Elements Listed by Vickers Hardness | ||
Name | Sym | VH (MPa) |
Boron | B | 49000 |
Tungsten | W | 3430 |
Rhenium | Re | 2450 |
Hafnium | Hf | 1760 |
Iridium | Ir | 1760 |
Beryllium | Be | 1670 |
Molybdenum | Mo | 1530 |
Niobium | Nb | 1320 |
Rhodium | Rh | 1246 |
Lutetium | Lu | 1160 |
Chromium | Cr | 1060 |
Cobalt | Co | 1043 |
Titanium | Ti | 970 |
Zirconium | Zr | 903 |
Tantalum | Ta | 873 |
Terbium | Tb | 863 |
Nickel | Ni | 638 |
Vanadium | V | 628 |
Iron | Fe | 608 |
Erbium | Er | 589 |
Gadolinium | Gd | 570 |
Platinum | Pt | 549 |
Dysprosium | Dy | 540 |
Thulium | Tm | 520 |
Lanthanum | La | 491 |
Holmium | Ho | 481 |
Palladium | Pd | 461 |
Samarium | Sm | 412 |
Praseodymium | Pr | 400 |
Copper | Cu | 369 |
Thorium | Th | 350 |
Neodymium | Nd | 343 |
Cerium | Ce | 270 |
Silver | Ag | 251 |
Gold | Au | 216 |
Ytterbium | Yb | 206 |
Aluminium | Al | 167 |
Europium | Eu | 167 |