What is Hardness?

Hardness is the property of a material that enables it to resist plastic deformation,

usually by penetration. However, the term hardness may also refer to resistance to
bending, scratching, abrasion or cutting.

Measurement of Hardness:

Hardness is not an intrinsic material property dictated by precise definitions in terms of

fundamental units of mass, length and time. A hardness property value is the result of a
defined measurement procedure.

Hardness of materials has probably long been assessed by resistance to scratching or

cutting. An example would be material B scratches material C, but not material A.
Alternatively, material A scratches material B slightly and scratches material C heavily.
Relative hardness of minerals can be assessed by reference to the Mohs Scale that ranks
the ability of materials to resist scratching by another material. Similar methods of
relative hardness assessment are still commonly used today. An example is the file test
where a file tempered to a desired hardness is rubbed on the test material surface. If the
file slides without biting or marking the surface, the test material would be considered
harder than the file. If the file bites or marks the surface, the test material would be
considered softer than the file.

The above relative hardness tests are limited in practical use and do not provide accurate
numeric data or scales particularly for modern day metals and materials. The usual
method to achieve a hardness value is to measure the depth or area of an indentation left
by an indenter of a specific shape, with a specific force applied for a specific time. There
are three principal standard test methods for expressing the relationship between hardness
and the size of the impression, these being Brinell, Vickers, and Rockwell. For practical
and calibration reasons, each of these methods is divided into a range of scales, defined
by a combination of applied load and indenter geometry.

Rockwell Hardness Test

The Rockwell hardness test method consists of indenting the test material with a diamond
cone or hardened steel ball indenter. The indenter is forced into the test material under a
preliminary minor load F0 (Fig. 1A) usually 10 kgf. When equilibrium has been reached,
an indicating device, which follows the movements of the indenter and so responds to
changes in depth of penetration of the indenter is set to a datum position. While the
preliminary minor load is still applied an additional major load is applied with resulting
increase in penetration (Fig. 1B). When equilibrium has again been reach, the additional
major load is removed but the preliminary minor load is still maintained. Removal of the
additional major load allows a partial recovery, so reducing the depth of penetration (Fig.
1C). The permanent increase in depth of penetration, resulting from the application and
removal of the additional major load is used to calculate the Rockwell hardness number.

HR = E - e
F0 = preliminary minor load in kgf
F1 = additional major load in kgf
F = total load in kgf
e = permanent increase in depth of penetration due to major load F1 measured in units of
0.002 mm
E = a constant depending on form of indenter: 100 units for diamond indenter, 130 units
for steel ball indenter
HR = Rockwell hardness number
D = diameter of steel ball

Fig. 1.Rockwell Principle

Rockwell Hardness Scales

Minor Load Major Load Total Load
Value of
Scale Indenter F0 F1 F
E
kgf kgf kgf
A Diamond cone 10 50 60 100
B 1/16" steel ball 10 90 100 130
C Diamond cone 10 140 150 100
D Diamond cone 10 90 100 100
E 1/8" steel ball 10 90 100 130
F 1/16" steel ball 10 50 60 130
G 1/16" steel ball 10 140 150 130
H 1/8" steel ball 10 50 60 130
K 1/8" steel ball 10 140 150 130
 L 1/4" steel ball 10 50 60 130
M 1/4" steel ball 10 90 100 130
P 1/4" steel ball 10 140 150 130
R 1/2" steel ball 10 50 60 130
S 1/2" steel ball 10 90 100 130
V 1/2" steel ball 10 140 150 130

Typical Application of Rockwell Hardness Scales

HRA . . . . Cemented carbides, thin steel and shallow case hardened steel
HRB . . . . Copper alloys, soft steels, aluminium alloys, malleable irons, etc.
HRC . . . . Steel, hard cast irons, case hardened steel and other materials harder than 100
HRB
HRD . . . . Thin steel and medium case hardened steel and pearlitic malleable iron
HRE . . . . Cast iron, aluminium and magnesium alloys, bearing metals
HRF . . . . Annealed copper alloys, thin soft sheet metals
HRG . . . . Phosphor bronze, beryllium copper, malleable irons HRH . . . . Aluminium,
zinc, lead
HRK . . . . }
HRL . . . . }
HRM . . . .} . . . . Soft bearing metals, plastics and other very soft materials
HRP . . . . }
HRR . . . . }
HRS . . . . }
HRV . . . . }

Advantages of the Rockwell hardness method include the direct Rockwell hardness
number readout and rapid testing time. Disadvantages include many arbitrary non-related
scales and possible effects from the specimen support anvil (try putting a cigarette paper
under a test block and take note of the effect on the hardness reading! Vickers and Brinell
methods don't suffer from this effect).

Rockwell Superficial Hardness Test

The Rockwell Superficial hardness test method consists of indenting the test material
with a diamond cone (N scale) or hardened steel ball indenter. The indenter is forced into
the test material under a preliminary minor load F0 (Fig. 1A) usually 3 kgf. When
equilibrium has been reached, an indicating device that follows the movements of the
indenter and so responds to changes in depth of penetration of the indenter is set to a
datum position. While the preliminary minor load is still applied an additional major
load, is applied with resulting increase in penetration (Fig. 1B). When equilibrium has
again been reach, the additional major load is removed but the preliminary minor load is
still maintained. Removal of the additional major load allows a partial recovery, so
reducing the depth of penetration (Fig. 1C). The permanent increase in depth of
penetration, e, resulting from the application and removal of the additional major load is
used to calculate the Rockwell Superficial hardness number.

HR = E - e

F0 = preliminary minor load in kgf

F1 = additional major load in kgf
F = total load in kgf
e = permanent increase in depth of penetration due to major load F1, measured in units of
0.001 mm
E = a constant of 100 units for diamond and ball indenters
HR = Rockwell hardness number
D = diameter of steel ball

Fig. 1.Rockwell Superficial Principle

Rockwell Superficial Hardness Scales

Minor Load Major Load Total Load
Value of
Scale Indenter Type F0 F1 F
E
kgf kgf kgf
HR 15 N N Diamond cone 3 12 15 100
HR 30 N N Diamond cone 3 27 30 100
HR 45 N N Diamond cone 3 42 45 100
HR 15 T 1/16" steel ball 3 12 15 100
HR 30 T 1/16" steel ball 3 27 30 100
HR 45 T 1/16" steel ball 3 42 45 100
HR 15 W 1/8" steel ball 3 12 15 100
HR 30 W 1/8" steel ball 3 27 30 100
 HR 45 W 1/8" steel ball 3 42 45 100
HR 15 X 1/4" steel ball 3 12 15 100
HR 30 X 1/4" steel ball 3 27 30 100
HR 45 X 1/4" steel ball 3 42 45 100
HR 15 Y 1/2" steel ball 3 12 15 100
HR 30 Y 1/2" steel ball 3 27 30 100
HR 45 Y 1/2" steel ball 3 42 45 100

The Brinell Hardness Test

The Brinell hardness test method consists of indenting the test material with a 10 mm
diameter hardened steel or carbide ball subjected to a load of 3000 kg. For softer
materials the load can be reduced to 1500 kg or 500 kg to avoid excessive indentation.
The full load is normally applied for 10 to 15 seconds in the case of iron and steel and for
at least 30 seconds in the case of other metals. The diameter of the indentation left in the
test material is measured with a low powered microscope. The Brinell harness number is
calculated by dividing the load applied by the surface area of the indentation.

The diameter of the impression is the average of two readings at right angles and the use
of a Brinell hardness number table can simplify the determination of the Brinell hardness.
A well structured Brinell hardness number reveals the test conditions, and looks like this,
"75 HB 10/500/30" which means that a Brinell Hardness of 75 was obtained using a
10mm diameter hardened steel with a 500 kilogram load applied for a period of 30
seconds. On tests of extremely hard metals a tungsten carbide ball is substituted for the
steel ball. Compared to the other hardness test methods, the Brinell ball makes the
deepest and widest indentation, so the test averages the hardness over a wider amount of
material, which will more accurately account for multiple grain structures and any
irregularities in the uniformity of the material. This method is the best for achieving the
bulk or macro-hardness of a material, particularly those materials with heterogeneous
structures.

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Vickers Hardness Test

The Vickers hardness test method consists of indenting the test material with a diamond
indenter, in the form of a right pyramid with a square base and an angle of 136 degrees
between opposite faces subjected to a load of 1 to 100 kgf. The full load is normally
applied for 10 to 15 seconds. The two diagonals of the indentation left in the surface of
the material after removal of the load are measured using a microscope and their average
calculated. The area of the sloping surface of the indentation is calculated. The Vickers
hardness is the quotient obtained by dividing the kgf load by the square mm area of
indentation.
F= Load in kgf
d = Arithmetic mean of the two diagonals, d1 and d2 in mm

HV = Vickers hardness

When the mean diagonal of the indentation has been determined the Vickers hardness
may be calculated from the formula, but is more convenient to use conversion tables. The
Vickers hardness should be reported like 800 HV/10, which means a Vickers hardness of
800, was obtained using a 10 kgf force. Several different loading settings give practically
identical hardness numbers on uniform material, which is much better than the arbitrary
changing of scale with the other hardness testing methods. The advantages of the Vickers
hardness test are that extremely accurate readings can be taken, and just one type of
indenter is used for all types of metals and surface treatments. Although thoroughly
adaptable and very precise for testing the softest and hardest of materials, under varying
loads, the Vickers machine is a floor standing unit that is more expensive than the Brinell
or Rockwell machines.

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There is now a trend towards reporting Vickers hardness in SI units (MPa or GPa)
particularly in academic papers. Unfortunately, this can cause confusion. Vickers
hardness (e.g. HV/30) value should normally be expressed as a number only (without the
units kgf/mm2). Rigorous application of SI is a problem. Most Vickers hardness testing
machines use forces of 1, 2, 5, 10, 30, 50 and 100 kgf and tables for calculating HV. SI
would involve reporting force in newtons (compare 700 HV/30 to HV/294 N = 6.87 GPa)
which is practically meaningless and messy to engineers and technicians. To convert a
Vickers hardness number the force applied needs converting from kgf to newtons and the
area needs converting form mm2 to m2 to give results in pascals using the formula above.

To convert HV to MPa multiply by 9.807

To convert HV to GPa multiply by 0.009807

Microhardness Test
The term microhardness test usually refers to static indentations made with loads not
exceeding 1 kgf. The indenter is either the Vickers diamond pyramid or the Knoop
elongated diamond pyramid. The procedure for testing is very similar to that of the
standard Vickers hardness test, except that it is done on a microscopic scale with higher
precision instruments. The surface being tested generally requires a metallographic
finish; the smaller the load used, the higher the surface finish required. Precision
microscopes are used to measure the indentations; these usually have a magnification of
around X500 and measure to an accuracy of +0.5 micrometres. Also with the same
observer differences of +0.2 micrometres can usually be resolved. It should, however, be
added that considerable care and experience are necessary to obtain this accuracy.

Knoop Hardness Indenter Indentation

The Knoop hardness number KHN is the ratio of the load applied to the indenter, P (kgf)
to the unrecovered projected area A (mm2)
KHN = F/A = P/CL2
Where:
F = applied load in kgf
A = the unrecovered projected area of the indentation in mm2
L = measured length of long diagonal of indentation in mm
C = 0.07028 = Constant of indenter relating projected area of the indentation to the
square of the length of the long diagonal.

The Knoop indenter is a diamond ground to pyramidal form that produces a diamond
shaped indentation having approximate ratio between long and short diagonals of 7:1.
The depth of indentation is about 1/30 of its length. When measuring the Knoop
hardness, only the longest diagonal of the indentation is measured and this is used in the
above formula with the load used to calculate KHN. Tables of these values are usually a
more convenient way to look-up KHN values from the measurements.

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Vickers Pyramid Diamond Indenter Indentation

The Vickers Diamond Pyramid harness number is the applied load (kgf) divided by the
surface area of the indentation (mm2)

Where:
F= Load in kgf
d = Arithmetic mean of the two diagonals, d1 and d2 in mm
HV = Vickers hardness

The Vickers Diamond Pyramid indenter is ground in the form of a squared pyramid with
an angle of 136o between faces. The depth of indentation is about 1/7 of the diagonal
length. When calculating the Vickers Diamond Pyramid hardness number, both diagonals
of the indentation are measured and the mean of these values is used in the above formula
with the load used to determine the value of HV. Tables of these values are usually a
more convenient way to look-up HV values from the measurements.

Knoop vs. Vickers

Comparing the indentations made with Knoop and Vickers Diamond Pyramid indenters
for a given load and test material:
 • Vickers indenter penetrates about twice as deep as Knoop indenter
• Vickers indentation diagonal about 1/3 of the length of Knoop major diagonal
• Vickers test is less sensitive to surface conditions than Knoop test
• Vickers test is more sensitive to measurement errors than knoop test
• Vickers test best for small rounded areas
• Knoop test best for small elongated areas
• Knoop test good for very hard brittle materials and very thin sections

There is now a trend towards reporting Vickers and Knoop hardness in SI units (MPa or
GPa) particularly in academic papers. Unfortunately, this can cause confusion. Vickers
hardness (e.g. HV/30) value should normally be expressed as a number only (without the
units kgf/mm2). Rigorous application of SI is a problem. Most Vickers hardness testing
machines use forces of 1, 2, 5, 10, 30, 50 and 100 kgf and tables for calculating HV. SI
would involve reporting force in newtons (compare 700 HV/30 to HV/294 N = 6.87 GPa)
which is practically meaningless and messy to engineers and technicians. To convert a
Vickers hardness number the force applied needs converting from kgf to newtons and the
area needs converting form mm2 to m2 to give results in pascals using the formula above.

To convert HV to MPa multiply by 9.807

To convert HV to GPa multiply by 0.009807
Or use conversion calculator
 Mohs Hardness Scale
The Mohs hardness scale for minerals has been used since 1822. It simply consists of 10
minerals arranged in order from 1 to 10. Diamond is rated as the hardest and is indexed as
10; talc as the softest with index number 1. Each mineral in the scale will scratch all those
below it as follows:

Diamond 10
Corundum 9
Topaz 8
Quartz 7
Orthoclase (Feldspar) 6
Apatite 5
Fluorite 4
Calcite 3
Gypsum 2
Talc 1

The steps are not of equal value and the difference in hardness between 9 and 10 is much
greater than between 1 and 2. The hardness is determined by finding which of the
standard minerals the test material will scratch or not scratch; the hardness will lie
between two points on the scale - the first point being the mineral which is scratched and
the next point being the mineral which is not scratched. Some examples of the hardness
of common metals in the Mohs scale are copper between 2 and 3 and tool steel between 7
 and 8. This is a simple test, but is not exactly quantitative and the standards are purely
arbitrary numbers.

The materials engineer and metallurgist find little use for the Mohs scale, but it is
possible to sub-divide the scale and some derived methods are still commonly used today.
The file test is useful as a rapid and portable qualitative test for hardened steels, where
convention hardness testers are not available or practical. Files can be tempered back to
give a range of known hardness and then used in a similar fashion to the Mohs method to
evaluate hardness.

The Scleroscope Hardness Test

The Scleroscope test consists of dropping a diamond tipped hammer, which falls inside a
glass tube under the force of its own weight from a fixed height, onto the test specimen.
The height of the rebound travel of the hammer is measured on a graduated scale. The
scale of the rebound is arbitrarily chosen and consists on Shore units, divided into 100
parts, which represent the average rebound from pure hardened high-carbon steel. The
scale is continued higher than 100 to include metals having greater hardness.

In normal use the shore scleroscope test does not mark the material under test. The Shore
Scleroscope measures hardness in terms of the elasticity of the material and the hardness
number depends on the height to which the hammer rebounds, the harder the material, the
higher the rebound. Advantages of this method are portability and non-marking of the test
surface.

The Durometer
The Durometer is a popular instrument for measuring the indentation hardness of rubber
and rubber-like materials. The most popular testers are the Model A used for measuring
softer materials and the Model D for harder materials.

The operation of the tester is quite simple. The material is subjected to a definite pressure
applied by a calibrated spring to an indenter that is either a cone or sphere and an
indicating device measures the depth of indentation.

Hardness Conversion Table

Approximate Hardness Equivalents Covering Range of Rockwell C and
Rockwell B Scales

SCLERO-
VPN ROCKWELL SCALES BRINELL U.T.S.
SCOPE
DPH BHN BHN
A B C D E F G H K 15N 30N 45N 15T 30T 45T Kpsi Mpa
HV/10 500kg 3000kg
1865 92 80 87 97 92 87
1787 92 79 86 96 92 87
1710 91 78 85 96 91 86
1633 91 77 84 96 91 85
1556 90 76 83 96 90 84
1478 90 75 83 95 89 83
1400 89 74 82 95 89 82
1323 89 73 81 95 88 81
1245 88 72 80 95 87 80
1160 87 71 80 94 87 79
1076 87 70 79 94 86 78 101
1004 86 69 78 94 85 77 99
940 86 68 77 93 84 75 97
900 85 67 76 93 84 74 95
865 85 66 75 93 83 73 92
832 84 65 75 92 82 72 739 91
800 84 64 74 92 81 71 722 88
772 83 63 73 91 80 70 705 87
746 83 62 72 91 79 69 688 85
720 82 61 72 91 79 68 670 83
697 81 60 71 90 78 67 654 81 320 2206
674 81 59 70 90 77 66 634 80 310 2137
653 80 58 69 89 76 64 615 78 300 2069
633 80 57 69 89 75 63 595 76 290 2000
613 79 56 68 88 74 62 577 75 282 1944
595 79 120 55 67 88 73 61 560 74 274 1889
577 78 120 54 66 87 72 60 543 72 266 1834
560 78 119 53 65 87 71 59 523 71 257 1772
544 77 119 52 65 86 70 57 512 69 245 1689
528 77 118 51 64 86 69 56 496 68 239 1648
513 76 117 50 63 86 69 55 481 67 233 1607
498 75 117 49 62 85 68 54 469 66 227 1565
484 75 116 48 61 85 67 53 455 64 221 1524
471 74 116 47 61 84 66 51 443 63 217 1496
458 74 115 46 60 84 65 50 432 62 212 1462
446 73 115 45 59 83 64 49 421 60 206 1420
434 73 114 44 59 83 63 48 409 58 200 1379
423 72 113 43 58 82 62 47 400 57 196 1351
412 72 113 42 57 82 61 46 390 56 191 1317
402 71 112 41 56 81 60 44 381 55 187 1289
392 71 112 40 55 80 60 43 371 54 182 1255
382 70 111 39 55 80 59 42 362 52 177 1220
372 70 110 38 54 79 58 41 353 51 173 1193
363 69 110 37 53 79 57 40 344 50 169 1165
354 69 109 36 52 78 56 38 336 49 165 1138
345 68 109 35 52 78 55 37 327 48 160 1103
336 68 108 34 51 77 54 36 319 47 156 1076
327 67 108 33 50 77 53 35 311 46 152 1048
318 67 107 32 49 76 52 34 301 44 147 1014
310 66 106 31 48 91 76 51 33 294 43 144 993
302 66 105 30 48 91 75 50 31 286 42 140 965
294 65 104 29 47 89 75 50 30 279 41 137 945
286 65 104 28 46 88 74 49 29 271 41 133 917
279 64 103 27 45 87 73 48 28 264 40 129 889
272 64 103 26 45 86 73 47 27 258 39 126 869
266 63 102 25 44 85 72 46 26 253 38 124 855
260 63 101 24 43 84 72 45 24 247 37 121 834
254 62 100 23 42 83 71 44 23 93 82 72 201 240 36 118 814
248 62 99 22 42 81 71 43 22 93 82 71 195 234 35 115 793
243 61 98 21 41 79 70 42 21 93 81 70 189 228 35 112 772
238 61 97 20 40 78 69 42 20 92 81 69 184 222 34 109 752
234 60 97 19 77 92 80 69 181 218 34 107 738
230 59 96 18 76 92 80 68 179 214 33 106 731
226 59 96 17 75 92 80 68 177 210 33 104 717
222 58 95 16 74 92 79 67 175 208 32 102 703
217 58 95 15 73 92 79 67 171 205 31 100 690
213 58 94 14 73 91 79 66 169 203 31 99 683
208 57 93 13 71 91 78 66 167 200 30 98 676
204 57 92 12 70 100 91 78 65 163 195 30 96 662
200 56 92 11 69 100 91 77 64 162 193 29 95 655
196 56 91 10 68 100 90 77 64 160 190 28 93 641
192 56 90 9 66 99 90 76 63 157 185 27 91 627
188 55 89 8 64 98 90 76 62 154 180 26 88 607
184 54 88 7 63 97 90 75 61 151 176 26 86 593
180 54 87 6 61 97 89 75 60 148 172 26 84 579
176 53 86 5 59 96 89 74 59 145 169 25 83 572
172 53 85 4 58 95 89 74 58 142 165 25 81 558
168 52 84 3 56 94 88 73 57 140 162 25 79 545
164 51 83 2 54 93 88 72 56 137 159 24 78 538
160 51 82 1 53 92 88 72 55 135 156 24 76 524
156 50 81 0 51 91 87 71 54 133 153 24 75 517
152 50 80 49 91 87 70 53 130 150 73 503
148 49 79 48 90 87 70 52 128 147
144 49 78 46 89 86 69 51 126 144
141 48 77 44 88 86 68 50 124 141
139 47 76 43 87 86 68 49 122 139
137 47 75 100 41 86 85 67 49 120 137
135 46 74 99 39 85 85 66 48 118 135
132 46 73 99 38 85 85 66 47 116 132
130 45 72 98 36 84 84 65 46 114 130
127 45 71 100 98 35 83 84 64 45 112 127
125 44 70 100 97 33 82 84 64 44 110 125
123 44 69 99 96 31 81 83 63 43 109 123
120 43 68 98 96 30 80 83 62 42 107 121
118 43 67 98 95 28 79 83 62 41 106 119
116 42 66 97 95 27 78 82 61 40 104 117
115 42 65 96 94 25 78 82 60 39 102 116
114 42 64 96 94 24 77 82 60 38 101 114
113 41 63 95 93 22 76 81 59 37 99 112
112 41 62 95 92 21 75 81 58 36 98 110
111 40 61 94 92 19 74 81 57 35 96 108
110 40 60 93 91 18 73 81 57 34 95 107
108 39 59 93 91 16 72 80 56 32 94 106
107 39 58 92 90 15 71 80 55 31 92 104
106 38 57 91 90 13 71 80 55 30 91 102
105 38 56 91 89 12 70 79 54 29 90 101
104 38 55 90 88 10 69 79 53 28 89 99
103 37 54 90 88 9 68 79 53 27 87
102 37 53 89 87 7 67 78 52 26 86
101 36 52 88 87 6 66 78 51 25 85
100 36 51 88 86 4 65 78 51 24 84
100 35 50 87 86 3 65 77 50 23 83
99 35 49 87 85 64 77 49 22 82
98 35 48 86 85 63 77 49 21 81
97 34 47 85 84 62 76 48 20 80
96 34 46 85 83 61 76 47 19 79
95 33 45 84 83 60 76 46 18 79
95 33 44 84 82 59 75 46 17 78
94 32 43 83 82 58 75 45 16 77
93 32 42 82 81 58 75 44 15 76
92 31 41 82 81 57 74 44 14 75
91 31 40 81 80 56 74 43 13 74
90 31 39 80 79 55 74 42 11 74
90 30 38 80 79 54 73 42 10 73
89 30 37 79 78 53 73 41 9 72
88 29 36 79 78 100 52 73 40 8 71
88 29 35 78 77 100 52 72 40 7 71
87 28 34 77 77 99 51 72 39 6 70
 87 28 33 77 76 99 50 72 38 5 69
86 28 32 76 75 99 49 71 38 4 68
86 27 31 76 75 98 48 71 37 3 68
85 27 30 75 74 98 47 71 36 2 67
85 26 29 74 74 98 46 70 36 1 66
84 26 28 74 73 97 45 70 35 66
84 25 27 73 73 97 45 70 34 65
83 25 26 73 72 97 44 69 33 65
83 24 25 72 71 96 42 69 33 64
82 24 24 71 71 96 42 69 32 64
82 24 23 71 70 96 41 68 31 63
81 23 22 70 70 95 40 68 31 63
81 23 21 70 69 95 39 68 30 62
80 22 20 69 69 95 38 68 29 62
80 22 19 68 68 94 38 67 29 61
79 21 18 68 67 94 37 67 28 61
79 21 17 67 67 93 36 67 27 60
78 21 16 67 66 93 35 66 26 60
78 20 15 66 66 93 34 66 26 59
77 14 65 65 92 33 66 25 59
77 13 65 65 92 32 65 24 58
76 12 64 64 92 32 65 24 58
76 11 64 64 91 31 65 23 57
75 10 63 63 91 30 64 22 57
75 9 62 62 91 29 64 22 56
74 8 62 62 90 28 64 21 56
74 7 61 61 90 27 63 20 56
73 6 61 61 90 26 63 20 55
73 5 60 60 89 26 63 19 55
72 4 59 60 89 25 62 18 55
72 3 59 59 88 24 62 17 54
71 2 58 58 88 23 62 17 54
71 1 58 58 88 22 61 16 53
70 0 57 57 87 21 61 15 53
DPH BHN BHN
A B C D E F G H K 15N 30N 45N 15T 30T 45T Kpsi Mpa
HV/10 500kg 3000kg
SCLERO-
VPN ROCKWELL SCALES BRINELL U.T.S.
SCOPE