Metal Hardness and Hardenability Quiz

Resistance to penetration by other materials (correct)

Ability to be bent without breaking

Property to harden uniformly and completely to its center

Ease with which metals may be machined

By treating the metal with heat

By bending or hammering at room temperature (correct)

By reducing toughness

By increasing ductility

Ability to resist penetration by other materials

Ease of machining the metal

Ability to be bent without breaking

How easily the metal will break with little or no bending (correct)

<p>Increases toughness and reduces hardness</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ability to easily join with another liquid metal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are usually high in weldability</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Causes the metal to fracture under repeated load below tensile strength</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ability to return to original size and shape after external force is removed</p> Signup and view all the answers