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Hardness

Hardness is the material’s resistance to indentation. Hardness is linked to the strength of the material, where the higher the hardness the higher the material’s strength and the harder it is to deform. Some examples of how hardness is measured are Rockwell Hardness or Brinell Hardness.

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