All the literature I find about Brinell hardness of cast iron class 35 (standards, online etc.) gives me a range of 207-255. However, several experts in the industry that I have talked to think this is too high and the range they accept is 135-155.
I am getting a Brinell hardness of 150 from my cast iron samples. According to the experts this is acceptable, according to the literature it is not.
This left me confused. Can anyone tell me why there is such a big difference between the two ranges? Which one is really acceptable?
Thanks.