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Definition of flatness in industrial blade measurement: the deviation of a face from a perfect plane, and how flatness affects the contact area between knife and anvil.

Definition of galling in industrial cutting: severe adhesive wear where substrate material welds to the edge, tears off, and re-welds, common on stainless and aluminium cutting without lubrication.

Definition of grit size in industrial blade grinding: the abrasive particle size of a grinding wheel, and how grit size affects surface finish, stock removal and thermal load on the workpiece.

Definition of gross fracture in industrial cutting: complete break of a knife, usually catastrophic and immediate. The rarest but most expensive failure mode.

Definition of the hardness file test in industrial blade quality control: a quick, portable method for verifying blade hardness using calibrated files, the 5-point convention, and the limits of the test.

Definition of hone (also micro-hone or edge radius) in industrial cutting: the small radius at the very tip of a cutting edge, the substrate-by-substrate range, and the relationship to coating thickness and burr.