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Michael Satti

Material Hardness

There are different ways to define hardness depending on the material. For minerals, it is the property of resistance of a material to scratching by another material. Metallurgy defines hardness…

Graphene

The thinnest material known to man, graphene provides extreme strength, thermal conductivity, and electrical conductivity on par with copper. As such, this material has made an uproar with the scientific…

Metal Passivation

Metal passivation chemically treats metal to reduce its surface chemical reactivity. Reducing surface chemical reactivity helps inhibit corrosion in metal objects. In this article, you’ll learn about the benefits of…