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Ultimate Strength:
Also known as breaking strength, the ultimate strength of a material is the maximum stress it can withstand when subjected to an applied load before rupturing.
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Vickers Hardness:
The
Vickers Hardness test is used to quantify a material's ability to resist
plastic deformation when force is applied from a standard source. The unit of
hardness given by the test is known as Vickers Pyramid Number (HV) or Diamond
Pyramid Hardness (DPH).
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Welding:
To join (metals) by applying heat, sometimes with pressure and sometimes with an intermediate or filler metal with a high melting point.
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Yield Strength:
Also
known as engineering strength, yield strength is defined as the stress at which
a predetermined amount of permanent deformation occurs. However, once the yield
strength has been exceeded, the original numbers no longer apply due to a
condition called necking which is a stretching or elongation of the material.