Metal Hardness Table

The table below contains the hardness, on the Rockwell C scale, for some of the most popular metals used every day in the production of parts and molds.

Material Rockwell HRC
Structural Steel St37-2 <=10
Structural Steel St52-3 <=11
Impax Supreme <35
4140 Steel 22~35
Gray Cast Iron 20~45
Inox 304 15~25
Inox 316 25~39

The values in the table are indicative.