Experimental study mechanical behaviour of epoxy resin composites filled with aluminium particles by Radhwan, H., Sharif, S., Shayfull, Z., Suhaimi, M. A., Khushairi, M. T. M., Fathullah, K.

“…The compressive strength, Vickers hardness, and measuring the density were evaluated and compared. …”

Fe evaluation of thermal property of mould wall material for investment casting and the effect of layers on the hardness of the casting product by Phuan, Yoong Jiann

“…The percentage of the silicon flakes for the cast product is decreased with the increasing of mold wall thickness. The Vickers Hardness also decreased with the increasing of mold wall thickness.…”
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Properties of pressurized lost foam casting of al-11si alloy by Niakan, Aliasghar, Idris, Mohd. Hasbullah, Ourdjini, Ali, Majid, Karimian

“…The roughness and hardness of the casting was measured using Hobson (Surtronic 3+) and Vickers hardness testing machine respectively and reported in the average of ten readings. …”

The effect of aging treatment on the microstructure and thermodynamic parameters of CuA1Ni-Mn shape memory alloys (SMAs) by Abed Shakir, Ali

“…Due to this, the values of Vickers hardness were observed to decrease at elevated temperatures and prolonged aging times. …”
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Effect of substrate bias on friction coefficient, adhesion strength and hardness of tin-coated tool steel by Hamzah, Esah, Ali, Mubarak, Mohd. Toff, Mohd. Radzi

“…A significant increase in micro-Vickers hardness was recorded, when substrate bias was reduced from -150 V to zero. …”

Influence of europium ion on structural, mechanical and luminescence behavior of tellurite nanoglass by Sazali, E. S., Sahar, M. R., Ghoshal, S. K.

“…The glass density is determined by Precisa Densitometer and the hardness by the Vickers micro-hardness method. The density of tellurite nano-glass is found to be in the range of 5.2413 to 5.4933 g cm−3 while the Vickers microhardness varies from 2.77 to 2.93 GPa depending on the dopant concentration. …”

Physical, structural and elastic properties of silicate lithium niobate vanadium tellurite glass system by Zainal ‘Abidin Sham, Nurul Wahidah

“…FTIR and Raman spectra showed the incorporation of vanadium slightly modified the glass structure due to the introduction of a small amount of vanadium content in the glass system. The Vicker’s hardness values and ultrasonic elastic properties were found to increase with the increase of vanadium content and this showed the glass structure was more rigid and contained the fewest non-bridging oxygen. …”
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Effect of Cr2O3-TiO2 addition on the physical properties of zirconia toughened alumina by Manshor, H., Ramli, A. W., Ahmad Azhar, A. Z., Abdullah, E. C., Ahmad, Z. A.

“…The results were characterized by XRD, density, and also Vickers hardness. The ZTA-Cr2O3-TiO2 ceramic composite achieved the highest density of 4.1 g/cm3 and Vickers hardness of 1919 HV prior to the addition of 2.0 wt.% TiO2. …”

Effect of heat treatment on microhardness of electroless Ni-YSZ cermet coating by Baba, N. Bahiyah, Ghazali, A. S., Abdul Rahman, A. H., Sharif, S.

“…The microhardness measurements were carried out using a Vickers microhardness tester (Shimadzu) according to ISO 6507-4. …”

Synthesis crystallization kinetic and optical properties of europium doped tellurite nano-glass by Sazali, Ezza Syuhada

“…The density was found to be in the range of 5.234 to 5.334 g cm-3 while the Vickers microhardness was found to vary from 2.59 to 2.84 GPa depending on the dopant concentration. …”
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Effect of zinc addition on the properties of magnesium alloys by Abdul Malik, Samir Sani

“…Optical microscopy, scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), tensile and Vickers hardness testing were used for the characterization and evaluation of the microstructure and mechanical properties of the alloys. …”
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Physical properties of cutlet-clay ceramic by Mohd. Razi, Munirah, Sahar, Md. Rahim, Md. Yusuf, Mohd. Nor

“…The sample density has been determined using the Archimedes method while their hardness by the Vickers Hardness Test. Meanwhile, the thermal shrinkage has been measured at 900°C. …”

The formation of iron aluminides on aluminum surface by using a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser by Bidin, Noriah, Al-Wafi, Yusef A.

“…Microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of the modified surface were carried out via gas discharge spectrometer GDS, X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), and Vickers Hardness tester. The results indicate that hardness at the interface of Fe-Al layer is increased. …”

The formation of iron aluminides on aluminum surface by using a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser by Bidin, Noriah, Al-Wafi, Yusef A.

“…Microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of the modified surface were carried out via gas discharge spectrometer GDS, X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), and Vickers Hardness tester. The results indicate that hardness at the interface of Fe-Al layer is increased. …”

The development of friction welding systems by H. K. Tham, Abdul Ghalib

“…The tensile and bending test verified that the weld has good strength and ductility. The micro-vickers hardness test showed that there is a gradual hardness distribution across the selection of weldment. …”

The effect of milling time on aluminum-silicon carbide composite by Ibrahim, Mustafa Khaleel

“…The effect of weight percentage of silicon carbide on hardness of composites was investigated by using Vickers hardness Test. Hardness of the composites increased with increasing silicon carbide addition in it.…”
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Physical and electrical properties of cullet-paper ash-kaolin clay ceramic by Abu Samah, Khamisah, Sahar, Muhammad Rahim, Yusop, Masleeyati

“…The ceramic density and hardness has been determined using Archimedes and Vickers hardness method respectively. The dielectric constant and dielectric loss has been determined using impedance analyzer. …”

Deposition and characterization of TiN-coated steels at various N 2 gas flow rates with constant etching by using capvd technique by Ali, Mubarak, Hamzah, Esah, Mohd Toff, Mohd Radzi

“…Minimum value of surface roughness recorded at 200 sccm was measured via both surface roughness tester and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Micro-Vickers hardness of TiN-coated tool showed about 564% times increase in hardness than the uncoated one. …”

Physical properties of cullet-clay glass ceramic containing titanium nitride by Syed Yaacob, S. N., Mohd. Noor, F., Sahar, M. R., Sayadi, S. H., Sazali, E. S., Aziz, Siti Maisarah

“…Meanwhile, the physical properties such as density have been determined using the Archimedes Principle and their mechanical characteristic such as Vickers hardness and Young's Modulus has been determined in a usual manner. …”

Physical properties of cullet-clay glass ceramic containing titanium nitride by Syed Yaacob, S. N., Mohd. Noor, F., Sahar, M. R., Sayadi, S. H., Sazali, E. S., Aziz, Siti Maisarah

“…Meanwhile, the physical properties such as density have been determined using the Archimedes Principle and their mechanical characteristic such as Vickers hardness and Young's Modulus has been determined in a usual manner. …”