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It depends on what hardness do you want to test? The hardness of gems, one would use a scratch test. The Vickers hardness test was developed in 1921 by Robert L. Smith and George E. Sandland at Vickers Ltd as an alternative to the Brinell method to measure the hardness of materials. The Vickers test is often easier to use than other hardness tests since the required calculations are independent of the size of the indenter, and the indenter can be used for all materials irrespective of hardness. The basic principle, as with all common measures of hardness, is to observe the questioned material's ability to resist plastic deformation from a standard source. The Vickers test can be used for all metals and has one of the widest scales among hardness tests.
These are just examples of hardness tests, there are many! You should find out what you want to test for and find the most suitable test.
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Why was Fredrich Mohs important?
He originally came up with the scale when classifying a private collection. He classified them by their physical characteristics rather than their chemical composition, using their relative hardness.
Which mineral property is better for identifying a mineral Magnetism or hardness?
Hardness is better.
Would feldspar be use to test mineral hardness?
Yes "feldspar" is one of the minerals on Moh's scale of hardness.
What is a mineral's ability to scratch another mineral?
A mineral's resistance to being scratched (or when a force is applied) is called its hardness.There are different measurements of hardness: scratch hardness, indentation hardness, and rebound hardness. A material's hardness depends on ductility, elastic stiffness, plasticity, strain, strength, toughness, viscoelasticity, and viscosity.
Why do rocks have different hardness?
it has to do with the hardness of the mineral which can be found by moh's scale of hardness
What do scientists use to determine mineral hardness?
The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is generally used to determine the hardness of a mineral. The Mohs scale rates the ability of mineral to scratch or be scratched by another mineral.
To determine the hardness of a mineral what do scientists use.?
the mohs scale
How do you test a mineral for hardness?
Well. You can do many things like use the Mohs Hardness Scale or determine the hardness by the streak.
What test do geologists use to determine the hardness of a mineral?
the streak test
Scientist use this to determine a mineral's resistance to being scratched?
Mohs scale of hardness
Scientists use this to determine a minerals resistance to being scratched?
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is known as it's hardness. You can determine hardness by scratching it with another material whose hardness is already known. If it can be scratched, then the hardness is lower. If the unknown leaves a scratch on the known material, then its hardness is higher.
What is used to to determine hardness of a mineral?
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A scale used to measure the hardness of rocks?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
What is the use of the hardness scale?
Minerals have a fairly specific range of hardness, based on the Mohs hardness scale. The Mohs scale is based on the ability of a mineral to be scratched, or scratch, another mineral. Using the Mohs scale to determine mineral hardness is one test that can be used to help identify one mineral from others.
What does the mohs scale determine?
it determines the hardness of a mineral.
What is used to determine a mineral's resistance to being scratched?
The Mohs mineral hardness scale.
Which scale is used to measure the hardness of mineral?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
