hardness scale

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• hardness scale — kiečio skalė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. hardness scale vok. Härteskala, f rus. шкала твёрдости, f pranc. échelle de dureté, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Mohs hardness scale and observations on hardness of some additional materials — ▪ Table Mohs hardness scale and observations on hardness of some additional materials mineral Mohs hardness other materials observations on the minerals talc   1 very easily scratched by the fingernail; has a greasy feel gypsum   2 Mohs hardness… …   Universalium

• Mohs hardness scale — Moso skalė statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Mineralų kietumo skalė, kurią sudaro 10 kietumo etalonų, pvz., talko kietumas – 1, deimanto – 10. atitikmenys: angl. Mohs hardness scale; Mohs scale vok. Härteskala nach Mohs …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

• Mohs hardness scale —    a 1 10 scale for estimating the hardness of a mineral, introduced by the German geologist Friedrich Mohs (1773 1839) in 1812. To apply the scale, one attempts to scratch the mineral with standard minerals assigned hardness numbers as follows:… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• Hardness — This article is about mechanical properties of materials. For other uses, see Hard. Hardness is the measure of how resistant solid matter is to various kinds of permanent shape change when a force is applied. Macroscopic hardness is generally… …   Wikipedia

• hardness — /hahrd nis/, n. 1. the state or quality of being hard: the hardness of ice. 2. a relative degree or extent of this quality: wood of a desirable hardness. 3. that quality in water that is imparted by the presence of dissolved salts, esp. calcium… …   Universalium

• hardness —    a measure of the hardness of a metal or mineral. Hardness is a property easy to appreciate but difficult to quantify and measure.    The Mohs hardness scale is used in geology to give a rough estimate of hardness by testing which minerals are… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• Hardness — Hard ness, n. [AS. heardness.] 1. The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively. [1913 Webster] The habit of authority also had given his manners some peremptory hardness. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) The cohesion of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hardness of prominent abrasive materials — ▪ Table Hardness of prominent abrasive materials abrasive materials hardness Mohs scale (Mohs hardness) Vickers scale (Vickers hardness) Knoop scale (Knoop hardness) Natural abrasives industrial diamond 10 10,000 8,000 corundum 9 2,200 1,600… …   Universalium

• scale — 1. A standardized test for measuring psychological, personality, or behavioral characteristics. SEE ALSO: score, test. 2. SYN: squama. 3. A small thin plate of horny epithelium, resembling a fish s., cast off from the skin …   Medical dictionary

• Hardness comparison — There are a large number of hardness testing methods available (eg. Vickers, Brinell and Rockwell). Although it is impossible in many cases to give an exact conversion it is possible to give a comparison table. Hardness Comparison Table See also… …   Wikipedia