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  2. Hardnesses of the elements (data page) - Wikipedia

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  3. Hardness - Wikipedia

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    When testing coatings, scratch hardness refers to the force necessary to cut through the film to the substrate. The most common test is Mohs scale, which is used in mineralogy. One tool to make this measurement is the sclerometer. Another tool used to make these tests is the pocket hardness tester. This tool consists of a scale arm with ...

  4. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include: Any conventional abbreviations found in a standard dictionary, such as: "current": AC (for "alternating current"); less commonly, DC (for "direct current"); or even I (the symbol used in physics and electronics)

  5. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    Green liquid with symbol Ar and atomic number 7. Makes a compound that is corrosive to copper when mixed with Galine and Sanite, and a compound that produces clouds when exposed to air when mixed with Regalite. The real element 7 is nitrogen; and Ar = argon. Atium Mistborn: Metal. Forms the body and power of the shard Ruin. If an Allomancer ...

  6. Mohs scale - Wikipedia

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    Mohs hardness kit, containing one specimen of each mineral on the ten-point hardness scale The Mohs scale ( / m oʊ z / MOHZ ) of mineral hardness is a qualitative ordinal scale , from 1 to 10, characterizing scratch resistance of minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material.

  7. Niobium - Wikipedia

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    Niobium is a chemical element; it has symbol Nb (formerly columbium, Cb) and atomic number 41. It is a light grey, crystalline, and ductile transition metal . Pure niobium has a Mohs hardness rating similar to pure titanium , [ 8 ] and it has similar ductility to iron .

  8. Tantalum - Wikipedia

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    Tantalum is a chemical element; it has symbol Ta and atomic number 73. It is named after Tantalus , a figure in Greek mythology. [ 11 ] Tantalum is a very hard, ductile , lustrous , blue-gray transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.

  9. List of symbols - Wikipedia

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    Recycling symbol. Recycling codes; Japanese recycling symbols; Green Dot (symbol) Laundry symbol; Period-after-opening symbol (on cosmetics as 6M, 12M, 18M, etc.); U+2602 ☂ UMBRELLA - keep dry