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Brinell and Tensile Strength material hardness conversion table for assisting in the drill selection process 

Hardness 

Conversion Table

Tensile
Brinell
Vickers
Rockwell
Rockwell
Strength
Hardness
Hardness
Hardness
Hardness
(N/mm2)
(BHN)
(HV)
(HRB)
(HRC)
285
86
90


320
95
100
56.2

350
105
110
62.3

385
114
120
66.7

415
124
130
71.2

450
133
140
75

480
143
150
78.7

510
152
160
81.7

545
162
170
85

575
171
180
87.1

610
181
190
89.5

640
190
200
91.5

675
199
210
93.5

705
209
220
95

740
219
230
96.7

770
228
240
98.1

800
238
250
99.5

820
242
255

23.1
850
252
265

24.8
880
261
275

26.4
900
266
280

27.1
930
276
290

28.5
950
280
295

29.2
995
295
310

31
1030
304
320

32.2
1060
314
330

33.3
1095
323
340

34.4
1125
333
350

35.5
1155
342
360

36.6
1190
352
370

37.7
1220
361
380

38.8
1255
371
390

39.8
1290
380
400

40.8
1320
390
410

41.8
1350
399
420

42.7
1385
409
430

43.6
1420
418
440

44.5
1455
428
450

45.3
1485
437
460

46.1
1520
447
470

46.9
1555
456
480

47.7
1595
466
490

48.4
1630
475
500

49.1
1665
485
510

49.8
1700
494
520

50.5
1740
504
530

51.1
1775
513
540

51.7
1810
523
550

52.3
1845
532
560

53
1880
542
570

53.6
1920
551
580

54.1
1955
561
590

54.7
1995
570
600

55.2
2030
580
610

55.7
2070
589
620

56.3
2105
599
630

56.8
2145
608
640

57.3
2180
618
650

57.8


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