Materials
Information about common materials used in manufacturing processes.
![Aluminum parts. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/rocharibeiro](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/3a9b8a22-4c75-49a4-a6bd-f3386120ac26_pieces-of-aluminum.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=165%2C0%2C669%2C669&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Polyester stable fiber. Image Credit: RecycleMan/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/6a379311-91aa-4fac-a214-493ac680d565_polyester-stable-fiber.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=128%2C0%2C668%2C668&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Stretched steel cable. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Fedorov Oleksiy](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/83d59d10-f98a-4262-aa61-a69696d6db24_stretched-steel-cable.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=334%2C0%2C333%2C333&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Typical fracture modes. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Mahendars](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/ff7bfdc3-95fc-407a-9010-d89ee459a61c_typical-fracture-modes.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C0%2C1000%2C1000&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Wires of ABS plastic. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/MarinaGrigorivna](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/b79fdf19-addf-4fbe-b112-63c29cee8570_wires-of-abs-plastic.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Tantalum. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/RHJPhtotos](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/3b45a7f5-2ba9-49e1-bb35-b890f832b8bf_tantalum.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![ABS plastic toy blocks. Image Credit: Gearstd/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/0624d9ac-a93d-476c-93f4-fb4de06b2e8a_abs-plastic.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=148%2C0%2C704%2C704&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Common mild steel Galvalume roof - Image Credit: Shutterstock/Hamid Rustanto](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/35499890-d944-4082-8eb9-f3e5c0f5c162_All-About-Mild-Steel-Definition-Composition-and-Properties.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C0%2C486%2C486&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Measuring elongation. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/N_Sakarin](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/503aceb2-0996-4562-a8b6-c0641760fb75_measuring-elongation.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C668%2C668&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Electric heater. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/TheTuna](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/c9e0c1b1-d6ea-4c8a-baa0-e1f0e3cbc01d_electric-heater.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Nylon production in a factory. Image Credit: saravutpics/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/108b7648-5657-4e9b-a921-cbced6dea900_production-nylon.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Round metal bars stacked. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/rimira](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/50d23f9c-3d0d-4fa6-9d75-cf2c59152a5f_round-aluminum-bars.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=207%2C0%2C586%2C586&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Pieces of tungsten metal. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Bjoern Wylezich](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/7ac29ea1-f552-4b61-8dc7-5427af7af827_tungsten-metal-pieces.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Blue granules of polypropylene. Image Credit: Anastasiia Burlutskaia/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/54e8235c-289e-40f3-8da7-c4cc44364d0b_blue-granules-polypropylene.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=45%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![410 stainless steel sheet. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/SimoneN](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/8b2b5d0d-daab-4e51-ae6f-7f475ddb7ca1_410-stainless-steel-sheet.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![ABS plastic filament. Image Credit: Alexander Tolstykh/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/cefe0271-808f-455c-b39c-efc201bc3233_abs-plastic-filament.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Xometry Image](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/ZqkNNB5LeNNTxmmT_image1.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&rect=113%2C0%2C318%2C318&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Multicolored acrylic sheet material. Image credit: baitong333/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/edd5de68-3d4c-43a5-acb2-f161bb63e8b2_multicolored-acrylic-sheet.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=217%2C0%2C565%2C565&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Production process plastic polycarbonate. Image Credit: Usacheva Ekaterina/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/15313e77-5770-4203-b05f-a7071b741c8e_production-process-plastic-polycarbonate.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=185%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![High end rebuildable dripping atomizer with Delrin® tip. Image Credit: fluke samed/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/52d29e3a-9969-41aa-a9a2-3df5a1244e2c_high-end-rebuildable-dripping-atomizer.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Brass and bronze. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Andrey_Kuzmin](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/18faaca8-a2d7-4acf-9eb6-37f332b4b472_bronze-brass.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C16%2C666%2C666&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Plastic bag production. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Matveev Aleksandr](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/b2c40722-c68a-4207-b632-ebb5596ec317_plastic-bag-production.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Colorful polycarbonate sheets. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Cat Us](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/1df3fed8-eb4f-4caa-96fd-301b4e597817_colorful-polycarbonate-sheets.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Plastic bottles on solid blue background. Image Credit: nikkytok/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/b39a763b-8e4b-4ff2-bb3c-633adb1eb434_variety-plastic-bottles-on-blue-background.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=185%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Stainless steel pipes. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/ThomsonD](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/1e223493-ec1f-44b9-882e-4c1aae02b621_stainless-steel-pipes.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=167%2C0%2C666%2C666&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Assorted HDPE bottles. Image Credit: JasminkaM/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/2ef375d5-92a8-41b3-bce2-3a0b2968fcb4_sorted-hdpe-bottles.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Steel pipes. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Evannovostro](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/3690c8de-6f7c-4392-91cd-17ccd1b874fb_steel-pipes.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Stainless steel utensils. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Africa Studio](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/b950feb6-c0a9-4ad9-9e37-58bced299176_stainless-steel-utensils.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Stack of stainless steel sheets. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Alexandru Rosu](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/1f0fabf7-d116-4bf1-8474-a886e8e83d35_stainless-steel-sheets.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Curved steel bar. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Marynchenko Oleksandr](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/271bb59d-f0bd-4938-9b22-276a85db0af9_curved-steel-bar-bending-stress.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=125%2C0%2C750%2C750&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Elasticity. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Anita Silalahi](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/a54e7e38-0e1d-4660-b0dd-e7b1192ea333_elasticity.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=214%2C0%2C2082%2C2082&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Close-up of plastic recycling symbol. Image Credit: CalypsoArt/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/f9b919fa-da57-4006-aaf5-1b6866770829_plastic-recycling-symbol.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Ductile pipe gaskets. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/pamir](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/141a0ea2-1bcd-4ae7-a160-8c7b0a2092ec_ductile-pipe-gaskets.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Aluminum bronze coin. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Runglawan Khrutjaikla](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/0c22a81a-67ce-4814-8f3a-9fd5d62b5f92_aluminum-bronze-coin.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C0%2C1080%2C1080&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Aluminum Bronze: Definition, Composition, Types, Properties, and Applications
![thermoplastic. Image Credit: MarinaGrigorivna/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/b94f1d76-c090-4961-9e3c-d7d3b76fce83_object-printed-on-powder-3d-printer.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=125%2C0%2C749%2C749&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Scientist wearing blue latex gloves. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Nuroon Jampaklai](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/7b8a04e1-1bff-4955-911f-0a1dcb55cba5_blue_latex_gloves.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Blue polymer crystal gels. Image Credit: Kateryna Kozlova/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/adb78a52-9394-44c3-8635-d0a514ef23fe_water-blue-gel-balls-polymer.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=172%2C0%2C657%2C657&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Close-up of neoprene. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/pirtuss](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/53887398-5b4c-41fc-b8f0-ca39f4035b2e_close-up-of-neoprene.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=180%2C0%2C642%2C642&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Applying silicone adhesive. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/noprati somchit](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/af0a8ee3-65b1-4588-8a0b-9af75332e541_silicone-adhesive.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=177%2C0%2C646%2C646&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Fragile material. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Katerina Iacovides](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/f7b7bbf6-940c-4806-b365-e3b5410cae59_fragile-material.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![HSS steel. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/025105031996](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/0a1a8139-bffd-4061-9f33-2f33c002f9f7_hss-ssteel.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Car dashboard on a white background. Image Credit: patruflo/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/141b4dfe-f055-4047-ae50-e92a373bc84f_car-dashboard.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=254%2C0%2C493%2C493&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Vibration dampers. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Cryptographer](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/faa66b9a-b40a-4f47-88af-f781c7bb2cb4_vibration-dampers.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=115%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![White PBT injection molded gears. Image credit: Zhukov Oleg/Shutterstock](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/3a929ccf-fe17-4359-82c8-991d1f969fb0_injection-molded-gears.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
What is Polybutylene Terephthalate: Characteristics, Advantages, and Disadvantages
![Polyurethane bush spare parts. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/nayladen](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/d6f36524-2dc2-498c-8f16-93ec3ef76b86_polyurethane_bush_spare_parts.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![4130 steel tubing. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Maxx-Studio](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/3108129c-44b8-42c8-84d3-f20337379ada_4130-steel-tubing.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=250%2C0%2C500%2C500&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Stacks of aluminum plates. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/SimoneN](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/c7fa0e7d-746c-4fd2-a692-444e56efd64c_stacks-of-aluminum-plates.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=203%2C0%2C592%2C592&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Tempered kitchen knives. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Patricia Denis](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/985f776c-685e-46ff-aff1-b010241b7004_tempered-kitchen-knives.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=125%2C0%2C750%2C750&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Iron bars. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/InWay](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/9dffabdc-46e3-46a6-96e1-29c458ded55d_iron-bars.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Gold mineral. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Kseniya Ivashkevich](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/60893740-ca6e-4a3c-b284-990f870fe4c4_rough-gold-texture.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=171%2C0%2C659%2C659&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![High-carbon steel. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/saweang.w](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/664ecd60-9dbf-4f21-a788-27e81903bd79_high-carbon-steel.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=171%2C0%2C656%2C656&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Multiple bottles made of HDPE. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/JasminkaM](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/f4b46222-0e4c-410d-b361-902ac230538f_hdpe-bottles.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Galvanized steel. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Praew stock](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/7d4ffff7-4630-4c12-9ac9-f7a2f3027af9_galvanized-steel.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=167%2C0%2C665%2C665&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![3D printer printing small yellow house. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Artshake Media](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/04acfe62-f7cf-4baf-a585-c7b903f5007a_3d-printer-printing-yellow-house.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=219%2C0%2C563%2C563&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Epoxy resin. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Doralin Samuel Tunas](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/55705927-de3b-4e28-91b8-022fbb1726d6_epoxy-resin.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Colorful polycarbonate plastic sheets on a white background. Image Credit: Cat Us/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/b9f8686b-7910-46bb-a14f-373fa9769110_polycarbonate-plastic-sheets.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=67%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Platinum material. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/RHJPhtotos](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/952a6351-abae-4fc8-98bf-40a9656a78f9_platinum-material.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Xometry Image](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/4cdbfcbb-83b0-493f-85c2-149fb02c5967_fracture-toughness-test-low-carbon-steel.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Fracture Toughness Tests: Definition, Purpose, Standards, Process, and Benefits
![Brass pipe fittings. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Dmitry Markov152](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/18597151-ea88-4634-89d5-9d3469374fab_brass-plumbing-fittings.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Titanium metal. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/RHJPhtotos](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/473a5929-06ab-40eb-8df6-abb9aec5ac20_titanium-metal.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Stainless steel. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/T.Krit](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/bbee35c5-64a9-498a-8d80-c68554a8cf99_stainless-steel.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=219%2C0%2C563%2C563&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![1045 carbon steel tubes. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/SOK Studio](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/91a42812-9cc2-4139-a154-02b26cefc1ed_1045-carbon-steel.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Copper wire cable. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Flegere](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/2c187717-4502-4ff4-9025-b5336de64806_copper-wire-cable.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=173%2C0%2C655%2C655&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Aluminum rods. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Yulia Grigoryeva](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/9c31571b-0063-4aab-bcd9-f69568ad0a21_aluminum-alloy-rods.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=173%2C0%2C655%2C655&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Medium carbon steel part.](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/ZplhDR5LeNNTxSDu_medium-carbon-steel-pull-handle.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&rect=798%2C799%2C2903%2C2903&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Stainless steel. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Phonlamai Photo](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/93a92a0b-bd2f-4eaa-ae2e-c5caf7bb479c_stainless-steel.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cutting tool steel. Image credit: xxxxx/Shutterstock.com](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/98abb3cd-2f23-4521-9ecb-971342383109_Laserjet_1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=1639%2C0%2C1728%2C1728&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Superalloy turbine blades. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Artem Bruk](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/d174a526-6017-4870-9afd-3dd076349af4_superalloy-turbine-blades.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Compressive stress and tensile stress. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/zizou7](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/9ec6deb8-b5dd-48bd-b436-d0449b674afa_compressive-stress-tensile-stress.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C0%2C1080%2C1080&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Tensile Stress vs. Compressive Stress: Learn Their Similarities and Differences
![Alloy steel (top) compared to carbon steel (bottom).](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/Zs49KEaF0TcGJcZc_xometry-alloy-steel-vs-carbon-steel.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&rect=196%2C208%2C2167%2C2167&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Polyurethane foam packing material. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Louella938](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/f7fb5f95-e178-4554-b2e4-37da94ff754d_foam-polyurethane-packing-material.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=180%2C0%2C639%2C639&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Pile of HDPE pipes. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/iamzerofighter](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/2cefac38-d972-4dd8-a3e0-300802a4b5fd_piles-of-hdpe-pipes.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Lead ingot. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/KimTieng Tow](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/68e8cf17-977c-4b0e-b4c7-167998f98a19_lead-ingot.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=122%2C0%2C758%2C758&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Normalizing steel. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Aumm graphixphoto](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/41929a33-957e-4124-847b-f82af8839252_normalizing-steel.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
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