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Humberto Villasenor

Humberto Villasenor is a Senior Mechanical Engineer with 8 years of experience in Engineering. His experience spans many industries with core competencies in machine design and dynamics, vibrations, finite element analysis, structural & solid mechanics, metallurgy, fatigue, failure analysis, and fluid power.

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Engineering Fundamentals Refresh: Strength vs. Stiffness vs. Hardness

This article was originally published in February 2017 by Humberto Villasenor. The content has been updated. Understanding the differences between the mechanical properties of strength vs. stiffness vs. hardness is foundational in mechanical engineering, yet these properties are often confused. These properties are related, but they have important differences:  For this article, we’ll review the […]