A variety of hardness-testing methods are available, including the Vickers, Brinell, Rockwell, Meyer and Leeb tests. Although it is impossible in many cases to give an exact conversion, it is possible to give an approximate material-specific comparison table for steels.
| Brinell HB (10 mm Ball, 3000 kg load) | Vickers HV (5 kg) | Rockwell C HRC (120 degree cone 150 kg) | Rockwell B HRB (1/16" ball 100 kg) | Leeb HLD[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 | - | 72 | - | 856 |
| 780 | 1220 | 71 | - | 850 |
| 760 | 1210 | 70 | - | 843 |
| 745 | 1114 | 68 | - | 837 |
| 725 | 1060 | 67 | - | 829 |
| 712 | 1021 | 66 | - | 824 |
| 682 | 940 | 65 | - | 812 |
| 668 | 905 | 64 | - | 806 |
| 652 | 867 | 63 | - | 799 |
| 626 | 803 | 62 | - | 787 |
| 614 | 775 | 61 | - | 782 |
| 601 | 746 | 60 | - | 776 |
| 590 | 727 | 59 | - | 770 |
| 576 | 694 | 57 | - | 763 |
| 552 | 649 | 56 | - | 751 |
| 545 | 639 | 55 | - | 748 |
| 529 | 606 | 54 | - | 739 |
| 514 | 587 | 53 | 120 | 731 |
| 502 | 565 | 52 | 119 | 724 |
| 495 | 551 | 51 | 119 | 719 |
| 477 | 534 | 49 | 118 | 709 |
| 461 | 502 | 48 | 117 | 699 |
| 451 | 489 | 47 | 117 | 693 |
| 444 | 474 | 46 | 116 | 688 |
| 427 | 460 | 45 | 115 | 677 |
| 415 | 435 | 44 | 115 | 669 |
| 401 | 423 | 43 | 114 | 660 |
| 388 | 401 | 42 | 114 | 650 |
| 375 | 390 | 41 | 113 | 640 |
| 370 | 385 | 40 | 112 | 635 |
| 362 | 380 | 39 | 111 | 630 |
| 351 | 361 | 38 | 111 | 622 |
| 346 | 352 | 37 | 110 | 617 |
| 341 | 344 | 37 | 110 | 613 |
| 331 | 335 | 36 | 109 | 605 |
| 323 | 320 | 35 | 109 | 599 |
| 311 | 312 | 34 | 108 | 588 |
| 301 | 305 | 33 | 107 | 579 |
| 293 | 291 | 32 | 106 | 572 |
| 285 | 285 | 31 | 105 | 565 |
| 276 | 278 | 30 | 105 | 557 |
| 269 | 272 | 29 | 104 | 550 |
| 261 | 261 | 28 | 103 | 542 |
| 258 | 258 | 27 | 102 | 539 |
| 249 | 250 | 25 | 101 | 530 |
| 245 | 246 | 24 | 100 | 526 |
| 240 | 240 | 23 | 99 | 521 |
| 237 | 235 | 23 | 99 | 518 |
| 229 | 226 | 22 | 98 | 510 |
| 224 | 221 | 21 | 97 | 505 |
| 217 | 217 | 20 | 96 | 497 |
| 211 | 213 | 19 | 95 | 491 |
| 206 | 209 | 18 | 94 | 485 |
| 203 | 201 | 17 | 94 | 482 |
| 200 | 199 | 16 | 93 | 478 |
| 196 | 197 | 15 | 92 | 474 |
| 191 | 190 | 14 | 92 | 468 |
| 187 | 186 | 13 | 91 | 463 |
| 185 | 184 | 12 | 91 | 461 |
| 183 | 183 | 11 | 90 | 459 |
| 180 | 177 | 10 | 89 | 455 |
| 175 | 174 | 9 | 88 | 449 |
| 170 | 171 | 7 | 87 | 443 |
| 167 | 168 | 6 | 87 | 439 |
| 165 | 165 | 5 | 86 | 437 |
| 163 | 162 | 4 | 85 | 434 |
| 160 | 159 | 3 | 84 | 430 |
| 156 | 154 | 2 | 83 | 425 |
| 154 | 152 | 1 | 82 | 423 |
| 152 | 150 | - | 82 | 420 |
| 150 | 149 | - | 81 | 417 |
| 147 | 147 | - | 80 | 413 |
| 145 | 146 | - | 79 | 411 |
| 143 | 144 | - | 79 | 408 |
| 141 | 142 | - | 78 | 405 |
| 140 | 141 | - | 77 | 404 |
| 135 | 135 | - | 75 | 389 |
| 130 | 130 | - | 72 | 390 |
| 114 | 120 | - | 67 | 365 |
| 105 | 110 | - | 62 | 350 |
| 95 | 100 | - | 56 | 331 |
| 90 | 95 | - | 52 | 321 |
| 81 | 85 | - | 41 | 300 |
| 76 | 80 | - | 37 | 287 |