I am confused with the terms Hard metal and Strong metal. Also which metal can withstand largest amounts of pressure or force For Example like bullet fires?
I hear Tungsten is pretty hard Is it True Or is it Strong. Can it Withstand Bullets or Hammer etc.
[Physics] the difference between Hard Metals and Strong Metals? (Strength of Metals)
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The terms hardness and strength are indeed used somewhat interchangeably, without being exactly the same. It depends on definitions.
Hardness is fairly well befined by an empirical test, called the Vickers hardness test, which tends to correlate somewhat with elastic modulus and tensile strength.
"Strength" is harder to define but often Tensile Strength is intended by the term. Other engineering strength indicators may be yield strength or resistance to repeated dynamical stretching (resistance to 'metal fatigue').
Tungsten is a metal that can safely be described as both hard and strong.