Thursday, 31 May 2012

Mohs scale of hardness - metals

Mohs scale of hardness - metals
Metal Hardness
Lead 1½
Tin 1½
Zinc 2½
Gold 2½-3
Silver 2½-3
Aluminum 2½-3
Copper 3
Brass 3
Bronze 3
Nickel 4
Platinum 4-4½
Steel 4-4½
Iron 4½
Palladium 4.75
Rhodium 6
Titanium 6
Hardened Steel 7-8
Tungsten 7½
Tungsten Carbide 8½-9