Apple interview question

What is hardness?

Interview Answers

Anonymous

15 Nov 2017

Hardness is the ability of a material to withstand plastic deformation.

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Anonymous

19 Jul 2019

Hardness is the materials resistance to deformation at a localized point (think scratching, chipping, or ball-peaning)

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Anonymous

15 Mar 2022

Resistance of material to surface indentation

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Anonymous

4 Sept 2017

Resistance of a material to plastic deformation