pintakovuutta
Pintakovuutta is a term that appears in Finnish discussions of materials science and surface engineering. It refers to the overall resistance of a material surface to damage under mechanical contact, incorporating properties such as hardness, scratch resistance, wear resistance, and the integrity of the surface layer. In practice, the term is not standardized in major Finnish glossaries, and engineers typically describe related properties with established terms such as kovuus (hardness), kulutuskestävyys (wear resistance), and surface integrity.
The term is often used as a shorthand to discuss how a surface will perform in wear-prone
Measurement and influencing factors. Pintakovuutta is assessed indirectly through conventional hardness tests (such as Vickers, Rockwell,
Applications and relevance. A clear understanding of pintakovuutta is relevant in design and production of components
See also: hardness, wear resistance, surface integrity, tribology.