BHN: An Abbreviation for Brinell Hardness Number.

Now
abbreviated HBW.

Brinell Hardness: Now abbreviated HBW. A designation of hardness,

usually of steel, performed by pressing a 10 mm
spherical tungsten carbide ball against a clean
prepared surface using a 3000 Kilogram force,
producing an impression, measured and given a
special numerical value. This numerical value
relates to steel tensile strength. API Spec
6A specifies minimum Brinell Hardness
requirements for different material
designations.NACE Standard MR0175
references maximum hardness in determining
steel’s suitability for use in H2S Service.

Hardness: A measured factor that reasonably predicts the

amount metal will resist abrasion and bending, as
well as indicating Ultimate Strength. Most
commonly expressed as Brinell
Hardness and Rockwell Hardness. ASTM E140
provides a guide for comparing hardness
determined by different methods and expressed on
different scales.

HBW: Abbreviation for Brinell Hardness, taken using a

carbide ball indenter.

HRB: (Sometimes RB) An abbreviation for Rockwell

Hardness measured on the B scale. The
abbreviation usually appears after a number, e.g.
83 HRB. See: Rockwell B Hardness.

HRC: (Sometimes RC) An abbreviation for Rockwell

Hardness measured on the C scale. The
abbreviation usually appears after a number, e.g.
22 HRC. See: Rockwell C Hardness.

HV: Abbreviation for Hardness Vickers. The Vickers

hardness testing method represents another
method of testing by indenting the test material
under a specified load and measuring the size of
the indention and comparing it to a number table.
This method has gained greater use in testing of
weld samples to meet NACE requirements.
Hydrogen Sulfide: The chemical commonly abbreviated H2S. This
deadly poison also has a destructive effect on high
strength low alloy steels when the hardness of
these steels exceeds a hardness of 22 Rockwell C.

Indenter: A hardened pointed or rounded contact object used

to impress an indentation into the surface of
steel (or other metal) parts in order to obtain
aHardness measurement of that
part. See HBW, HRC, and HRB.

Mechanical Properties: Measured aspects of Material used to describe its

elastic and inelastic reaction to applied force;
These may include Tensile Strength, Yield
Strength, Elongation, Reduction of Area, Impact
Strength and Hardness.

NACE MR 01 75: A document published by the National Association

of Corrosion Engineers defining the specific limits
of chemistry, hardness and microstructure
ofMaterials used to make equipment to contain or
control well production fluids that include hydrogen
sulfide.

Rockwell B Hardness: A designation of hardness of metallic

materialsmeasured by pressing a small
rounded indenter against a clean prepared surface
with a specific force. The machine making the
indention also measures the depth of the indention
and provides a numerical value for that depth. The
Rockwell B scale expresses more accuracy in the
hardness measurement of metallic materials softer
than HRC 20. To convert hardness numbers
between measuring methods and scales,
see Hardness Number Conversion Chart.
Rockwell C Hardness: A designation of hardness, usually of
steel orCorrosion Resistant Alloys, measured by
pressing a specially shaped indenter against a
clean prepared surface with a specific force. The
machine making the indention also measures the
depth of the indention and provides a numerical
value for that depth. This numerical value relates to
steel Tensile Strength and NACE Standard
MR0175 references hardness in determining steel’s
suitability for use in H2S Service. To convert
hardness numbers between measuring methods
and scales, see Hardness Number Conversion
Chart.

22 RC: 22 RC, 99 RB, 237 HBW (read 235 in table), and

248 HV represent the important upper hardness
limit for non austenitic steel for H2S service
specified in NACE MRO175 and referenced in API
Spec 6A. Some authorities may offer slightly
different equivalent hardness numbers.

HW - Webster Hardness Testing for

Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy. Refer below
link for manual.

http://www.txinstruments.com/uploads/file/w
ebster-users-manual.pdf