| Elements Listed by Brinell Hardness | ||
| Name | Sym | BH (MPa) |
| Osmium | Os | 3920 |
| Tungsten | W | 2570 |
| Gold | Au | 2450 |
| Ruthenium | Ru | 2160 |
| Hafnium | Hf | 1700 |
| Iridium | Ir | 1670 |
| Molybdenum | Mo | 1500 |
| Arsenic | As | 1440 |
| Rhenium | Re | 1320 |
| Chromium | Cr | 1120 |
| Rhodium | Rh | 1100 |
| Lutetium | Lu | 893 |
| Copper | Cu | 874 |
| Erbium | Er | 814 |
| Tantalum | Ta | 800 |
| Scandium | Sc | 750 |
| Holmium | Ho | 746 |
| Selenium | Se | 736 |
| Niobium | Nb | 736 |
| Titanium | Ti | 716 |
| Nickel | Ni | 700 |
| Cobalt | Co | 700 |
| Terbium | Tb | 677 |
| Zirconium | Zr | 650 |
| Vanadium | V | 628 |
| Beryllium | Be | 600 |
| Yttrium | Y | 589 |
| Dysprosium | Dy | 500 |
| Iron | Fe | 490 |
| Praseodymium | Pr | 481 |
| Thulium | Tm | 471 |
| Samarium | Sm | 441 |
| Zinc | Zn | 412 |
| Cerium | Ce | 412 |
| Thorium | Th | 400 |
| Platinum | Pt | 392 |
| Lanthanum | La | 363 |
| Ytterbium | Yb | 343 |
| Antimony | Sb | 294 |
| Neodymium | Nd | 265 |
| Magnesium | Mg | 260 |
| Aluminium | Al | 245 |
| Cadmium | Cd | 203 |
| Manganese | Mn | 196 |
| Tellurium | Te | 180 |
| Calcium | Ca | 167 |
| Bismuth | Bi | 94.2 |
| Gallium | Ga | 60 |
| Tin | Sn | 51 |
| Lead | Pb | 38.3 |
| Palladium | Pd | 37.3 |
| Thallium | Tl | 26.4 |
| Silver | Ag | 24.5 |
| Indium | In | 8.83 |
| Sodium | Na | 0.69 |
| Potassium | K | 0.363 |
| Rubidium | Rb | 0.216 |
| Caesium | Cs | 0.14 |