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Approximate hardness conversion for non-austenitic steels.*

BRINELL ROCKWELL VICKERS KNOOP (1kg load max)

 

 

Ultimate Tensile
Strength (ksi)

Indentation
Dia. (mm)
HBW
10/3000
HRC
HRB
HV
(HRC range)
HV
(HRB range)
HK
(HRC range)
HK
(HRB range)
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2.45
627
58.6
664
703
346.2
2.50
601
57.3
638
677
328.9
2.55
578
56.1
615
652
313.7
2.60
555
54.8
591
627
298.4
2.65
534
53.5
569
603
287.5
2.70
514
52.2
548
579
274.5
2.75
495
50.9
528
556
263.4
2.80
477
49.6
508
533
251.8
2.85
461
48.3
491
513
241.7
2.90
444
46.9
472
492
230.4
2.95
429
45.7
456
474
219.8
3.00
415
44.4
440
456
211.5
3.05
401
43.1
425
439
201.8
3.10
388
41.8
411
424
192.7
3.15
375
40.5
397
408
184.4
3.20
363
39.3
383
394
177.6
3.25
352
38.1
372
382
170.4
3.30
341
36.8
360
369
164.1
3.35
331
35.7
349
358
158.2
3.40
321
34.4
338
347
153.0
3.45
311
33.0
327
334
149.0
3.50
302
32.0
318
327
146.3
3.55
293
30.8
308
317
140.6
3.60
285
29.7
300
309
137.6
3.65
277
28.6
291
301
134.0
3.70
269
27.4
283
293
130.1
3.75
262
26.3
275
286
127.0
3.80
255
25.2
268
279
123.8
3.85
248
24.1
261
272
119.7
3.90
241
22.9
100
254
241
266
253
116.3
3.95
235
21.8
99
247
235
260
248
114.3
4.00
229
20.8
98
241
229
254
242
110.0
4.05
223
19.7
97
238
223
251
237
105.5
4.10
217
96
217
232
102.3
4.15
212
95
212
227
100.7
4.20
207
95
207
222
98.8
4.25
201
93
201
217
94.8
4.30
197
93
197
213
92.8
4.35
192
92
192
208
90.8
4.40
187
90
187
202
89.4
4.45
183
89
183
198
88.6
4.50
179
89
179
194
87.5
4.55
174
87
174
189
85.0
4.60
170
86
170
185
83.3
4.65
167
85
167
182
82.5
4.70
163
84
163
178
81.3
4.75
159
83
159
173
80.0
4.80
156
82
156
170
77.0
4.85
152
81
152
166
72.7
4.90
149
80
149
163
71.3
4.95
146
79
146
160
69.7
5.00
143
78
143
157
68.7
5.05
140
76
140
152
67.5
5.10
137
75
137
151
66.0
5.15
134
74
134
147
64.7
5.20
131
73
131
144
63.5
5.25
128
71
128
141
62.3
5.30
126
70
126
139
61.5
5.35
123
69
123
137
60.0
5.40
121
68
121
135
59.0
5.45
118
66
118
132
57.5

*All conversions are based on ASTM E140-12bε1 and ASTM A370-13

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Common Carbon Steel Composition

Maximum weight % unless a range or minimum is shown.

 
1018 1020 1021 1026 1029 1030 1035 1040 1045 1050 1055 1060 1065 1070 1080 1117 1141 1146 ABS Grade 2 A-105 15B22 MOD 1545 A350 LF2
0.15-0.20 0.18-0.23 0.18-0.23 0.22-0.28 0.25-0.31 0.28-0.34 0.32-0.38 0.37-0.44 0.43-0.50 0.48-0.55 0.50-0.60 0.55-0.65 0.60-0.70 0.65-0.75 0.75-0.88 0.14-0.20 0.37-0.45 0.42-0.49 0.35 0.35 0.20-0.25 0.42-0.53 0.35
0.60-0.90 0.30-0.60 0.60-0.90 0.60-0.90 0.60-0.90 0.60-0.90 0.60-0.90 0.60-0.90 0.60-0.90 0.60-0.90 0.60-0.90 0.60-0.90 0.60-0.90 0.60-0.90 0.60-0.90 1.00-1.30 1.35-1.65 0.70-1.00 1.35 0.60-1.05 0.80-1.10 1.00-1.25 0.60-1.35
0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.050 0.035 0.040 0.045 0.035
0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.08-0.13 0.08-0.13 0.08-0.13 0.050 0.040 0.050 0.20-0.30 0.040
(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) - 0.10-0.35 0.15-0.35 0.10 0.15-0.30
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.40 - 0.25 0.40
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.30 - 0.25 0.30
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.12 - 0.10 0.12
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.05 - - 0.05
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.40 - - 0.40
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cb, 0.02 max.; Cu+Ni+Mo, 1.00 max; Cr+Mo, 0.32 max. B, 0.0005-0.0030 - Cb, 0.02 max.; Cu+Ni+Cr+V+Mo, 1.00 max; Cr+Mo, 0.32 max.
SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 SAE J403 MAY94 ABS, Part 2, 1997 ASTM A105-96 CAT 1E0621-15 Custom grade ASTM A350-97
C
Mn
P
S
Si
Ni
Cr
Mo
V
Cu
Other
Source
 

(1) Not required by specification but may be specified

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