| 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 |