 |
Main
workpiece material groups and their
characteristic letters |
Brinell
hardness
HB |
LC215B
f = mm/dev |
| Workpiece
material |
0.4-0.8

|
0.25-0.4

 |
0.05-0.25

 |
| P |
Unalloyed
steel 1) |
ca
0.15 % C annealed |
125 |
180-240 |
250-350 |
300-480 |
| ca
0.45 % C annealed |
190 |
150-210 |
220-320 |
270-450 |
| ca
0.45 % C hardened and temp. |
250 |
120-180 |
150-250 |
180-300 |
| ca
0.75 % C annealed |
270 |
140-200 |
200-270 |
250-350 |
| ca
0.75 % C hardened and temp. |
300 |
110-160 |
130-200 |
180-240 |
|
Low-alloy steel 1) |
annealed |
180 |
140-200 |
180-270 |
250-380 |
| hardened
and temp. |
275 |
110-170 |
150-220 |
180-270 |
| hardened
and temp. |
300 |
100-150 |
140-210 |
170-250 |
| hardened
and temp. |
350 |
90-140 |
130-180 |
150-200 |
| High-alloy
steel and High-alloy tool steel
1) |
annealed |
200 |
130-180 |
180-230 |
220-350 |
| hardened
and temp. |
325 |
80-130 |
100-150 |
140-180 |
| Stainles
steel 1) |
ferritic/martensitic,annealed |
200 |
140-180 |
170-230 |
220-280 |
| martensitic,
hardened and temp. |
240 |
100-140 |
130-160 |
180-220 |
| M |
Stainles
steel 1) |
austenitic
2) |
180 |
|
|
|
| K |
Grey
cast iron |
perlitic/ferritic |
180 |
150-200 |
200-280 |
270-400 |
| perlitic
(martensitic) |
260 |
100-150 |
130-170 |
150-180 |
| Nodular
graphite cast iron |
ferritic |
160 |
130-170 |
150-200 |
180-250 |
| perlitic |
250 |
100-130 |
130-170 |
150-190 |
| Malleable
cast iron |
ferritic |
130 |
120-170 |
160-200 |
180-250 |
| perlitic |
230 |
100-150 |
140-280 |
160-200 |
| N |
Aluminium
wrought alloys |
unhardenable |
60 |
|
|
|
| hardenable/hardened |
100 |
|
|
|
| Aluminium
cast alloys |
<=
12% Si. unhardenable |
75 |
|
|
|
| <=
12% Si. hardenable/hardened |
90 |
|
|
|
| >12%
Si. unhardenable |
130 |
|
|
|
| Copper
and copper alloys (Bronze-Brass) |
free
cutting alloys Pb>1% |
110 |
|
|
|
| brass,
red bronze |
90 |
|
|
|
| bronze,
non leaded copper and electrolitic
copper |
100 |
|
|
|
| Nonmetallic
materials |
Duroplastics
fibre reinforced plastics |
|
|
|
|
| Hard
rubber |
|
|
|
|
| S |
Heat
resistant alloys |
Fe-based
Ni or
Co-based |
annealed |
200 |
|
|
|
| hardened |
280 |
|
|
|
| annealed |
250 |
|
|
|
| hardened |
350 |
|
|
|
| cast |
320 |
|
|
|
| Titanium
alloys |
Pure
titanium |
Rm
3)400 |
|
|
|
| Alpha
and Beta alloys hardened |
Rm
3)1050 |
|
|
|
| H |
Hardened
steel |
hardened
and temp. |
55HRC4) |
|
|
|
| hardened
and temp. |
60HRC4) |
|
|
|
| Hardened
steel |
cast |
400 |
|
|
|
| Hardened
cast iron |
hardened
and temp. |
55HRC4) |
|
|
|