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  1. Strength vs. Hardness vs. Toughness - Engineering Stack Exchange

    Feb 12, 2019 · for this question: "What is the difference between strength, hardness and toughness in materials?" i have searched and have found these following definitions Strength refers to resistance to

  2. materials - Durometer and Shore - Engineering Stack Exchange

    Sep 9, 2020 · Can someone help me understand durometer and shore hardness testing with relation to rubber hardness? My understanding is durometer measures hardness, shore is a different type of …

  3. mechanical engineering - How do I determine what hardness to …

    Jan 14, 2020 · The steel tire could easily be any hardness you want. It would be poor judgement to mess with the rolling element bearing hardness. The heat-treatment has been developed over …

  4. How do you plot a relation between hardness and strain

    Dec 13, 2022 · How do I plot the relation between hardness of a material and compressive strain knowing the stress-strain curve and indentation size in Brinell's hardness test

  5. What is the significance of brittle materials and why do we use them?

    Apr 6, 2022 · We have studied that cast iron which is a brittle material is used in automobile cylinder block, head, housing flywheel etc. If it is a brittle material then why it is used there? Another term that …

  6. Difference between Stiffness (K) and Modulus of Elasticity (E)?

    Dec 30, 2021 · In Solid Mechanics, We can relate these K=AE/L. I am confused in these. Both resist deformations when load is applied on it. Is K constant like E is constant. Another thing which is …

  7. At what temperature do I risk altering the structure of steel?

    If I have structural or tool steel that has been treated to some standard (ASTM, SAE, ISO -- e.g., for hardness) but I don't know the details of the treatment, is there a "safe" temperature below which I …

  8. Outline of Various Heat Treatment Processes - Engineering Stack …

    Oct 10, 2021 · Your first statement is misleading or wrong; Hardness=brittleness. At the same hardness there can be a wide range of "brittleness" = lack of toughness in steels. The old Bessemer steels ( …

  9. mechanical engineering - Potential Problems of Excessively Hard Shaft ...

    Apr 5, 2023 · Will there be any issues if we make the shaft too hard? Hardness being a surface property may prevent surface scratches and wear, could it lead to any problems in general?

  10. Surface Finish and Strength - Engineering Stack Exchange

    Jan 11, 2019 · There are a lot of different types of strength to describe steel (Compressive, tensile, yield, ultimate, fatigue, hardness, toughness, etc). Surface finish affects some of these strength …