Table 4.
Hardness of each province (N/mm2)

Province Goseong-gun Hongcheon-gun Bonghwa-gun

Position
Cross section 39.15 ± 8.40 B* 39.68 ± 5.14 B 53.68 ± 10.33 A
Radial section 19.05 ± 9.13 a 15.03 ± 2.74 b 16.94 ± 2.95 ab
Tangential section 20.61 ± 7.06 α 14.15 ± 3.00 β 18.84 ± 10.33 β
Duncan's, significance level: 0.05, ±: standard deviation. Cross section = Capital letter, Radial section = Small letter, Tangential section = Greek