The hardness of a material is defined as its resistance to another material penetrating its surface and is related to its wear resistance and strength. Higher hardness is related generally related to ...
HARDNESS, as recent correspondence in NATURE (vol. cvi., pp. 377, 440, 534, 599, 662, November, 192o–January, 1921) has shown, is a subject of interest to both the engineer and the physicist. Whatever ...