 Because of their approximate nature, conversion tables
4.1 The apparatus and reference standards shall conform to must be regarded as only an estimate of comparative values. It
the description in Test Methods E 92, E 10, E 18, E 384, and is recommended that hardness conversions be applied prima-
Practice E 448. rily to values such as specification limits, which are established
5. Principle of Method of Conversion by agreement or mandate, and that the conversion of test data
be avoided whenever possible.
5.1 Tests have proved that even the most reliable data
cannot be fitted to a single conversion relationship for all
7. Reporting of Hardness Numbers
metals. Indentation hardness is not a single fundamental
property but a combination of properties, and the contribution 7.1 When reporting converted hardness numbers the mea-
of each to the hardness number varies with the type of test. The sured hardness and test scale shall be indicated in parentheses
modulus of elasticity has been shown to influence conversions as in the following example:
at high hardness levels; and at low hardness levels conversions 353 HBW ~38 HRC!
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TABLE 1 Approximate Hardness Conversion Numbers for Non-Austenitic Steels (Rockwell C Hardness Range)A, B

C
Rock- Brinell Hardness Number Knoop Rockwell Hardness Number Rockwell Superficial Hardness Number Rock-
Sclero-
well C Vickers 10-mm 10-mm Hardness, well C
scope
Hardness Hardness Standard Carbide Number A Scale, D Scale, 15-N Scale, 30-N Scale, 45-N Scale, Hardness
Hard-
Number Number Ball, Ball, 500-gf and 60-kgf 100-kgf 15-kgf 30-kgf 45-kgf Number
ness
150 kgf (HV) 3000-kgf 3000-kgf Over (HRA) (HRD) (HR 15-N) (HR 30-N) (HR 45-N) 150 kgf
NumberD
(HRC) (HBS) (HBW) (HK) (HRC)

68 940 ... ... 920 85.6 76.9 93.2 84.4 75.4 97.3 68
67 900 ... ... 895 85.0 76.1 92.9 83.6 74.2 95.0 67
66 865 ... ... 870 84.5 75.4 92.5 82.8 73.3 92.7 66
65 832 ... (739) 846 83.9 74.5 92.2 81.9 72.0 90.6 65
64 800 ... (722) 822 83.4 73.8 91.8 81.1 71.0 88.5 64
63 772 ... (705) 799 82.8 73.0 91.4 80.1 69.9 86.5 63
62 746 ... (688) 776 82.3 72.2 91.1 79.3 68.8 84.5 62
61 720 ... (670) 754 81.8 71.5 90.7 78.4 67.7 82.6 61
60 697 ... (654) 732 81.2 70.7 90.2 77.5 66.6 80.8 60
59 674 ... 634 710 80.7 69.9 89.8 76.6 65.5 79.0 59
58 653 ... 615 690 80.1 69.2 89.3 75.7 64.3 77.3 58
57 633 ... 595 670 79.6 68.5 88.9 74.8 63.2 75.6 57
56 613 ... 577 650 79.0 67.7 88.3 73.9 62.0 74.0 56
55 595 ... 560 630 78.5 66.9 87.9 73.0 60.9 72.4 55
54 577 ... 543 612 78.0 66.1 87.4 72.0 59.8 70.9 54
53 560 ... 525 594 77.4 65.4 86.9 71.2 58.6 69.4 53
52 544 (500) 512 576 76.8 64.6 86.4 70.2 57.4 67.9 52
51 528 (487) 496 558 76.3 63.8 85.9 69.4 56.1 66.5 51
50 513 (475) 481 542 75.9 63.1 85.5 68.5 55.0 65.1 50
49 498 (464) 469 526 75.2 62.1 85.0 67.6 53.8 63.7 49
48 484 451 455 510 74.7 61.4 84.5 66.7 52.5 62.4 48
47 471 442 443 495 74.1 60.8 83.9 65.8 51.4 61.1 47
46 458 432 432 480 73.6 60.0 83.5 64.8 50.3 59.8 46
45 446 421 421 466 73.1 59.2 83.0 64.0 49.0 58.5 45
44 434 409 409 452 72.5 58.5 82.5 63.1 47.8 57.3 44
43 423 400 400 438 72.0 57.7 82.0 62.2 46.7 56.1 43
42 412 390 390 426 71.5 56.9 81.5 61.3 45.5 54.9 42
41 402 381 381 414 70.9 56.2 80.9 60.4 44.3 53.7 41
40 392 371 371 402 70.4 55.4 80.4 59.5 43.1 52.6 40
39 382 362 362 391 69.9 54.6 79.9 58.6 41.9 51.5 39
38 372 353 353 380 69.4 53.8 79.4 57.7 40.8 50.4 38
37 363 344 344 370 68.9 53.1 78.8 56.8 39.6 49.3 37
36 354 336 336 360 68.4 52.3 78.3 55.9 38.4 48.2 36
35 345 327 327 351 67.9 51.5 77.7 55.0 37.2 47.1 35
34 336 319 319 342 67.4 50.8 77.2 54.2 36.1 46.1 34
33 327 311 311 334 66.8 50.0 76.6 53.3 34.9 45.1 33
32 318 301 301 326 66.3 49.2 76.1 52.1 33.7 44.1 32
31 310 294 294 318 65.8 48.4 75.6 51.3 32.5 43.1 31
30 302 286 286 311 65.3 47.7 75.0 50.4 31.3 42.2 30
29 294 279 279 304 64.8 47.0 74.5 49.5 30.1 41.3 29
28 286 271 271 297 64.3 46.1 73.9 48.6 28.9 40.4 28
27 279 264 264 290 63.8 45.2 73.3 47.7 27.8 39.5 27
26 272 258 258 284 63.3 44.6 72.8 46.8 26.7 38.7 26
25 266 253 253 278 62.8 43.8 72.2 45.9 25.5 37.8 25
24 260 247 247 272 62.4 43.1 71.6 45.0 24.3 37.0 24
23 254 243 243 266 62.0 42.1 71.0 44.0 23.1 36.3 23
22 248 237 237 261 61.5 41.6 70.5 43.2 22.0 35.5 22
21 243 231 231 256 61.0 40.9 69.9 42.3 20.7 34.8 21
20 238 226 226 251 60.5 40.1 69.4 41.5 19.6 34.2 20
A
In the table headings, force refers to total test forces.
B
Appendix X1 contains equations converting determined hardness scale numbers to Rockwell C hardness numbers for non-austenitic steels. Refer to 1.11 before using
conversion equations.
C
The Brinell hardness numbers in parentheses are outside the range recommended for Brinell hardness testing in 8.1 of Test Method E 10.
D
These Scleroscope hardness conversions are based on Vickers—Scleroscope hardness relationships developed from Vickers hardness data provided by the National
Bureau of Standards for 13 steel reference blocks, Scleroscope hardness values obtained on these blocks by the Shore Instrument and Mfg. Co., Inc., the Roll
Manufacturers Institute, and members of this institute, and also on hardness conversions previously published by the American Society for Metals and the Roll
Manufacturers Institute.

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TABLE 2 Approximate Hardness Conversion Numbers for Non-Austenitic Steels (Rockwell B Hardness Range)A, B

Rockwell B Knoop Hard- Rockwell A Rockwell F Rockwell Superficial Hardness Number Rockwell B
Vickers Brinell Hard-
Hardness ness Number, Hardness Hardness Hardness
Hardness ness Number, 15-T Scale, 30-T Scale, 45-T Scale,
Number, 500-gf, and Number, Number, Number,
Number 3000-kgf, 15-kgf, 30-kgf, 45-kgf,
100-kgf Over 60-kgf, 60-kgf, 100-kgf,
(HV) (HBS) (HR 15-T) (HR 30-T) (HR 45-T)
(HRB) (HK) (HRA) (HRF) (HRB)
100 240 240 251 61.5 ... 93.1 83.1 72.9 100
99 234 234 246 60.9 ... 92.8 82.5 71.9 99
98 228 228 241 60.2 ... 92.5 81.8 70.9 98
97 222 222 236 59.5 ... 92.1 81.1 69.9 97
96 216 216 231 58.9 ... 91.8 80.4 68.9 96
95 210 210 226 58.3 ... 91.5 79.8 67.9 95
94 205 205 221 57.6 ... 91.2 79.1 66.9 94
93 200 200 216 57.0 ... 90.8 78.4 65.9 93
92 195 195 211 56.4 ... 90.5 77.8 64.8 92
91 190 190 206 55.8 ... 90.2 77.1 63.8 91
90 185 185 201 55.2 ... 89.9 76.4 62.8 90
89 180 180 196 54.6 ... 89.5 75.8 61.8 89
88 176 176 192 54.0 ... 89.2 75.1 60.8 88
87 172 172 188 53.4 ... 88.9 74.4 59.8 87
86 169 169 184 52.8 ... 88.6 73.8 58.8 86
85 165 165 180 52.3 ... 88.2 73.1 57.8 85
84 162 162 176 51.7 ... 87.9 72.4 56.8 84
83 159 159 173 51.1 ... 87.6 71.8 55.8 83
82 156 156 170 50.6 ... 87.3 71.1 54.8 82
81 153 153 167 50.0 ... 86.9 70.4 53.8 81
80 150 150 164 49.5 ... 86.6 69.7 52.8 80
79 147 147 161 48.9 ... 86.3 69.1 51.8 79
78 144 144 158 48.4 ... 86.0 68.4 50.8 78
77 141 141 155 47.9 ... 85.6 67.7 49.8 77
76 139 139 152 47.3 ... 85.3 67.1 48.8 76
75 137 137 150 46.8 99.6 85.0 66.4 47.8 75
74 135 135 147 46.3 99.1 84.7 65.7 46.8 74
73 132 132 145 45.8 98.5 84.3 65.1 45.8 73
72 130 130 143 45.3 98.0 84.0 64.4 44.8 72
71 127 127 141 44.8 97.4 83.7 63.7 43.8 71
70 125 125 139 44.3 96.8 83.4 63.1 42.8 70
69 123 123 137 43.8 96.2 83.0 62.4 41.8 69
68 121 121 135 43.3 95.6 82.7 61.7 40.8 68
67 119 119 133 42.8 95.1 82.4 61.0 39.8 67
66 117 117 131 42.3 94.5 82.1 60.4 38.7 66
65 116 116 129 41.8 93.9 81.8 59.7 37.7 65
64 114 114 127 41.4 93.4 81.4 59.0 36.7 64
63 112 112 125 40.9 92.8 81.1 58.4 35.7 63
62 110 110 124 40.4 92.2 80.8 57.7 34.7 62
61 108 108 122 40.0 91.7 80.5 57.0 33.7 61
60 107 107 120 39.5 91.1 80.1 56.4 32.7 60

Rockwell Superficial Hardness Number Rockwell B

Rockwell A Rockwell F
Rockwell B Brinell Knoop Hardness
Vickers Hardness Hardness 15-T Scale, 30-T Scale, 45-T Scale,
Hardness Hardness Hardness Number,
Hardness Number, Number, 15-kgf, 30-kgf, 45-kgf,
Number, Number, Number, 100-kgf,
Number 60-kgf, 60-kgf, 1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in.
100-kgf, 3000-kgf, 500-gf 1⁄16-in.
(HV) Diamond (1.588-mm) (1.588-mm) (1.588-mm) (1.588-mm)
(HRB) 10-mm Ball and Over (1.588-mm)
Penetrator Ball Ball Ball Ball Ball
59 106 106 118 39.0 90.5 79.8 55.7 31.7 59
58 104 104 117 38.6 90.0 79.5 55.0 30.7 58
57 103 103 115 38.1 89.4 79.2 54.4 29.7 57
56 101 101 114 37.7 88.8 78.8 53.7 28.7 56
55 100 100 112 37.2 88.2 78.5 53.0 27.7 55
54 ... ... 111 36.8 87.7 78.2 52.4 26.7 54
53 ... ... 110 36.3 87.1 77.9 51.7 25.7 53
52 ... ... 109 35.9 86.5 77.5 51.0 24.7 52
51 ... ... 108 35.5 86.0 77.2 50.3 23.7 51
50 ... ... 107 35.0 85.4 76.9 49.7 22.7 50
49 ... ... 106 34.6 84.8 76.6 49.0 21.7 49
48 ... ... 105 34.1 84.3 76.2 48.3 20.7 48
47 ... ... 104 33.7 83.7 75.9 47.7 19.7 47
46 ... ... 103 33.3 83.1 75.6 47.0 18.7 46
45 ... ... 102 32.9 82.6 75.3 46.3 17.7 45
44 ... ... 101 32.4 82.0 74.9 45.7 16.7 44
43 ... ... 100 32.0 81.4 74.6 45.0 15.7 43
42 ... ... 99 31.6 80.8 74.3 44.3 14.7 42
41 ... ... 98 31.2 80.3 74.0 43.7 13.6 41
40 ... ... 97 30.7 79.7 73.6 43.0 12.6 40

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TABLE 2 Continued
Rockwell Superficial Hardness Number Rockwell B
Rockwell A Rockwell F
Rockwell B Brinell Knoop Hardness
Vickers Hardness Hardness 15-T Scale, 30-T Scale, 45-T Scale,
Hardness Hardness Hardness Number,
Hardness Number, Number, 15-kgf, 30-kgf, 45-kgf,
Number, Number, Number, 100-kgf,
Number 60-kgf, 60-kgf, 1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in.
100-kgf, 3000-kgf, 500-gf 1⁄16-in.
(HV) Diamond (1.588-mm) (1.588-mm) (1.588-mm) (1.588-mm)
(HRB) 10-mm Ball and Over (1.588-mm)
Penetrator Ball Ball Ball Ball Ball
39 ... ... 96 30.3 79.1 73.3 42.3 11.6 39
38 ... ... 95 29.9 78.6 73.0 41.6 10.6 38
37 ... ... 94 29.5 78.0 72.7 41.0 9.6 37
36 ... ... 93 29.1 77.4 72.3 40.3 8.6 36
35 ... ... 92 28.7 76.9 72.0 39.6 7.6 35
34 ... ... 91 28.2 76.3 71.7 39.0 6.6 34
33 ... ... 90 27.8 75.7 71.4 38.3 5.6 33
32 ... ... 89 27.4 75.2 71.0 37.6 4.6 32
31 ... ... 88 27.0 74.6 70.7 37.0 3.6 31
30 ... ... 87 26.6 74.0 70.4 36.3 2.6 30
A
In table headings, kgf refers to total test force.
B
Appendix X2 contains equations converting determined hardness numbers to Rockwell B hardness numbers for non-austenitic steels. Refer to 1.11 before using
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 TABLE 3 Approximate Hardness Conversion Numbers for Nickel and High-Nickel AlloysA, B, C

NOTE 1—See Supplement to Table 3.

NOTE 2—The use of hardness scales for hardness values shown in parentheses is not recommended since they are beyond the ranges recommended for accuracy. Such values are shown for
comparative purposes only, where comparisons may be desired and the recommended machine and scale are not available.

Vickers Brinell
Hard- Hard-
ness ness Rockwell Hardness Number Rockwell Superficial Hardness Number
Num- Num-
ber ber
15-N 30-N 45-N 15-T 30-T 45-T
A Scale B Scale C Scale D Scale E Scale F Scale G Scale K Scale
Vickers 10-mm Scale Scale Scale Scale Scale Scale
In- Stand- 15-kgf 30-kgf
denter ard 60-kgf 100-kgf 150-kgf 100-kgf 150-kgf 45-kgf 15-kgf 30-kgf
100-kgf 60-kgf 150-kgf Superfi- Superfi- 45-kgf
1, 5, Ball, Dia- 1⁄16-in. Dia- Dia- 1⁄8-in. 1⁄16-in.
1⁄16-in.
1⁄8-in.
Superficial 1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in.
cial Dia- cial Dia- 1⁄16-in.
10, 30- 3000- mond (1.588- mond mond (1.588- Diamond (1.588- (1.588-
(3.175- (1.588- (3.175- mond mond (1.588-
kgf kgf Pene- mm) Pene- Pene- mm) Penetra- mm) mm)
mm) Ball mm) Ball mm) Ball Penetra- Penetra- mm) Ball
(HV) (HBS) trator Ball trator trator Ball tor Ball Ball
(HRE) (HRF) (HRK) tor tor (HR 45-T)
(HRA) (HRB) (HRC) (HRD) (HRG) (HR 45-N) (HR 15-T) (HR 30-T)
(HR 15-N) (HR 30-N)
513 (479) 75.5 ... 50.0 63.0 ... ... ... ... 85.5 68.0 54.5 ... ... ...
481 450 74.5 ... 48.0 61.5 ... ... ... ... 84.5 66.5 52.5 ... ... ...
452 425 73.5 ... 46.0 60.0 ... ... ... ... 83.5 64.5 50.0 ... ... ...
427 403 72.5 ... 44.0 58.5 ... ... ... ... 82.5 63.0 47.5 ... ... ...
404 382 71.5 ... 42.0 57.0 ... ... ... ... 81.5 61.0 45.5 ... ... ...
382 363 70.5 ... 40.0 55.5 ... ... ... ... 80.5 59.5 43.0 ... ... ...
362 346 69.5 ... 38.0 54.0 ... ... ... ... 79.5 58.0 41.0 ... ... ...

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344 329 68.5 ... 36.0 52.5 ... ... ... ... 78.5 56.0 38.5 ... ... ...
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326 313 67.5 ... 34.0 50.5 ... ... ... ... 77.5 54.5 36.0 ... ... ...
309 298 66.5 (106) 32.0 49.5 ... (116.5) 94.0 ... 76.5 52.5 34.0 94.5 85.5 77.0
285 275 64.5 (104) 28.5 46.5 ... (115.5) 91.0 ... 75.0 49.5 30.0 94.0 84.5 75.0
266 258 63.0 (102) 25.5 44.5 ... (114.5) 87.5 ... 73.5 47.0 26.5 93.0 83.0 73.0
248 241 61.5 100 22.5 42.0 ... (113.0) 84.5 ... 72.0 44.5 23.0 92.5 81.5 71.0
234 228 60.5 98 20.0 40.0 ... (112.0) 81.5 ... 70.5 42.0 20.0 92.0 80.5 69.0
220 215 59.0 96 (17.0) 38.0 ... (111.0) 78.5 100.0 69.0 39.5 17.0 91.0 79.0 67.0
209 204 57.5 94 (14.5) 36.0 ... (110.0) 75.5 98.0 68.0 37.5 14.0 90.5 77.5 65.0
198 194 56.5 92 (12.0) 34.0 ... (108.5) 72.0 96.5 66.5 35.5 11.0 89.5 76.0 63.0
188 184 55.0 90 (9.0) 32.0 (108.5) (107.5) 69.0 94.5 65.0 32.5 7.5 89.0 75.0 61.0
179 176 53.5 88 (6.5) 30.0 (107.0) (106.5) 65.5 93.0 64.0 30.5 5.0 88.0 73.5 59.5
171 168 52.5 86 (4.0) 28.0 (106.0) (105.0) 62.5 91.0 62.5 28.5 2.0 87.5 72.0 57.5
164 161 51.5 84 (2.0) 26.5 (104.5) (104.0) 59.5 89.0 61.5 26.5 (−0.5) 87.0 70.5 55.5
157 155 50.0 82 ... 24.5 (103.0) (103.0) 56.5 87.5 ... ... ... 86.0 69.5 53.5
151 149 49.0 80 ... 22.5 (102.0) (101.5) 53.0 85.5 ... ... ... 85.5 68.0 51.5
145 144 47.5 78 ... 21.0 (100.5) (100.5) 50.0 83.5 ... ... ... 84.5 66.5 49.5
140 139 46.5 76 ... (19.0) 99.5 99.5 47.0 82.0 ... ... ... 84.0 65.5 47.5
135 134 45.5 74 ... (17.5) 98.0 98.5 43.5 80.0 ... ... ... 83.0 64.0 45.5
130 129 44.0 72 ... (16.0) 97.0 97.0 40.5 78.0 ... ... ... 82.5 62.5 43.5
126 125 43.0 70 ... (14.5) 95.5 96.0 37.5 76.5 ... ... ... 82.0 61.0 41.5
122 121 42.0 68 ... (13.0) 94.5 95.0 34.5 74.5 ... ... ... 81.0 60.0 39.5
119 118 41.0 66 ... (11.5) 93.0 93.5 31.0 72.5 ... ... 80.5 58.5 37.5
115 114 40.0 64 ... (10.0) 91.5 92.5 ... 71.0 ... ... ... 79.5 57.0 35.5
112 111 39.0 62 ... (8.0) 90.5 91.5 ... 69.0 ... ... ... 79.0 56.0 33.5
108 108 ... 60 ... ... 89.0 90.0 ... 67.5 ... ... ... 78.5 54.5 31.5
106 106 ... 58 ... ... 88.0 89.0 ... 65.5 ... ... ... 77.5 53.0 29.5
103 103 ... 56 ... ... 86.5 88.0 ... 63.5 ... ... ... 77.0 51.5 27.5
100 100 ... 54 ... ... 85.5 87.0 ... 62.0 ... ... ... 76.0 50.5 25.5
98 98 ... 52 ... ... 84.0 85.5 ... 60.0 ... ... ... 75.5 49.0 23.5
95 95 ... 50 ... ... 83.0 84.5 ... 58.0 ... ... ... 74.5 47.5 21.5

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Vickers Brinell
Hard- Hard-
ness ness Rockwell Hardness Number Rockwell Superficial Hardness Number
Num- Num-

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15-N 30-N 45-N 15-T 30-T 45-T
A Scale B Scale C Scale D Scale E Scale F Scale G Scale K Scale
Vickers 10-mm Scale Scale Scale Scale Scale Scale
In- Stand- 15-kgf 30-kgf
denter ard 60-kgf 100-kgf 150-kgf 100-kgf 150-kgf 45-kgf 15-kgf 30-kgf
100-kgf 60-kgf 150-kgf Superfi- Superfi- 45-kgf
1, 5, Ball, Dia- 1⁄16-in. Dia- Dia- 1⁄8-in. 1⁄16-in.
1⁄16-in.
1⁄8-in.
Superficial 1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in.
cial Dia- cial Dia- 1⁄16-in.
10, 30- 3000- mond (1.588- mond mond (1.588- Diamond (1.588- (1.588-
(3.175- (1.588- (3.175- mond mond (1.588-
Pene- mm) Pene- Pene- mm) Penetra- mm) mm)

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kgf kgf mm) Ball mm) Ball mm) Ball Penetra- Penetra- mm) Ball
(HV) (HBS) trator Ball trator trator Ball tor Ball Ball
(HRE) (HRF) (HRK) tor tor (HR 45-T)
(HRA) (HRB) (HRC) (HRD) (HRG) (HR 45-N) (HR 15-T) (HR 30-T)
(HR 15-N) (HR 30-N)
93 93 ... 48 ... ... 81.5 83.5 ... 56.5 ... ... ... 74.0 46.5 19.5
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91 91 ... 46 ... ... 80.5 82.0 ... 54.5 ... ... ... 73.5 45.0 17.0
89 89 ... 44 ... ... 79.0 81.0 ... 52.5 ... ... ... 72.5 43.5 14.5
87 87 ... 42 ... ... 78.0 80.0 ... 51.0 ... ... ... 72.0 42.0 12.5
85 85 ... 40 ... ... 76.5 79.0 ... 49.0 ... ... ... 71.0 41.0 10.0
83 83 ... 38 ... ... 75.0 77.5 ... 47.0 ... ... ... 70.5 39.5 7.5
81 81 ... 36 ... ... 74.0 76.5 ... 45.5 ... ... ... 70.0 38.0 5.5
79 79 ... 34 ... ... 72.5 75.5 ... 43.5 ... ... ... 69.0 36.5 3.0
78 78 ... 32 ... ... 71.5 74.0 ... 42.0 ... ... ... 68.5 35.5 1.0
77 77 ... 30 ... ... 70.0 73.0 ... 40.0 ... ... ... 67.5 34.0 (−1.5)

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Vickers Hardness Number Knoop Hardness Number
Vickers Indenter Knoop Indenter 500 and
1,5,10,30-kgf (HV) 1000-gf (HK)
382 436
362 413
344 392
326 372

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285 325
266 304
248 283
234 267
220 251
209 239
198 226
188 215

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171 195
164 187
157 179
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151 173
145 166
140 160
135 154
130 149
126 144
122 140
119 136
A
In table headings, kgf or gf refers to total test force.
B
Appendix X3 contains equations converting determined hardness scale numbers to Vickers hardness numbers for nickel and high-nickel alloys. Refer to 1.11 before using conversion equations.
C
Note that in Table 5 of Test Method E 10 (appears in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01), the use of a 3000-kgf force is recommended (but not mandatory) for material in the hardness range from 96
to 600 HV, and a 1500-kgf force is recommended (but not mandatory) for material in the hardness range from 48 to 300 HV. These recommendations are designed to limit impression diameters to the range from 2.50
to 6.0 mm. The Brinell hardness numbers in this conversion table are based on tests using a 3000-kgf force. When the 1500-kgf force is used for the softer nickel and high-nickel alloys, these conversion relationships
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TABLE 4 Approximate Hardness Conversion Numbers for Cartridge Brass (70 % Copper 30 % Zinc Alloy)A,B

Brinell Hard-
Rockwell Hardness Number Rockwell Superficial Hardness Number
ness Number
Vickers
Hardness B Scale, 100- F Scale, 60-kgf 15-T Scale, 30-T Scale, 30- 45-T Scale, 45-
500-kgf,
Number kgf, 1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in. 15-kgf,1⁄16-in. (1.588- kgf, 1⁄16-in. kgf, 1⁄16-in.
10-mm
(HV) (1.588-mm) (1.588-mm) mm) (1.588-mm) (1.588-mm)
Ball
Ball Ball Ball Ball Ball
(HBS)
(HRB) (HRF) (HR 15-T) (HR 30-T) (HR 45-T)
196 93.5 110.0 90.0 77.5 66.0 169
194 ... 109.5 ... ... 65.5 167
192 93.0 ... ... 77.0 65.0 166
190 92.5 109.0 ... 76.5 64.5 164
188 92.0 ... 89.5 ... 64.0 162
186 91.5 108.5 ... 76.0 63.5 161
184 91.0 ... ... 75.5 63.0 159
182 90.5 108.0 89.0 ... 62.5 157
180 90.0 107.5 ... 75.0 62.0 156
178 89.0 ... ... 74.5 61.5 154
176 88.5 107.0 ... ... 61.0 152
174 88.0 ... 88.5 74.0 60.5 150
172 87.5 106.5 ... 73.5 60.0 149
170 87.0 ... ... ... 59.5 147
168 86.0 106.0 88.0 73.0 59.0 146
166 85.5 ... ... 72.5 58.5 144
164 85.0 105.5 ... 72.0 58.0 142
162 84.0 105.0 87.5 ... 57.5 141
160 83.5 ... ... 71.5 56.5 139
158 83.0 104.5 ... 71.0 56.0 138
156 82.0 104.0 87.0 70.5 55.5 136
154 81.5 103.5 ... 70.0 54.5 135
152 80.5 103.0 ... ... 54.0 133
150 80.0 ... 86.5 69.5 53.5 131
148 79.0 102.5 ... 69.0 53.0 129
146 78.0 102.0 ... 68.5 52.5 128
144 77.5 101.5 86.0 68.0 51.5 126
142 77.0 101.0 ... 67.5 51.0 124
140 76.0 100.5 85.5 67.0 50.0 122
138 75.0 100.0 ... 66.5 49.0 121
136 74.5 99.5 85.0 66.0 48.0 120
134 73.5 99.0 ... 65.5 47.5 118
132 73.0 98.5 84.5 65.0 46.5 116
130 72.0 98.0 84.0 64.5 45.5 114
128 71.0 97.5 ... 63.5 45.0 113
126 70.0 97.0 83.5 63.0 44.0 112
124 69.0 96.5 ... 62.5 43.0 110
122 68.0 96.0 83.0 62.0 42.0 108
120 67.0 95.5 ... 61.0 41.0 106
118 66.0 95.0 82.5 60.5 40.0 105
116 65.0 94.5 82.0 60.0 39.0 103
114 64.0 94.0 81.5 59.5 38.0 101
112 63.0 93.0 81.0 58.5 37.0 99
110 62.0 92.6 80.5 58.0 35.5 97
108 61.0 92.0 ... 57.0 34.5 95
106 59.5 91.2 80.0 56.0 33.0 94
104 58.0 90.5 79.5 55.0 32.0 92
102 57.0 89.8 79.0 54.5 30.5 90
100 56.0 89.0 78.5 53.5 29.5 88
98 54.0 88.0 78.0 52.5 28.0 86
96 53.0 87.2 77.5 51.5 26.5 85
94 51.0 86.3 77.0 50.5 24.5 83
92 49.5 85.4 76.5 49.0 23.0 82
90 47.5 84.4 75.5 48.0 21.0 80
88 46.0 83.5 75.0 47.0 19.0 79
86 44.0 82.3 74.5 45.5 17.0 77
84 42.0 81.2 73.5 44.0 14.5 76
82 40.0 80.0 73.0 43.0 12.5 74
80 37.5 78.6 72.0 41.0 10.0 72
78 35.0 77.4 71.5 39.5 7.5 70
76 32.5 76.0 70.5 38.0 4.5 68
74 30.0 74.8 70.0 36.0 1.0 66
72 27.5 73.2 69.0 34.0 ... 64
70 24.5 71.8 68.0 32.0 ... 63
68 21.5 70.0 67.0 30.0 ... 62
66 18.5 68.5 66.0 28.0 ... 61
64 15.5 66.8 65.0 25.5 ... 59
62 12.5 65.0 63.5 23.0 ... 57

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Brinell Hard-
Rockwell Hardness Number Rockwell Superficial Hardness Number
ness Number
Vickers
Hardness B Scale, 100- F Scale, 60-kgf 15-T Scale, 30-T Scale, 30- 45-T Scale, 45-
500-kgf,
Number kgf, 1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in. 15-kgf,1⁄16-in. (1.588- kgf, 1⁄16-in. kgf, 1⁄16-in.
10-mm
(HV) (1.588-mm) (1.588-mm) mm) (1.588-mm) (1.588-mm)
Ball
Ball Ball Ball Ball Ball
(HBS)
(HRB) (HRF) (HR 15-T) (HR 30-T) (HR 45-T)
60 10.0 62.5 62.5 ... ... 55
58 ... 61.0 61.0 18.0 ... 53
56 ... 58.8 60.0 15.0 ... 52
54 ... 56.5 58.5 12.0 ... 50
52 ... 53.5 57.0 ... ... 48
50 ... 50.5 55.5 ... ... 47
49 ... 49.0 54.5 ... ... 46
48 ... 47.0 53.5 ... ... 45
47 ... 45.0 ... ... ... 44
46 ... 43.0 ... ... ... 43
45 ... 40.0 ... ... ... 42
A
In table headings, kgf or gf refers to total test force.
B
Appendix X4 contains equations converting determined hardness scale numbers to Vickers hardness numbers for cartridge brass. Refer to 1.11 before using
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TABLE 5 Approximate Brinell-Rockwell B Hardness
Conversion Numbers for Austenitic Stainless Steel Plate in
Annealed ConditionA,B
Rockwell Hardness Number,
Brinell Hardness Number
B Scale (100-kgf, 1⁄16-in.
(3000-kgf, 10-mm ball)
(1.588-mm) ball)
(HBS)
(HRB)
100 256
99 248
98 240
97 233
96 226
95 219
94 213
93 207
92 202
91 197
90 192
89 187
88 183
87 178
86 174
85 170
84 167
83 163
82 160
81 156
80 153
79 150
78 147
77 144
76 142
75 139
74 137
73 135
72 132
71 130
70 128
69 126
68 124
67 122
66 120
65 118
64 116
63 114
62 113
61 111
60 110
A
In table headings, kgf or gf refers to total test force.
B
Appendix X5 contains an equation converting determined Brinell hardness
numbers to Rockwell B hardness numbers for austenitic steel plate in the annealed
condition. Refer to 1.11 before using this conversion equation.

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TABLE 6 Approximate Rockwell Hardness Conversion Numbers for Austenitic Stainless Steel SheetA,B

NOTE 1—These conversions are based on interlaboratory tests conducted on the following grades: Types 201, 202, 301, 302, 304, 304L, 305, 316, 316L,
321, and 347. Tempers ranged from annealed to extra hard for Type 301, with a smaller range of tempers for the other types. Test coupon thicknesses
ranged from approximately 0.1 in. (2.5 mm) to 0.050 in. (1.27 mm).

Rockwell Hardness Number Rockwell Superficial Hardness Number

C Scale, 150-kgf 15-N Scale, 15-kgf, 30-N Scale, 30-kgf, 45-N Scale, 45-kgf,
A Scale, 60-kgf,
Diamond Superficial Superficial Superficial
Diamond Penetrator
Penetrator Diamond Penetrator Diamond Penetrator Diamond Penetrator
(HRA)
(HRC) (HR 15-N) (HR 30-N) (HR 45-N)
48 74.4 84.1 66.2 52.1
47 73.9 83.6 65.3 50.9
46 73.4 83.1 64.5 49.8
45 72.9 82.6 63.6 48.7
44 72.4 82.1 62.7 47.5
43 71.9 81.6 61.8 46.4
42 71.4 81.0 61.0 45.2
41 70.9 80.5 60.1 44.1
40 70.4 80.0 59.2 43.0
39 69.9 79.5 58.4 41.8
38 69.3 79.0 57.5 40.7
37 68.8 78.5 56.6 39.6
36 68.3 78.0 55.7 38.4
35 67.8 77.5 54.9 37.3
34 67.3 77.0 54.0 36.1
33 66.8 76.5 53.1 35.0
32 66.3 75.9 52.3 33.9
31 65.8 75.4 51.4 32.7
30 65.3 74.9 50.5 31.6
29 64.8 74.4 49.6 30.4
28 64.3 73.9 48.8 29.3
27 63.8 73.4 47.9 28.2
26 63.3 72.9 47.0 27.0
25 62.8 72.4 46.2 25.9
24 62.3 71.9 45.3 24.8
23 61.8 71.3 44.4 23.6
22 61.3 70.8 43.5 22.5
21 60.8 70.3 42.7 21.3
20 60.3 69.8 41.8 20.2

B Scale, 100-kgf, A Scale, 60-kgf, F Scale, 60-kgf, 15-T Scale, 15-kgf, 30-T Scale, 30-kgf, 45-T Scale, 45-kgf,
⁄ -in. (1.588-mm)
1 16 Diamond ⁄ -in. (1.588-mm)
1 16 1⁄16-in. (1.588-mm) 1⁄16-in. (1.588-mm) 1⁄16-in. (1.588-mm)

Ball Penetrator BallC Ball Ball Ball

(HRB) (HRA) (HRF) (HR 15-T) (HR 30-T) (HR 45-T)
100 61.5 (113.9) 91.5 80.4 70.2
99 60.9 (113.2) 91.2 79.7 69.2
98 60.3 (112.5) 90.8 79.0 68.2
97 59.7 (111.8) 90.4 78.3 67.2
96 59.1 (111.1) 90.1 77.7 66.1
95 58.5 (110.5) 89.7 77.0 65.1
94 58.0 (109.8) 89.3 76.3 64.1
93 57.4 (109.1) 88.9 75.6 63.1
92 56.8 (108.4) 88.6 74.9 62.1
91 56.2 (107.8) 88.2 74.2 61.1
90 55.6 (107.1) 87.8 73.5 60.1
89 55.0 (106.4) 87.5 72.8 59.0
88 54.5 (105.7) 87.1 72.1 58.0
87 53.9 (105.0) 86.7 71.4 57.0
86 53.3 (104.4) 86.4 70.7 56.0
85 52.7 (103.7) 86.0 70.0 55.0
84 52.1 (103.0) 85.6 69.3 54.0
83 51.5 (102.3) 85.2 68.6 52.9
82 50.9 (101.7) 84.9 67.9 51.9
81 50.4 (101.0) 84.5 67.2 50.9
80 49.8 (100.3) 84.1 66.5 49.9
79 49.2 99.6 83.8 65.8 48.9
78 48.6 99.0 83.4 65.1 47.9
77 48.0 98.3 83.0 64.4 46.8
76 47.4 97.6 82.6 63.7 45.8
75 46.9 96.9 82.3 63.0 44.8
74 46.3 96.2 81.9 62.4 43.8
73 45.7 95.6 81.5 61.7 42.8
72 45.1 94.9 81.2 61.0 41.8
71 44.5 94.2 80.8 60.3 40.7
70 43.9 93.5 80.4 59.6 39.7

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B Scale, 100-kgf, A Scale, 60-kgf, F Scale, 60-kgf, 15-T Scale, 15-kgf, 30-T Scale, 30-kgf, 45-T Scale, 45-kgf,
1⁄16-in. (1.588-mm) Diamond 1⁄16-in. (1.588-mm) 1⁄16-in. (1.588-mm) 1⁄16-in. (1.588-mm) 1⁄16-in. (1.588-mm)

Ball Penetrator BallC Ball Ball Ball

(HRB) (HRA) (HRF) (HR 15-T) (HR 30-T) (HR 45-T)
69 43.3 92.8 80.1 58.9 38.7
68 42.8 92.2 79.7 58.2 37.7
67 42.2 91.5 79.3 57.5 36.7
66 41.6 90.8 78.9 56.8 35.7
65 41.0 90.1 78.6 56.1 34.7
64 40.4 89.5 78.2 55.4 33.6
63 39.8 88.8 77.8 54.7 32.6
62 39.3 88.1 77.5 54.0 31.6
61 38.7 87.4 77.1 53.3 30.6
60 38.1 86.8 76.7 52.6 29.6
Standard deviationC 1.44 2.75 2.29 1.67 1.57
A
In table headings, kgf or gf refers to total test force.
B
Appendix X6 contains equations converting determined hardness numbers to Rockwell C and Rockwell B hardness numbers for austenitic stainless steel sheet. Refer
to 1.11 before using conversion equations.
C
Observed standard deviation of the interlaboratory test data about the indicated conversion line.

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TABLE 7 Approximate Hardness Conversion Numbers for Copper, No. 102 to 142 InclusiveA, B

Vickers Knoop Rockwell Brinell

Rockwell Superficial Rockwell Superficial
Hardness Hardness Hardness Hardness
Hardness Number Hardness Number
Number Number Number Number
30-T
15-T 15-T 15-T 30-T 45-T
B Scale, F Scale,
Scale, Scale, Scale, Scale, Scale,
Scale, 100-kgf 60-kgf 500-kgf, 20-kgf
15-kgf 15-kgf 15-kgf 30-kgf 45-kgf
1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in.
30-kgf 1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in.
1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in. 1⁄16-in.
10-mm 2-mm
1⁄16-in. (1.588- (1.588- Diameter Diameter
(1.588- (1.588- (1.588- (1.588- (1.588-
1-kgf 100-gf 1-kgf 500-gf (1.588- mm) mm) Ball Ball
mm) mm) mm) mm) mm)
(HV) (HV) (HK) (HK) mm) Ball Ball (HBS) (HBS)
Ball Ball Ball Ball Ball
Ball (HRB) (HRF)
(HR 15-T) (HR 15-T) (HR 15-T) (HR 30-T) (HR 45-T)
(HR 30-T)
0.010-in. 0.020-in. 0.080-in. 0.040-in.
0.040-in. (1.02-mm) Strip
(0.25-mm) (0.51-mm) (2.03-mm) (1.02-mm)
and Greater
Strip Strip Strip Strip
130 127.0 138.7 133.8 ... 85.0 ... 67.0 99.0 ... 69.5 49.0 ... 119.0
128 125.2 136.8 132.1 83.0 84.5 ... 66.0 98.0 87.0 68.5 48.0 ... 117.5
126 123.6 134.9 130.4 ... 84.0 ... 65.0 97.0 ... 67.5 46.5 120.0 115.0
124 121.9 133.0 128.7 82.5 83.5 ... 64.0 96.0 86.0 66.5 45.0 117.5 113.0
122 121.1 131.0 127.0 ... 83.0 ... 62.5 95.5 85.5 66.0 44.0 115.0 111.0
120 118.5 129.0 125.2 82.0 82.5 ... 61.0 95.0 ... 65.0 42.5 112.0 109.0
118 116.8 127.1 123.5 81.5 ... ... 59.5 94.0 85.0 64.0 41.0 110.0 107.5
116 115.0 125.1 121.7 ... 82.0 ... 58.5 93.0 ... 63.0 40.0 107.0 105.5
114 113.5 123.2 119.9 81.0 81.5 ... 57.0 92.5 84.5 62.0 38.5 105.0 103.5
112 111.8 121.4 118.1 80.5 81.0 ... 55.0 91.5 ... 61.0 37.0 102.0 102.0
110 109.9 119.5 116.3 80.0 ... ... 53.5 91.0 84.0 60.0 36.0 99.5 100.0
108 108.3 117.5 114.5 ... 80.5 ... 52.0 90.5 83.5 59.0 34.5 97.0 98.0
106 106.6 115.6 112.6 79.5 80.0 ... 50.0 89.5 ... 58.0 33.0 94.5 96.0
104 104.9 113.5 110.1 79.0 79.5 ... 48.0 88.5 83.0 57.0 32.0 92.0 94.0
102 103.2 111.5 108.0 78.5 79.0 ... 46.5 87.5 82.5 56.0 30.0 89.5 92.0
100 101.5 109.4 106.0 78.0 78.0 ... 44.5 87.0 82.0 55.0 28.5 87.0 90.0
98 99.8 107.3 104.0 77.5 77.5 ... 42.0 85.5 81.0 53.5 26.5 84.5 88.0
96 98.0 105.3 102.1 77.0 77.0 ... 40.0 84.5 80.5 52.0 25.5 82.0 86.5
94 96.4 103.2 100.0 76.5 76.5 ... 38.0 83.0 80.0 51.0 23.0 79.5 85.0
92 94.7 101.0 98.0 76.0 75.5 ... 35.5 82.0 79.0 49.0 21.0 77.0 83.0
90 93.0 98.9 96.0 75.5 75.0 ... 33.0 81.0 78.0 47.5 19.0 74.5 81.0
88 91.2 96.9 94.0 75.0 74.5 ... 30.5 79.5 77.0 46.0 16.5 ... 79.0
86 89.7 95.5 92.0 74.5 73.5 ... 28.0 78.0 76.0 44.0 14.0 ... 77.0
84 87.9 92.3 90.0 74.0 73.0 ... 25.5 76.5 75.0 43.0 12.0 ... 75.0
82 86.1 90.1 87.9 73.5 72.0 ... 23.0 74.5 74.5 41.0 9.5 ... 73.0
80 84.5 87.9 86.0 72.5 71.0 ... 20.0 73.0 73.5 39.5 7.0 ... 71.5
78 82.8 85.7 84.0 72.0 70.0 ... 17.0 71.0 72.5 37.5 5.0 ... 69.5
76 81.0 83.5 81.9 71.5 69.5 ... 14.5 69.0 71.5 36.0 2.0 ... 67.5
74 79.2 81.1 79.9 71.0 68.5 ... 11.5 67.5 70.0 34.0 ... ... 66.0
72 77.6 78.9 78.7 70.0 67.5 ... 8.5 66.0 69.0 32.0 ... ... 64.0
70 75.8 76.8 76.6 69.5 66.5 ... 5.0 64.0 67.5 30.0 ... ... 62.0
68 74.3 74.1 74.4 69.0 65.5 ... 2.0 62.0 66.0 28.0 ... ... 60.5
66 72.6 71.9 71.9 68.0 64.5 ... ... 60.0 64.5 25.5 ... ... 58.5
64 70.9 69.5 70.0 67.5 63.5 ... ... 58.0 63.5 23.5 ... ... 57.0
62 69.1 67.0 67.9 66.5 62.0 ... ... 56.0 61.0 21.0 ... ... 55.0
60 67.5 64.6 65.9 66.0 61.0 ... ... 54.0 59.0 18.0 ... ... 53.0
58 65.8 62.0 63.8 65.0 60.0 ... ... 51.5 57.0 15.5 ... ... 51.5
56 64.0 59.8 61.8 64.5 58.5 ... ... 49.0 55.0 13.0 ... ... 49.5
54 62.3 57.4 59.5 63.5 57.5 ... ... 47.0 53.0 10.0 ... ... 48.0
52 60.7 55.0 57.2 63.0 56.0 ... ... 44.0 51.5 7.5 ... ... 46.5
50 58.9 52.8 55.0 62.0 55.0 ... ... 41.5 49.5 4.5 ... ... 44.5
48 57.3 50.3 52.7 61.0 53.5 ... ... 39.0 47.5 1.5 ... ... 42.0
46 55.8 48.0 50.2 60.5 52.0 ... ... 36.0 45.0 ... ... ... 41.0
44 53.9 45.9 47.8 59.5 51.0 ... ... 33.5 43.0 ... ... ... ...
42 52.2 43.7 45.2 58.5 49.5 ... ... 30.5 41.0 ... ... ... ...
40 51.3 40.2 42.8 57.5 48.0 ... ... 28.0 38.5 ... ... ... ...
A
In table headings, kgf or gf refers to total test force.
B
Appendix X7 contains equations converting determined hardness scale numbers to Vickers hardness numbers for copper, numbers 102 to 142 inclusive. Refer to 1.11
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TABLE 8 Approximate Hardness Conversion Numbers for Alloyed White Irons A, B, C

Vickers Brinell Rockwell C Vickers BrinellD Rockwell C

Hardness, HV 50 Hardness, HBW Hardness, HRC Hardness, HV 50 Hardness, HBW Hardness, HRC
1000 (903)E 70 680 621 57
980 (886) 69 660 604 56
960 (868) 68 640 586 55
940 (850) 68 620 569 54
920 (833) 67 600 551 53
900 (815) 66 580 533 52
880 (798) 66 560 516 51
860 (780) 65 540 498 50
840 (762) 64 520 481 48
820 (745) 63 500 463 47
800 (727) 62 480 445 45
780 (710) 62 460 428 44
760 (692) 61 440 410 42
740 (674) 60 420 393 40
720 (657) 59 400 375 38
700 (639) 58 380 357 35
A
Data were generated in an interlaboratory comparison program conducted by American Foundrymen’s Society Special Irons Subcommittee, 5-D. Supporting data
available on loan from ASTM Headquarters. Request RR: E28-1003.
B
In table headings, kgf or gf refers to total test force.
C
Appendix X8 contains equations converting determined hardness scale numbers to Vickers hardness numbers for alloyed white irons. Refer to 1.11 before using
conversion equations.
D
Ten-millimetre tungsten carbide ball.
E
Brinell hardness numbers in parentheses are above the maximum hardness recommended by Test Method E 10 and are presented for information only.

TABLE 9 Approximate Hardness Conversion Numbers for Wrought Aluminum ProductsA, B, C

Brinell Hard- Vickers Rockwell Hardness Number Rockwell Superficial Hardness Number
ness Number Hardness B Scale E Scale H Scale 15-T Scale 30-T Scale 15-W Scale
500-kgf, Number 100-kgf, 100-kgf, 60-kgf, 15-kgf, 30-kgf, 15-kgf,
(10-mm Ball) 15-kgf, 1⁄16-in. Ball 1⁄8-in. Ball 1⁄8-in. Ball 1⁄16-in. Ball 1⁄16-in. Ball 1⁄8-in. Ball
(HBS) (HV) (HRB) (HRE) (HRH) (HR 15-T) (HR 30-T) (HR 15-W)
160 189 91 ... ... 89 77 95
155 183 90 ... ... 89 76 95
150 177 89 ... ... 89 75 94
145 171 87 ... ... 88 74 94
140 165 86 ... ... 88 73 94
135 159 84 ... ... 87 71 93
130 153 81 ... ... 87 70 93
125 147 79 ... ... 86 68 92
120 141 76 ... ... 86 67 92
115 135 72 101 ... 86 65 91
110 129 69 100 ... 85 63 91
105 123 65 99 ... 84 61 91
100 117 60 98 ... 83 59 90
95 111 56 96 ... 82 57 90
90 105 51 94 108 81 54 89
85 98 46 91 107 80 52 89
80 92 40 88 106 78 50 88
75 86 34 84 104 76 47 87
70 80 28 80 102 74 44 86
65 74 ... 75 100 72 ... 85
60 68 ... 70 97 70 ... 83
55 62 ... 65 94 67 ... 82
50 56 ... 59 91 64 ... 80
45 50 ... 53 87 62 ... 79
40 44 ... 46 83 59 ... 77
A
Data were generated in an interlaboratory test program conducted by ASTM Subcommittee E28.06. Supporting data available from ASTM Headquarters. Request RR:
E28-1005.
B
In table headings, kgf or gf refers to total test force.
C
Appendix X9 contains equations converting determined hardness scale numbers to Brinell numbers for wrought aluminum products. Refer to 1.11 before using
conversion equations.

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APPENDIXES

(Nonmandatory Information)

X1. HARDNESS CONVERSION EQUATIONS FOR NON-AUSTENITIC STEELS

(DETERMINED HARDNESS SCALE NUMBERS TO ROCKWELL C HARDNESS NUMBERS)

X1.1 The following equations were generated from the HRC 5 2 1.25501E102 1 2.76747E 1 00~HRA! 2
specific hardness numbers contained in Table 1 and should not 5.94178E203~HRA!2
be used for converting numbers outside of the defined hardness R2 5 0.9999 (X1.5)
range. Due to inherent inaccuracies in the conversion process,
X1.1.6 From Rockwell D hardness to Rockwell C hardness:
the converted number should be rounded to the nearest whole
number in accordance with Practice E 29. HRC 5 2 3.20806E101 1 1.30193E100~HRD!
X1.1.1 From Vickers hardness to Rockwell C hardness: R2 5 1.0000 (X1.6)

HRC 5 1 3.14900E101 1 7.96683E202~HV! 2 X1.1.7 From Rockwell 15N hardness to Rockwell C hard-
3.55432E205~HV!2 2 6.72816E103~HV! 21 ness:
R2 5 0.9999 (X1.1) HRC 5 2 3.74666E 1 02 1 1.27582E 1 01~HR15N! 2 1.48317E2
X1.1.2 From Brinell hardness (10-mm diameter steel ball, 01~HR15N!2 1 6.68816E204~HR15N! 3
3000-kgf force) to Rockwell C hardness: R2 5 0.9999 (X1.7)
HRC 5 1 8.35260E101 2 8.68203E202~HBS! 1 1.44229E2 X1.1.8 From Rockwell 30N hardness to Rockwell C hard-
04~HBS!2 2 1.15905E104~HBS! 21 ness:
R2 5 0.9998 (X1.2)
HRC 5 2 2.60390E101 1 1.11079E100~HR30N!
X1.1.3 From Brinell hardness (10-mm diameter tungsten R2 5 1.0000 (X1.8)
carbide ball, 3000-kgf force) to Rockwell C hardness:
HRC 5 1 1.81673E101 1 1.20388E201~HBW! 2 6.94388E2
X1.1.9 From Rockwell 45N hardness to Rockwell C hard-
05~HBW!2 2 4.88327E103~HBW! 21
ness:
R2 5 0.9998 (X1.3) HRC 5 1 3.18978E100 1 8.54135E201~HR45N!
X1.1.4 From Knoop hardness (500-gf force and greater) to R2 5 0.9999 (X1.9)
Rockwell C hardness: X1.1.10 From Scleroscope hardness to Rockwell C hard-
HRC 5 1 6.43102E101 1 7.59497E203~HK 500–1000! 1 1.13729E2 ness:
05~HK500–1000!2 2 1.17515E 1 04~HK500–1000! 21 HRC 5 1 1.14708E101 1 9.61667E201~HSc! 2 3.15195E2
R2 5 1.0000 (X1.4) 03~HSc!2 2 6.97208E102~HSc! 21
X1.1.5 From Rockwell A hardness to Rockwell C hardness: R2 5 1.0000 (X1.10)

X2. HARDNESS CONVERSION EQUATIONS FOR NON-AUSTENITIC STEELS

(DETERMINED HARDNESS SCALE NUMBERS TO ROCKWELL B HARDNESS NUMBERS)

X2.1 The following equations were generated from the X2.1.3 From Knoop hardness (500-gf force and greater) to
specific hardness numbers contained in Table 2 and should not Rockwell B hardness:
be used for converting numbers outside of the defined hardness HRB 5 1 1.75357E102 2 2.37706E201~HK 500–1000! 1 4.56743E2
range. Due to inherent inaccuracies in the conversion process, 04~HK500–1000!2 2 1.12480E104~HK 500–1000!21
the converted number should be rounded to the nearest whole R2 5 0.9996 (X2.3)
number in accordance with Practice E 29.
X2.1.4 From Rockwell A hardness to Rockwell B hardness:
X2.1.1 From Vickers hardness to Rockwell B hardness:
HRB 5 2 4.82350E101 1 3.33354E100~HRA! 2
HRB 5 1 1.14665E102 1 8.82795E202~HV! 2
1.50107E202~HRA!2
1.41855E204~HV!2 2 6.69528E103~HV! 21
R2 5 1.0000 (X2.4)
R2 5 0.9998 (X2.1)
X2.1.2 From Brinell hardness (10-mm diameter steel ball, X2.1.5 From Rockwell F hardness to Rockwell B hardness:
3000-kgf force) to Rockwell B hardness: HRB 5 2 9.99816E101 1 1.75617E100~HRF!
HRB 5 1 1.14665E102 1 8.82795E202~HBS! 2 R2 5 1.0000 (X2.5)
1.41855E204~HBS!2 2 6.69528E103~HBS! 21 X2.1.6 From Rockwell 15T hardness to Rockwell B hard-
R2 5 0.9998 (X2.2) ness:

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HRB 5 2 1.86934E102 1 3.08173E100~HR15T! X2.1.8 From Rockwell 45T hardness to Rockwell B hard-
R2 5 1.0000 (X2.6) ness:
X2.1.7 From Rockwell 30T hardness to Rockwell B hard- HRB 5 1 2.74135E101 1 9.95874E201~HR45T!
ness: R2 5 1.0000 (X2.8)
HRB 5 2 2.42568E101 1 1.49484E100~HR30T!
R2 5 1.0000 (X2.7)

X3. HARDNESS CONVERSION EQUATIONS FOR NICKEL AND HIGH-NICKEL ALLOYS

(DETERMINED HARDNESS SCALE NUMBERS TO VICKERS HARDNESS NUMBERS)

X3.1 The following equations were generated from the R2 = 0.9991

specific hardness numbers contained in Table 3 and should not X3.1.8 From Rockwell G hardness to Vickers hardness (1.5,
be used for converting numbers outside of the defined hardness 10, and 30-kgf forces):
range. Due to inherent inaccuracies in the conversion process,
~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 1.10239E202 (X3.8)
the converted number should be rounded to the nearest whole
number in accordance with Practice E 29. 2 8.27628E205~HRG!
R2 5 0.9999
X3.1.1 From Brinell hardness (10-mm diameter steel ball,
3000-kgf force) to Vickers hardness (1.5, 10, and 30-kgf X3.1.9 From Rockwell K hardness to Vickers hardness (1.5,
forces): 10, and 30-kgf forces):
HV 1.5,10,30 5 1 8.52592E202 1 9.82889E201~HBS! 1 ~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 1.87458E202
1.89707E204~HBS!2 2 1.41851E204~HRK!
R2 5 1.0000 (X3.1) R 2 5 0.9998 (X3.9)

X3.1.2 From Rockwell A hardness to Vickers hardness (1.5, X3.1.10 From Rockwell 15N hardness to Vickers hardness
10, and 30-kgf forces): (1.5, 10, and 30-kgf forces):
~HV 1.5,10,30!21 5 1 2.13852E202 2 3.84341E204~HRA! 1 ~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 2.59838E202 2 4.31479E204~HR15N! 1
1.67455E206~HRA!2 1.75469E206~HR15N!2
R2 5 0.9998 (X3.2) R 2 5 0.9998 (X3.10)

X3.1.3 From Rockwell B hardness to Vickers hardness (1.5, X3.1.11 From Rockwell 30N hardness to Vickers hardness
10, and 30-kgf forces): (1.5, 10, and 30-kgf forces):
~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 1.69552E202 ~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 9.85078E203 2 1.58346E204~HR30N! 1
2 1.29200E204~HRB! 6.16727E207~HR30N!2
R2 5 0.9999 (X3.3) R 2 5 0.9997 (X3.11)

X3.1.4 From Rockwell C hardness to Vickers hardness (1.5, X3.1.12 From Rockwell 45N hardness to Vickers hardness
10, and 30-kgf forces): (1.5, 10, and 30-kgf forces):
~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 6.24553E203 2 1.08014E204~HRC! 1 ~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 6.03882E203 2 9.51201E205~HR45N! 1
4.32021E207~HRC!2 3.63345E207~HR45N!2
R2 5 0.9995 (X3.4) R 2 5 0.9998 (X3.12)

X3.1.5 From Rockwell D hardness to Vickers hardness (1.5, X3.1.13 From Rockwell 15T hardness to Vickers hardness
10, and 30-kgf forces): (1.5, 10, and 30-kgf forces):
~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 1.04408E202 2 1.86498E204~HRD! 1 ~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 3.71482E202 2 3.49957E204~HR15T! 2
8.16952E207~HRD!2 8.92693E208~HR15T!2
R2 5 0.9998 (X3.5) R 2 5 0.9996 (X3.13)

X3.1.6 From Rockwell E hardness to Vickers hardness (1.5, X3.1.14 From Rockwell 30T hardness to Vickers hardness
10, and 30-kgf forces): (1.5, 10, and 30-kgf forces):
~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 2.72286E202 ~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 1.94133E202 2 1.85296E204~HR30T! 2
2 2.01993E204~HRE! 4.01798E208~HR30T!2
R2 5 0.9994 (X3.6) R2 5 0.9998 (X3.14)

X3.1.7 From Rockwell F hardness to Vickers hardness (1.5, X3.1.15 From Rockwell 45T hardness to Vickers hardness
10, and 30-kgf forces): (1.5, 10, and 30-kgf forces):
~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 2.94130E202 (X3.7) ~HV 1.5, 10, 30!21 5 1 1.29736E202 2 1.14693E204~HR45T! 2
− 2.23861E−04(HRF) 1.61879E207~HR45T!2

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R 2 5 0.9998 (X3.15) HV 1.5, 10, 30 5 2 5.08687E201
1 8.78046E201~HK500,1000!
X3.1.16 From Knoop hardness (500 and 1000-gf forces) to
R2 5 1.0000 (X3.16)
Vickers hardness (1.5, 10, and 30-kgf forces):

X4. HARDNESS CONVERSION EQUATIONS FOR CARTRIDGE BRASS

(DETERMINED HARDNESS SCALE NUMBERS TO VICKERS HARDNESS NUMBERS)

X4.1 The following equations were generated from the ~HV!21 5 1 7.65595E202 2 1.79133E203~HR15T! 1 1.84105E2
specific hardness numbers contained in Table 4 and should not 05~HR15T!2 2 8.14318E208~HR15T! 3
be used for converting numbers outside of the defined hardness R2 5 0.9998 (X4.3)
range. Due to inherent inaccuracies in the conversion process, X4.1.4 From Rockwell 30T hardness to Vickers hardness:
the converted number should be rounded to the nearest whole
~HV!21 5 1 2.08924E202 2 2.03448E204~HR30T! 2 2.80441E2
number in accordance with Practice E 29.
08~HR30T!2 1 1.33185E210~HR30T! 3
X4.1.1 From Rockwell B hardness to Vickers hardness: R2 5 0.9998 (X4.4)
~HV!21 5 1 1.77793E202 2 1.31112E204~HRB! 2 3.77903E2 X4.1.5 From Rockwell 45T hardness to Vickers hardness:
07~HRB!2 1 3.55271E209~HRB! 3 ~HV!21 5 1 1.36295E202 2 1.03553E204~HR45T! 2 9.70546E2
R2 5 0.9996 (X4.1) 07~HR45T!2 1 8.77834E209~HR45T! 3
X4.1.2 From Rockwell F hardness to Vickers hardness: R2 5 0.9999 (X4.5)
X4.1.6 From Brinell hardness (10-mm diameter steel ball,
~HV!21 5 1 2.95966E202 2 1.03725E204~HRF! 2 2.31669E2
500-kgf force) to Vickers hardness:
06~HRF!2 1 1.12203E208~HRF! 3
HV 5 2 5.60725E100 1 1.19007E1
R2 5 0.9998 (X4.2)
00~HBS 10/500/15!
X4.1.3 From Rockwell 15T hardness to Vickers hardness: R2 5 0.9998 (X4.6)

X5. HARDNESS CONVERSION EQUATION FOR ANNEALED AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PLATE
(DETERMINED BRINELL HARDNESS NUMBERS TO ROCKWELL B HARDNESS NUMBERS)

X5.1 The following equation was generated from the X5.1.1 From Brinell hardness (10-mm steel diameter ball,
specific hardness numbers contained in Table 5 and should not 3000-kgf force) to Rockwell B hardness:
be used for converting numbers outside of the defined hardness
HRB 5 1 1.29998E102 2 7.66860E103~HBS!21
range. Due to inherent inaccuracies in the conversion process,
R2 5 0.9999 (X5.1)
the converted number should be rounded to the nearest whole
number in accordance with Practice E 29.

X6. HARDNESS CONVERSION EQUATIONS FOR AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET

(DETERMINED HARDNESS SCALE NUMBERS TO ROCKWELL C OR ROCKWELL B HARDNESS NUMBERS

X6.1 The following equations were generated from the HRC 5 2 1.16608E102 1 1.95692E100~HR15N!
specific hardness numbers contained in Table 6 and should not R2 5 1.0000 (X6.2)
be used for converting numbers outside of the defined hardness X6.1.3 From Rockwell 30N hardness to Rockwell C hard-
range. Due to inherent inaccuracies in the conversion process, ness:
the converted number should be rounded to the nearest whole HRC 5 2 2.79663E101 1 1.14752E100~HR30N!
number in accordance with Practice E 29. R2 5 1.0000 (X6.3)
X6.1.1 From Rockwell A hardness to Rockwell C hardness: X6.1.4 From Rockwell 45N hardness to Rockwell C hard-
HRC 5 2 9.94148E101 1 1.98137E100~HRA! ness:
R2 5 1.0000 (X6.1) HRC 5 1 2.25782E100 1 8.78362E201~HR45N!
X6.1.2 From Rockwell 15N hardness to Rockwell C hard- R2 5 1.0000 (X6.4)
ness: X6.1.5 From Rockwell A hardness to Rockwell B hardness:

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HRB 5 2 5.16024E100 1 1.71080E100~HRA! X6.1.8 From Rockwell 30T hardness to Rockwell B hard-
R2 5 1.0000 (X6.5) ness:
X6.1.6 From Rockwell F hardness to Rockwell B hardness: HRB 5 2 1.56777E101 1 1.43818E100~HR30T!
HRB 5 2 6.79918E101 1 1.47539E100~HRF! R2 5 1.0000 (X6.8)
R2 5 0.9999 (X6.6)
X6.1.9 From Rockwell 45T hardness to Rockwell B hard-
X6.1.7 From Rockwell 15T hardness to Rockwell B hard- ness:
ness: HRB 5 1 3.08896E101 1 9.84321E201~HR45T!
HRB 5 2 1.47089E102 1 2.69928E100~HR15T! R2 5 1.0000 (X6.9)
R2 5 1.0000 (X6.7)

X7. HARDNESS CONVERSION EQUATIONS FOR COPPER, NOS. 102 TO 142 INCLUSIVE
(DETERMINED HARDNESS SCALE NUMBERS TO VICKERS HARDNESS NUMBERS)

X7.1 The following equations were generated from the R2 5 0.9999 (X7.6)
specific hardness numbers contained in Table 7 and should not
X7.1.7 From Rockwell F hardness to Vickers hardness (1-
be used for converting numbers outside of the defined hardness
kgf force) for 0.040-in. (1.02-mm) and greater strip:
range. Due to inherent inaccuracies in the conversion process,
the converted number should be rounded to the nearest whole ~HV 1!21 5 1 4.03378E202 2 7.12218E204~HRF! 1 6.46922E2
number in accordance with Practice E 29. 06~HRF!2 2 2.64942E208~HRF! 3
X7.1.1 From Vickers hardness (100-gf force) to Vickers R2 5 0.9998 (X7.7)
hardness (1-kgf force): X7.1.8 From Rockwell 15T hardness to Vickers hardness
HV 1 5 2 1.94066E101 1 1.17624E100~HV 100! (1-kgf force) for 0.040-in. (1.02-mm) and greater strip:
R2 5 0.9999 (X7.1) ~HV 1!21 5 1 6.91162E202 2 1.89938E203~HR15T! 1 2.43142E2
X7.1.2 From Knoop hardness (1-kgf force) to Vickers 05~HR15T!2 2 1.21657E207~HR15T! 3
hardness (1-kgf force): R2 5 0.9994 (X7.8)
HV 1 5 1 1.1858E101 1 6.42195E201~HK 1000! 1 X7.1.9 From Rockwell 30T hardness to Vickers hardness
1.50709E203~HK 1000!2 (1-kgf force) for 0.040-in. (1.02-mm) and greater strip:
R2 5 0.9999 (X7.2)
~HV 1!21 5 1 2.12081E202 2 2.79029E204~HR30T! 1 1.85833E2
X7.1.3 From Knoop hardness (500 gf force) to Vickers 06~HR30T!2 2 9.41015E209~HR30T! 3
hardness (1-kgf force): R2 5 0.9999 (X7.9)
HV 1 5 1 4.04249E100 1 7.73167E201~HK 500! 1
X7.1.10 From Rockwell 45T hardness to Vickers hardness
1.22866E203~HK 500!2
(1-kgf force) for 0.040-in. (1.02-mm) and greater strip:
R2 5 0.9998 (X7.3)
~HV 1!21 5 1 1.33602E202 2 1.16936E204~HR45T! 2 2.02801E2
X7.1.4 From Rockwell 15T hardness to Vickers hardness
07~HR45T!2 1 4.40268E209~HR45T! 3
(1-kgf force) for 0.010-in. (0.25-mm) strip:
R2 5 0.9995 (X7.10)
~HV 1!21 5 1 3.37918E201 2 1.15500E202~HR15T! 1 1.40059E2
X7.1.11 From Brinell hardness (10-mm diameter steel ball,
04~HR15T!2 2 5.88157E207~HR15T! 3
500-kgf force) to Vickers hardness (1-kgf force) for 0.080- in.
R2 5 0.9997 (X7.4)
(2.03-mm) strip:
X7.1.5 From Rockwell 15T hardness to Vickers hardness
HV 1 5 1 2.77693E 1 01 1 8.62358E201~HBS 10/500/15! 2
(1-kgf force) for 0.020-in. (0.51-mm) strip:
3.66858E204~HBS 10/500/15!2
~HV 1!21 5 1 1.25038E201 2 3.80747E203~HR15T! 1 4.54150E2 R2 5 0.9999 (X7.11)
05~HR15T!2 2 1.98661E207~HR15T! 3
X7.1.12 From Brinell hardness (2-mm diameter steel ball,
R2 5 0.9997 (X7.5)
20-kgf force) to Vickers hardness (1-kgf force) for 0.040 in.
X7.1.6 From Rockwell B hardness to Vickers hardness (1- (1.02-mm) strip:
kgf force) for 0.040-in. (1.02-mm) and greater strip: HV 1 5 2 1.01087E100 1 1.18352E100~HBS 2/20/15! 2
~HV 1!21 5 1 1.49881E202 2 1.39326E204~HRB! 1 8.82686E2 7.02625E204~HBS 2/20/15!2
07~HRB!2 2 6.30498E209~HRB! 3 R 2 5 0.9999 (X7.12)

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X8. HARDNESS CONVERSION EQUATIONS FOR ALLOYED WHITE IRON

(DETERMINED HARDNESS SCALE NUMBERS TO VICKERS HARDNESS NUMBERS)

X8.1 The following equations were generated from the HV 50 5 2 2.61008E101 1 1.13635E100~HBW!
specific hardness numbers contained in Table 8 and should not R2 5 1.0000 (X8.1)
be used for converting numbers outside of the defined hardness
X8.1.2 From Rockwell C hardness to Vickers hardness
range. Due to inherent inaccuracies in the conversion process,
(50-kgf force):
the converted number should be rounded to the nearest whole
number in accordance with Practice E 29. HV 50 5 1 5.72753E102 2 1.71996E101~HRC! 1
X8.1.1 From Brinell hardness (10-mm diameter tungsten 3.33893E201~HRC!2
carbide ball, 3000-kgf force) to Vickers hardness (50-kgf R2 5 0.9991 (X8.2)
force):

X9. HARDNESS CONVERSION EQUATIONS FOR WROUGHT ALUMINUM PRODUCTS

(DETERMINED HARDNESS SCALE NUMBERS TO BRINELL HARDNESS NUMBERS)

X9.1 The following equations were generated from the X9.1.4 From Rockwell H hardness to Brinell hardness
specific hardness numbers contained in Table 9 and should not (10-mm diameter steel ball, 500-kgf force):
be used for converting numbers outside of the defined hardness ~HBS 10/500/15!21 5 1 4.00460E201 2 1.06615E202~HRH! 1
range. Due to inherent inaccuracies in the conversion process,
1.02525E204~HRH!2 2 3.44242E207~HRH! 3
the converted number should be rounded to the nearest whole
R2 5 0.9995 (X9.4)
number in accordance with Practice E 29.
X9.1.1 From Vickers hardness (15-kgf force) to Brinell X9.1.5 From Rockwell 15T hardness to Brinell hardness
hardness (10-mm diameter steel ball, 500-kgf force): (10-mm diameter steel ball, 500-kgf force):
HBS 10/500/15 5 1 3.76211E100 1 8.25368E2 ~HBS 10/500/15!21 5 1 3.35165E201 2 1.16197E202~HR15T! 1
01~HV 15! 1.44778E204~HR15T!2 2 6.26187E207~HR15T! 3
R2 5 1.0000 (X9.1) R2 5 0.9988 (X9.5)
X9.1.2 From Rockwell B hardness to Brinell hardness (10- X9.1.6 From Rockwell 30T hardness to Brinell hardness
mm diameter steel ball, 500-kgf force): (10-mm diameter steel ball, 500-kgf force):
~HBS 10/500/15!21 5 1 2.09261E202 2 3.13747E204~HRB! 1 ~HBS 10/500/15!21 5 1 4.68610E202 2 1.24964E203~HR30T! 1
3.24720E206~HRB!2 2 1.71476E208~HRB! 3 1.45528E205~HR30T!2 2 6.71417E208~HR30T! 3
R2 5 0.9995 (X9.2) R2 5 0.9994 (X9.6)
X9.1.3 From Rockwell E hardness to Brinell hardness (10- X9.1.7 From Rockwell 15W hardness to Brinell hardness
mm diameter steel ball, 500-kgf force): (10-mm diameter steel ball, 500-kgf force):
~HBS 10/500/15!21 5 1 7.44356E202 2 1.82782E203~HRE! 1 ~HBS 10/500/15! 5 2 7.10127E103 1 2.71267E102~HR15W! 2
2.04718E205~HRE!2 2 8.75260E208~HRE! 3 3.46213E100~HR15W!2 1 1.48551E202~HR15W! 3
R2 5 0.9989 (X9.3) R2 5 0.9924 (X9.7)

X10. EFFECT OF STRAIN HARDENING ON HARDNESS CONVERSION RELATIONSHIPS

X10.1 For ferrous and nonferrous metals softer than 240 metal of high capacity for strain hardening will harden much
HB, a single set of hardness conversion relationships inevitably more in the test than will a cold-worked metal. For example, an
introduces large errors because of the wide difference that may annealed iron and a cold-rolled aluminum alloy may have
exist in the amount of cold working before testing, as well as hardnesses of 71 and 72 HR 15T, respectively. The hardnesses
the amount that occurs during the test itself. This dependence are 31 HRB for the soft annealed iron and 7 HRB for the
on strain-hardening characteristics can be demonstrated by the cold-rolled aluminum alloy.
Rockwell scales 15-T, 30-T, 45-T, F, and B, in which forces
ranging from 15 to 100 kgf are applied on a 1⁄16-in. (1.588-mm) X10.2 On the other hand, if materials have Brinell or
diameter ball indenter. As higher forces are used, the increased Rockwell hardness values that are approximately equal in the
strain raises the hardness by an amount that depends on the annealed state as well as after heavy cold deformation, these
pretest capacity of the metal for strain hardening. An annealed materials will have similar hardness conversion relationships

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for all degrees of strain hardening. This is true of yellow While annealed metals are being progressively cold worked,
brasses and low-carbon steels and irons. The limiting condi- the indentation contours pass through a “flat” stage in which
tions can usually be identified by the appearance of the the lip of the indentation is neither round nor sharply ridged. It
hardness indentations themselves. Soft annealed metals have is necessary to base hardness conversions on comparative tests
characteristic“ sinking” type indentation contours when indent- of similar materials that also have very similar mechanical
ers of the ball type are used. On the other hand, heavily properties.
cold-worked metals have sharp “ridging” type indentations.

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