Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by form]
6. [materials by physical form]
7. [materials by granularity]

Narrower term/s

• pellet

Anotations

Scope note:

Material that contains shorter length grain boundaries than a fine-grained material. Grain boundaries restrict slip transmission to neighboring grains. A coarse-grain material has a lower tensile strength and is softer than a fine-grain material.