Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Hardness Tests

A test to determine the relative HARDNESS of a metal, mineral, or other material according to one of several scales, such as Brinell, Mohs, Rockwell, Vickers, or Shore. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed).

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A test to determine the relative HARDNESS of a metal, mineral, or other material according to one of several scales, such as Brinell, Mohs, Rockwell, Vickers, or Shore. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed).

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  • Hardness Test
  • Test, Hardness
  • Tests, Hardness

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Indexed with the subheadings instrumentation, methods, standards.

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Hardness Tests. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006245. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006245
  2. Hardness Tests. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25456031