HARDNESS CONVERSION PER ASTM E-140,

STRENGTH PER ASTM A 370, TABLE 2

Brinell Hardness
HB 10/3000/15 Rockwell Hardness Superficial Hardness Approx.
Tensile
A B C 15N 30N 45N KSI
Dia. (mm) HB
60kg 100kg 150kg 15kg 30kg 45kg
--- --- 86 --- 68 93 84 75 ---
--- --- 85 --- 67 93 84 74 ---
--- --- 84.5 --- 66 92.5 83 73 ---
--- --- 84 --- 65 92 82 72 ---
--- --- 83.5 --- 64 92 81 71 ---
--- --- 83 --- 63 91.5 80 70 ---
--- --- 82 --- 62 91 79.5 69 ---
--- --- 81 --- 60 90 77.5 67 ---
--- --- 80.5 --- 58.5 89.5 76 65 345
2.50 601 80 --- 57 89 75 63 325
2.55 578 79 --- 56 88 74 62 313
2.60 555 78.5 --- 55 88 73 61 301
2.65 534 78 --- 53.5 87 71.5 59 287
2.70 514 77 --- 52 86.5 70 57.6 273
2.75 495 76 --- 51 86 69.5 56 264
2.80 477 75.5 --- 49.5 85.5 68 54.5 252
2.85 461 75 --- 48.5 85 67 53 241
2.90 444 74 --- 47 84 66 51.5 229
2.95 429 73.5 --- 45.5 83.5 64.5 50 220
3.00 415 73 --- 44.5 83 63.5 48.5 210
3.05 401 72 --- 43 82 62 47 201
3.10 388 71.5 --- 41.5 81 61 45 193
3.15 375 70.5 --- 40.5 80.5 60 44 185
3.20 363 70 --- 39 80 59.5 42 177
3.25 352 69 --- 38 79.5 58 41 171
3.30 341 68.5 --- 36.5 78.5 56.5 39.5 165
3.35 331 68 --- 35.5 78 55.5 38 158
3.40 321 67.5 --- 34 77 54 36 152
3.45 311 67 --- 33 76.5 53 35 149
3.50 302 66.5 --- 32 76 52 34 146
3.55 293 66 --- 31 75.5 51 32.5 141
3.60 285 65 --- 30 75 50.5 31 138
3.65 277 64.5 --- 29 74.5 50 30 135
3.70 269 64 --- 28 74 48.5 29 131
3.75 262 63.5 --- 27 73.5 48 28 128
3.80 255 63 --- 25.5 72.5 46.5 26 124
3.85 248 62.5 --- 24 71.5 45 24.5 119
 HARDNESS CONVERSION PER ASTM E-140,
STRENGTH PER ASTM A 370, TABLE 2
Brinell Hardness
HB 10/3000/15 Rockwell Hardness Superficial Hardness Approx.
Tensile
A B C 15T 30T 45T KSI
Dia. (mm) HB
60kg 100kg 150kg 15kg 30kg 45kg
3.90 241 62 100 23 93 83 73 116
3.95 235 61.5 99 22 93 82.5 72 114
4.00 229 61 98 20.5 92.5 82 71 109
4.05 223 60 97 19.5 92 81 70 104
4.10 217 59 96 --- 92 80.5 69 102
4.15 212 58 95 --- 91.5 80 68 100
4.20 207 57.5 94 --- 91 79 67 98
4.25 201 57 93 --- 91 78.5 66 94
4.30 197 56.5 92 --- 90.5 78 65 92
4.35 192 56 91 --- 90 77 64 90
4.40 187 55 90 --- 90 76.5 63 89
4.45 183 55 89.5 --- 90 76 62.5 89
4.50 179 54.5 89 --- 89.5 76 62 88
4.55 174 53.5 87.5 --- 89 75 60 85
4.85 152 50 81 --- 87 70.5 54 73
4.90 149 49.5 80 --- 86.5 70 53 72
4.95 146 49 79 --- 86 69 52 70
5.00 143 48.5 78 --- 86 68.5 51 69
5.05 140 47.5 76.5 --- 85.5 67.5 49.5 68
5.10 137 47 75 --- 85 66.5 48 66
5.15 134 46 74 --- 84.5 66 47 65
5.20 131 46 73 --- 84 65 46 64
5.25 128 45 71.5 --- 84 64 44 63
5.30 126 44.5 70.5 --- 83.5 63.5 43.5 61
5.35 123 44 69 --- 83 62.5 42 60
5.40 121 43 68 --- 83 62 41 59
5.45 118 43 67 --- 82.5 61 40 58
5.50 116 42 65 --- 82 60 38 56
5.55 114 41.5 64 --- 81.5 59 37 ---