Level 1 - Material Properties

HARDNESS is the property of a material that resists scratching, bending, abrasion and cutting.

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TENSILE STRENGTH is the measure of how well or badly a material reacts to being cut.

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• False

The term CONDUCTIVITY can refer to both electrics and thermal.

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MALLEABILITY is the property of a material, to be deformed under compressive strength without fracturing ie hammering or pressing

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SHEAR STRENGTH is the measure of how a material can withstand two opposing forces.

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DUCTILITY is the property of a material to withstand being pulled, pushed or stretched without breaking.

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MALLEABILITY is the property of a material to be cut cleanly by two opposing forces.

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The type of strength shown in the diagram is compressive.

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The material doing the cutting needs to be harder than the material being cut.

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The hardest material known to man is CARBIDE.

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