BRINELL HARDNESS CONVERSION TABLES

EQUIVALENTS
ROCKWELL

BRINELL
1000Kg 10mm ball Brinell impression 3000Kgf 10mm ball
diameter

200
193
185
178
171
165
159
154
148
143
138
134
129
125
121
117
114
110
107
104
101
97.7
95
92.3
89.7
87.2
84.9
82.6
80.4
78.3
76.3
74.3
72.4
70.6
68.8
65.5
62.4
59.5
56.8
54.3
51.9
49.6
47.5
45.5
43.7
41.9
40.2
38.6
37.1
35.7
34.3
33.1
31.8

2.50
2.55
2.60
2.65
2.70
2.75
2.80
2.85
2.90
2.95
3.00
3.05
3.10
3.15
3.20
3.25
3.30
3.35
3.40
3.45
3.50
3.55
3.60
3.65
3.70
3.75
3.80
3.85
3.90
3.95
4.00
4.05
4.10
4.15
4.20
4.30
4.40
4.50
4.60
4.70
7.80
4.90
5.00
5.10
5.20
5.30
5.40
5.50
5.60
5.70
5.80
5.90
6.00

601*
578*
555*
534*
514
495
477*
461*
444
429
415
401
388
375
363
352
341
331
321
311
302
293
285
277
269
262
255
248
241
235
229
223
217
212
207
197
187
179
170
163
156
149
143
137
131
126
121
116
111
107
103
99.2

82.5
81
80
79
78
77.5
76.5
75.5
74.5
73.5
73
72
71.5
70.5
70
69.5
68.5
68.7
67.5
66.5
66
65.5
65
64
63.56
63
62.5
62
61.5
61
60
59.5
59
59
58.5
57.5
56.5
55.5
54
52.5
51
50
49
48
46.5
45
43.5
42
41
40
38.5

62
60
58
56
54.5
52.5
51
49
47.5
46
44.5
43
41.5
40
38.5
37.5
36
35
33.5
32
31
29.5
28.5
27
26
25
23.5
22.5
21.5
20
19
17.5
16
15
13.5
11
7
3

100
99
98
97
97
96
94
92
90
88
85
83
81
79
77
75
72
69
66
63
61
58

Tensile TSI

132
127
122
117
112
108
105
101
98
95
92
88
85
82
80
77
75
73
71
68
66
64
63
61
59
58
56
55
53
51
50
49
48
46
45
43
41
39
38
37
36
34
33
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24

Tensile N/mm2

2039
1961
1884
1807
1730
1668
1622
1560
1514
1467
1421
1359
1313
1266
1236
1189
1158
1127
1097
1050
1019
998
973
942
311
896
865
849
819
788
772
757
741
710
695
664
633
602
587
571
556
525
510
479
463
448
432
417
402
386
371

VALUES AND EQUIVALENTS ARE APPROXIMATE

* DENOTES MODIFIED BRINELL HARDNESS TEST USING A TUNGSTEN CARBIDE BALL
Every care has been taken in the preparation of this technical data, however, no liability can be accepted for any errors or consequences arising from such.

HILLFOOT SHEFFIELD

HILLFOOT WASHINGTON

HILLFOOT FORGE

HYTEMP

Hillfoot Steel Group Limited, Herries Road, Sheffield, S6 1LS, UK Tel: 0114 233 9931 Fax: 0114 285 2802

Email: technical@hillfoot.com