Vickers hardness

The Vickers hardness test is used for testing homogeneous materials, thin-walled or surface-hardened workpieces and edge zones. The test is carried out by pressing an equilateral diamond pyramid into the workpiece.

ElementVickers hardness
4BeBeryllium1,670 NM·m-2
5BBoron4,900 NM·m-2
13AlAluminum167 NM·m-2
22TiTitanium970 NM·m-2
23VVanadium628 NM·m-2
24CrChromium1,060 NM·m-2
26FeIron608 NM·m-2
27CoCobalt1,043 NM·m-2
28NiNickel638 NM·m-2
29CuCopper369 NM·m-2
40ZrZirconium903 NM·m-2
41NbNiobium1,320 NM·m-2
42MoMolybdenum1,530 NM·m-2
45RhRhodium1,246 NM·m-2
46PdPalladium461 NM·m-2
47AgSilver251 NM·m-2
57LaLanthanum491 NM·m-2
58CeCerium270 NM·m-2
59PrPraseodymium400 NM·m-2
60NdNeodymium343 NM·m-2
62SmSamarium412 NM·m-2
63EuEuropium167 NM·m-2
64GdGadolinium570 NM·m-2
65TbTerbium863 NM·m-2
66DyDysprosium540 NM·m-2
67HoHolmium481 NM·m-2
68ErErbium589 NM·m-2
69TmThulium520 NM·m-2
70YbYtterbium206 NM·m-2
71LuLutetium1,160 NM·m-2
72HfHafnium1,760 NM·m-2
73TaTantalum873 NM·m-2
74WTungsten3,430 NM·m-2
75ReRhenium2,450 NM·m-2
77IrIridium1,760 NM·m-2
78PtPlatinum549 NM·m-2
79AuGold216 NM·m-2
90ThThorium350 NM·m-2
92UUranium1,960 NM·m-2