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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=materials_science">materials science</a>, <b>hardness</b> (antonym: <b>softness</b>) is a measure of the resistance to localized <a href="page.php?w=plastic_deformation">plastic deformation</a>, such as an indentation (over an area) or a scratch (linear), induced mechanically either by <a href="page.php?w=Pressing_%28metalworking%29">pressing</a> or <a href="page.php?w=abrasion_%28mechanical%29">abrasion</a>. In general, different materials differ in their hardness; for example hard metals such as <a href="page.php?w=titanium">titanium</a></p><p>
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