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Apparent hardness is a macrohardness (hardness testing in the macro scale). Due to the fact the PM parts are composites of metal and pores, the apparent hardness values obtained, since taken on the macro scale, is the hardness of the composite. Hardness is a measure of the resistance of a metal to permanent (plastic) deformation.
