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In a stress-strain graph, hard materials have the steepest graph, owing to having the highest young modulus. This is because Hard materials resist a deformation, wether elastic or plastic. So initially the steepest graph in a stress-strain graph is the strongest.

Tough materials withstand force, but they do not resist the deformation. The special thing in tough materials is that they can take in a lot of elastic potential energy. In a stress-strain graph, a Tough material has the highest area under curve.

A material can be tough without having being hard. A material that is hard is not necessarily tough.

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