Difference between Hard and soft materials
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Hard materials |
Soft materials |
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Hard material are those which does not get compressed. |
Soft materials are those which gets compressed. |
| Hard material contained compactly Arranged atoms.
(Less or no space in two atom) |
Soft materials has less compactly arranged atoms ( more space in between twoatoms). |
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Hard materials Can be scratched as they are strong. |
Soft materials cannot be scratched. |
| Due to hardness the material cannot be deformed or reshaped |
Soft materials can be deformed or reshaped easily. |
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Hard materials Can be crushed. |
Soft materials cannot be crushed. |
| Hard materials has properties like strength and toughness. |
Soft materials does not have properties of strength and toughness. |
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Hard materials are solid in nature. |
Soft materials can be solid or semi solid. |
| Some metals are hard in nature which shows the properties of ductility, Meliability, sonorous, hardness. |
There are some metals which are soft but these does not show properties like ductility, Meliability, sonorous . |
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Hard materials cannot be sliced or cut because of its hardness property. |
Soft materials can be sliced and cut into pieces. |
| Some Hard materials have lustre. |
Soft materials are mostly non – lustrous. |
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Hard materials contains the metals like aluminium, copper, iron etc. |
Soft materials contains the metals like sodium, gold, silver (In natural appearance) |
| More examples from the hard materials are – wood, stone, etc. |
More examples from the soft materials are –clothes, Cotton, silk, rubber etc. |