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The softness of metal

55 points · 20 comments · NaOH

  1. metaphor · · focus · HN ↗
    Well, feeling rather bamboozled after clicking the link to discover that the article has fuckall to do with Rockwell, Vickers, Brinell, or materials science in general.
    1. hardbass · · focus · HN ↗
      Same, I thought it's about how surprisingly easy steels are to cut, and also how some softer metals are harder to cut and so on.
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