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Rockwell Hardness (HRC, HRB) to Brinell Hardness (HB or BHN) Conversion

Main Casting Products

Hardness is very important for producing rough metal castings, heat treatment and machining process.

Stove Burner

Rockwell Hardness (HRC and HRB) and Brinell Hardness (HB or BHN) are most commonly used for steel

Cast Iron Plate

and iron castings.

Manhole Cover Casting

Although there is no accurate conversion tables and equations, but we can recommend the following

Warping Head Casting

formulas and comparison tables according to the experience and standards.

Ductile Iron Belt Pulley

Brake Drum

Cast Iron Flywheel

Formula A - Convert HRC into HB

Boiler Ash Door


Cast Iron Stove Grate

Rockwell C Hardness (HRC)

Brinell Hardness (HB)

From 21 to 30

HB = 5.970 * HRC + 104.7

From 31 to 40

HB = 8.570 * HRC + 27.6

Cast Iron Brackets

From 41 to 50

HB = 11.158 * HRC + 79.6

Cast Iron Weight

From 51 to 60

HB = 17.515 * HRC - 401

Tractor Gearbox
Pump Body

Gear Casting
Large Cast Steel Bracket

Formula B - Convert HRB into HB

Cast Iron Drainage Pipe


Flange Castings

Rockwell B Hardness (HRB)

Brinell Hardness (HB)

From 55 to 69

HB = 1.646 * HRB + 8.7

From 70 to 79

HB = 2.394 * HRB - 42.7

From 80 to 89

HB = 3.297 * HRB - 114

From 90 to 100

HB = 5.582 * HRB - 319

Cast Iron Pipe Fittings


Burner Grates for Gas Stove
Grey Iron Counter Weight
Cast Iron Axle Support

The following two conversion tables come from standard ASTM A 370. Table A is the comparison
between Rockwell C Hardness, Brinell Hardness, Vickers Hardness and tensile strength (Rm). Table B is
the comparison between HRB, BH, HV and Rm.

Cast Iron Blocks


Gas Burner
Cast Iron Truck Castings
Cast Iron Tractor Parts
Cast Iron Stove Parts
Pump Shell and Valve Body

Table A - HRC to HB, HV, Rm

Cast Iron Umbrella Base


Cast Iron Pan, Cookware

HRC Hardness

HB Hardness

HV Hardness

Rm Tensile Strength

Diamond penetrator

Brinell 3000 Kgf

Vickers 30

N / mm2 MPa

20

226

238

760

21

231

243

770

22

237

248

790

23

243

254

810

24

247

260

820

25

253

266

850

26

258

272

860

27

264

279

880

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Boiler Soot Collector

Rockwell Hardness (HRC, HRB) to Brinell Hardness (HB or BHN) Conversion

28

271

286

900

29

279

294

930

30

286

302

950

31

294

310

970

32

301

318

1010

33

311

327

1030

34

319

336

1050

35

327

345

1080

36

336

354

1110

37

344

363

1140

38

353

372

1180

39

362

382

1220

40

371

392

1250

41

381

402

1300

42

390

412

1340

43

400

423

1390

44

409

434

1430

45

421

446

1480

46

432

458

1520

47

442

471

1580

48

455

484

1640

49

468

498

1700

50

482

513

1760

51

496

528

1820

52

512

544

1880

53

525

560

1950

54

543

577

2010

55

560

595

2070

56

577

613

2160

57

595

633

2240

58

615

653

2330

59

634

674

2420

60

654

697

61

670

720

62

688

746

63

706

772

64

722

800

65

739

832

66

865

67

900

68

940

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Rockwell Hardness (HRC, HRB) to Brinell Hardness (HB or BHN) Conversion

Table B - HRB to HB, HV, Rm


HRB Hardness

HB Hardness

HV Hardness

Rm Tensile Strength

Ball 1 / 16 "

Brinell 3000 Kgf

Vickers 30

N / mm2 MPa

49

92

320

51

94

330

54

55

100

100

340

56

101

101

57

103

103

350

58

104

104

59

106

106

360

60

107

107

61

108

108

62

110

110

370

63

112

112

64

114

114

65

116

116

385

66

117

117

395

67

119

119

400

68

121

121

405

69

123

123

415

70

125

125

420

71

127

127

425

72

130

130

435

73

132

132

440

74

135

135

450

75

137

137

455

76

139

139

460

77

141

141

470

78

144

144

475

79

147

147

485

80

150

150

495

81

153

153

505

82

156

156

530

83

159

159

550

84

162

162

560

85

165

165

565

86

169

169

570

87

172

172

580

88

176

176

590

89

180

180

605

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Rockwell Hardness (HRC, HRB) to Brinell Hardness (HB or BHN) Conversion

90

185

185

615

91

190

190

620

92

195

195

635

93

200

200

650

94

205

205

675

95

210

210

690

96

216

216

705

97

222

222

715

98

228

228

750

99

234

234

785

100

240

240

800

HRC - diamond penetrator 120, load 1470 N (150 kgf) duration 30 seconds.
HRB - ball 1/16, load 980 N (100 kgf) duration 30 seconds.
HB - ball 10 mm, load 29,400N (3000 kgf) durata 15 seconds.
BHN - Brinell Hardness Number, which is the same meaning as HB.
HV - diamond penetrator 136, load 294 N (30 kgf) duration 15 seconds.
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