<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">fine-grain material</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>dust</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>powder</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>materials by granularity</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>material, fine-grain</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to material that contains a greater length of grain boundaries than a coarse-grained material. Grain boundaries restrict slip transmission to neighboring grains. A fine-grain material has a higher tensile strength and is thus harder than a coarse-grained material. ]]></note></mads>