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Old 11-05-2014, 07:44 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by sunchaser View Post
Yes. But mild steel covers a lot of territory unless parameters placed. Strength and hardness are two different arenas when referring to metals. Much like bones for those in the medical profession.
With respect Tom, hardness is related to Yield but elongation at break is a different characteristic. There are new "advanced high strength steels" that are very hard with yields of 1500 MPa but that have ductility (elongation) of much weaker steels. Metallurgy is pretty complex and you can only speak in generalities unless you know the actual grade used. Which is why asking Rocna what they make their shanks of is essential if you want to have the slightest clue what its performance will be relative to other products of known grade and dimension.
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