DENDROLOGY

TREE UTILIZATION AND PRODUCTS

WOOD PROPERTIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hardness is said to be the resistance of any kind of damage.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In materials science, hardness (antonym: softness) is a measure of the resistance to localized plastic deformation induced by either mechanical indentation or abrasion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hardness is the resistance of a material to localised plastic deformation. Hardness ranges from super hard materials such as diamond, boron-carbide to other ceramics and hard metals to soft metals and down to plastics and soft tissues.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Hardness is the property of a material to resist indentation. Stiffness is the resistance of a material to elastic deflection. The toughness of a material is resistance against fracture.

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