Laboratory static hardness tests by Goh, Jason Jia Sheng

“…The objective of Laboratory Static Hardness Tests is to review and provide guidance on the Vickers Hardness Test. Hardness testing is used to obtain the hardness value of a material. …”
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Laboratory static hardness tests of metals by Ng, Jona Rui Qi

“…Having done the Vickers hardness experiment, we will be able to achieve the Vickers hardness value. …”
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Effect of microstructure on fracture toughness on industrial alloys by Wee, Benjamin William Wei Wen.

“…Existing theories have been developed to estimate the fracture toughness of the material through indirect mechanical tests, such as Vickers Hardness test and Charpy Impact test, instead of performing Crack-Tip Opening Displacement or other forms of fracture toughness tests. …”
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Tribological behaviour of shape memory alloys by Pua, Si Ying

“…For the comparison of the wear behavior between austenitic NiTi using different counter-bodies, the result showed that the coefficient of friction of the counter-body with the higher Vickers hardness is lower than that of the counter-body with the lower Vickers hardness. …”
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Nanomechanical behaviour of nano-structured BCC high entropy alloys (HEAs) by Nanasekaran, Pritiba

“…The microstructure of HPT processed HEA samples were observed through the analysis of SEM, TEM, XRD, Nanoindentation and Vickers Hardness test results. It was found that the mean grain sizes of HfNbTiZr HPT samples decrease as a function of the quantity of HPT turns, and a nanocrystalline microstructure was obtained. …”
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Mechanical characterization and preparation of 304 stainless steel for TEM analysis by Yeo, Melvin Chuan Sheng

“…Ultimately, through the Vickers’ Hardness test, LSP was found to improve the surface hardness on not only the peened surface, but also along the depth of the cross-section as well. …”
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Process optimization of directed energy deposition for 316L/TiB2 by Ang, Yao Ting

“…However, Vickers hardness of the deposited 316L/TiB2 was found to have no significant difference from DED of pure 316L in other literature. …”
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Microstructure of mig welded 5083 aluminium alloy by Chou, Guo Siong

“…From the examination, it was found that there is coarsening of grain boundaries in the Heat Affected Zone from the formation of Al3Mg2 β-phase from precipitation. Vickers hardness test was also conducted in accordance to ASTM E384 standard, across the cross section of the fusion zone.…”
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Investigate mechanical & thermal properties of epoxy composites by Liu, Kun

“…The thermal conductivity is measured by the hot plate method and the hardness of samples is determined by the Vickers hardness test…”
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The effects of saccharin and sodium dodecyl sulfate on hardness of nickel electrochemically deposited in submillimeter scale trench patterns by Razmi Hariz Bin Rahmat

“…The improvements to the hardness of the nickel filling are studied by measuring the micro hardness through a Vickers’s hardness test. The experimental results show that with addition of additives, there is an improvement in hardness. …”
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Laser processing of high Si aluminium alloy by Chan, Noel Xian Er

“…Microhardness was tested using Vickers Hardness Test. The relationship between the microstructure and the microhardness was analysed and explained with current scientific understanding. …”
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Nanoindentation study on the mechanical behaviour of conventional and additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V by Gan, Soo Seong

“…In this report, a comparison of EBM and cast Ti-6Al-4V specimens is thoroughly investigated by using Vickers and Nanoindentation hardness tests. Also, investigation of the microstructure of the EBM specimens concerning its build height is analysed. …”
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Composite fabrication by slip-casting by Tan, Sharlene

“…In this report are descriptions of the sample processing, the characterization of their density and porosity as a function of the BN and SiO2 loadings, the infiltration process with an epoxy matrix and Vickers hardness test. The results are discussed, and future research steps determined.…”
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Investigation on microstructure and mechanical properties of inconel 725 printed by direct energy deposition by Lim, Aloysius Huan Da

“…The mechanical properties of Inconel 725 will be analysed with Vickers hardness test to compare how it can be affected by building height. …”
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Further study of laser surface treatment of 52100 steel by Chiu, Jing Jie

“…Hardness values were determined using the Vickers Hardness machine. After experiments were conducted, it was realized that different purging gases did not cause much variations in the hardness value. …”
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Physical synthesis of Fe-Cu alloys via mechanical alloying by 'Alinurbi Binte Ahmad

“…Characterisation techniques such as Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray Diffraction, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry, Vickers Hardness Test were employed to study the morphology, crystallography, magnetic and mechanical properties of the alloys. …”
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Optimization of process parameters for laser cladding of a stellite alloy on monel alloy substrates by Tan, Renny Hui Yan

“…Microstructural analysis, Vickers hardness testing, and Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) were utilized for investigation of the clad layer. …”
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Processing and characterization of transparent ceramics by Goh, Nicholas Chung Min

“…In order to measure the light transmission properties, we use a Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy while we test the mechanical properties by using Vickers Hardness Test. It was found that the addition of MgO could suppress the exaggerate grain growth of Al2O3 ceramics. …”
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Wire arc additive manufacturing of a high strength steel by Guo, Bing

“…Following that, the samples were examined in more detail using the optical microscope and scanning electron microscope. Vickers hardness and tensile tests are performed to evaluate the mechanical properties of the samples. …”
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Indentation tests on additively manufactured metallic parts by Wimalasire, Kashan

“…In addition, AM SS316L Vickers hardness 56% greater than that of conv. SS316L. …”
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