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Record 1 1996-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Destructive and Non-destructive Tests (Mat.)
  • Metallography
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

Scratch hardness tests are relatively quick. A simple, though crude, method of measuring relative hardness is to determine whether or not one material will scratch another. For minerals this is a commonly used method of determining hardness.

Key term(s)
  • scratch test
  • scratch resistance test

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle destructif et non destructif (Matér.)
  • Métallographie
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
CONT

Essais de dureté par rayage (...) Historiquement, c'est la plus ancienne méthode de mesure de la dureté: un corps est plus dur qu'un autre s'il peut le rayer.

Key term(s)
  • essai de rayage

Spanish

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