Hardness Comparison

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MANUFACTURERS OF BRIGHT STEEL BARS IN ALL SECTIONS

Hardness comparison table for steels

These tables are a compliation of various conversion tables and values must be classed as for guidance
purposes only.

Tensile Strength
Brinell Rockwell B
Vickers
Symbol 3000 kg - 10mm ball (100 kg load
N/mm² UK (t.s.i) kp.s.i Diamond
(BS 970) 750 kg - 5mm ball 1/16" diameter
ball)
350 22.7 50.8 101
400 25.9 58.0 116 67 120
450 29.1 65.3 130 74 135
500 32.4 72.5 145 79 150
P 550 35.6 79.8 152 82 157
600 38.8 87.0 175 87 180
Q 625 40.5 90.6 179 88 184
650 42.0 94.3 193 92 198
675 43.7 97.9 198 93 202
R 700 45.3 101.5 201 94 206
725 46.9 105.1 213 95 218
750 48.6 108.8 220 96 225
S 775 50.2 112.4 223 97 228
800 51.8 116.0 233 99 238
825 53.4 119.6 240 100 245
T 850 55.0 123.3 248 101 253
875 56.7 126.9 255 102 260
900 58.3 130.5 262 103 267
U 925 59.9 134.1 269 104 274
950 61.5 137.8 276 105 282
975 63.1 141.4 284 106 291
V 1000 64.7 145.0 293 107 310
1025 66.4 148.6 300 307
1050 68.0 152.2 306 313
W 1075 69.6 155.9 311 108 319
1100 71.2 159.5 323 332
1150 74.4 166.8 335 109 347
1200 77.7 174.0 353 370
1225 79.3 177.6 360 110 377
1250 81.0 181.3 367 387

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