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Hardness

Resistance to deformation or indentation. Materials with little resistance are called soft; and those with high resistance are called hard. Finer grained structures are harder than larger grained structures.

Used in courses

  • Advanced Flux Cored Arc Welding — Defect Control and Pipe Position Techniques
  • MIG Transition and FCAW Continuation — Setup, Metallurgy, and GMAW Fundamentals

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