Research on the Preparation Process and Performance of a Wear-Resistant and Corrosion-Resistant Coating by Xianbao Wang, Mingdi Wang

“…The hardness of the samples was tested by a Vickers microhardness tester, the friction coefficient and wear amount of the samples were tested by a friction and wear tester, and the corrosion resistance of the samples was tested by an electrochemical corrosion workstation. …”
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New Glasses in the PbCl₂–PbO–B₂O₃ System: Structure and Optical Properties by Dmitry Butenkov, Anna Bakaeva, Kristina Runina, Igor Krol, Maria Uslamina, Aleksandr Pynenkov, Olga Petrova, Igor Avetissov

“…The incorporation of lead chloride led to a significant expansion of the transparency range in the UV (up to 355 nm) and IR regions (up to 4710 nm). Decreases in the Vickers hardness, density, and glass transition temperature were the consequences of a change in the structure. …”
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Effect of two light activated in-office bleaching agents on microhardness of different esthetic restorative materials by Özgün Yusuf Özyılmaz, Tuncay Alptekin, Filiz Aykent, Haluk Barış Kara

“…Baseline and after bleaching microhardness measurements were taken with a Vickers hardness tester that was used with a 300 g for the porcelain and 100 g for the composite and ormocer specimens, the dwell time was 30 s for all groups. …”
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Structural Stability of Titanium-Based High-Entropy Alloys Assessed Based on Changes in Grain Size and Hardness by Dominika Górniewicz, Krzysztof Karczewski, Zbigniew Bojar, Stanisław Jóźwiak

“…For homogenization times of 1, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 1000 h, grain size changes in the identified phase components of the matrix were assessed, and microhardness measurements were conducted using the Vickers method. It has been shown that the changes in the analyzed parameters are closely correlated with non-monotonic modifications in the chemical composition. …”
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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Modern 11%Cr Heat-Resistant Steel Weld Joints by Grzegorz Golański, Jacek Słania, Marek Sroka, Paweł Wieczorek, Michał Urzynicok, Ryszard Krawczyk

“…The scope of the investigations included: microstructural investigations carried out using optical, scanning and transmission electron microscopy and mechanical testing, i.e., Vickers microhardness and hardness measurement, static tensile test and impact test. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Two Whitening Toothpastes on Microhardness of the Enamel and a Microhybride Composite Resin: An in Vitro Study by Z. Khamverdi, Sh. Kasraie, L. Rezaei-Soufi, S. Jebeli

“…Crest and Aquafresh group specimens were brushed with Crest and Aquafresh whitening toothpastes, respectively. Vickers microhardness test wasperformed for all groups. …”
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Influence of Homogenizing Methodology on Mechanical and Tribological Performance of Powder Metallurgy Processed Titanium Composites Reinforced by Graphene Nanoplatelets by Sultan Mahmood, Amjad Iqbal, Rafi-ud-Din, Abdul Wadood, Abdul Mateen, Muhammad Amin, Ibrahim S. Yahia, Heba Y. Zahran

“…Morphological investigation of composite powders performed by SEM revealed better homogenization of GNPs in Ti matrix for dry ball milled composite powder, whereas wet ball milled and rotator mixed composite powders showed aggregation and bundling of GNPs. Micro Vickers hardness of composites produced via dry ball milling is 4.56% and 15.7% higher than wet ball milled and rotator mixed samples, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of surface properties of two remineralizing agents after modification by chitosan nano particles: An In vitro study by Dina Mohamed Wahied, Naglaa Ezzeldin, Ali Abdelnabi, Maha Sherif Othman, Mai Hesham Abd El Rahman

“…Results: In all groups, there was a significant difference in mean Vickers hardness number (VHN) at different intervals, with the highest value found after treatment (301.64–395.65) VHN, followed by the baseline (236.97–276.15) VHN, while the lowest value was detected after demineralization (121.23–124.39) VHN. …”
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316L Stainless Steel Manufactured by Selective Laser Melting and Its Biocompatibility with or without Hydroxyapatite Coating by Jiapeng Luo, Xiao Jia, Ruinan Gu, Peng Zhou, Yongjiang Huang, Jianfei Sun, Ming Yan

“…The as-printed 316L stainless steel showed the highest Vickers hardness, elastic modulus, and tensile strength at ~ (~ means about; same applies below unless stated otherwise) 247 HV, ~214.2 GPa, and ~730 MPa, respectively. …”
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Effects of Bond Coating on NiCrBSi-Mo Composite Functional Coating Properties in Plasma Spraying NiCrBSi-Mo/Ni Coating by DU Ji-yu, LI Fang-yi, LU Hai-yang, SHANG Jian-tong, LI Zhen

“…Bond tensile test results show that excessive bond coating thickness will cause fracture in the interface between bond coating and functional coating during the stretching process; in different grinding surfaces, Vickers hardness of test blocks with a certain bood coating thickness attenuates slowly in the vertical direction. …”
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α-Mangostin and lawsone methyl ether in tooth gel synergistically increase its antimicrobial and antibiofilm formation effects in vitro by Wipawee Nittayananta, Panjaporn Wongwitthayakool, Teerapol Srichana, Chadaporn Setthanurakkul, Panthakarn Yampuen, Paphawarin Terachinda, Titima Deebunjerd, Jiratchaya Tachapiriyakun

“…Enamel microhardness was measured via Vickers microhardness testing. The enamel chemical composition was investigated with Fourier Transform Spectrometer. …”
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Assessment of Selected Structural Properties of High-Speed Friction Welded Joints Made of Unalloyed Structural Steel by Beata Skowrońska, Tomasz Chmielewski, Dariusz Zasada

“…The obtained joints were subjected to metallographic observations using an optical microscope; in selected zones of friction joints the average grain size was specified in accordance with the EN ISO 643:2012 standard; the hardness of friction joints was measured using the Vickers method. The friction-welded joint with the highest p_f was EBSD-investigated. …”
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Effect of Fine Particle Peening Using Hydroxyapatite Particles on Rotating Bending Fatigue Properties of <i>β</i>-Type Titanium Alloy by Yuki Nakamura, Koichiro Nambu, Toshikazu Akahori, Toshihiro Shimizu, Shoichi Kikuchi

“…The surface microstructures of the FPP-treated specimen were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, micro-Vickers hardness testing, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, and electron backscattered diffraction. …”
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Delivery of Low-Diluted Toothpaste during Brushing Improves Enamel Acid Resistance by Ryouichi Satou, Chikara Shibata, Atsushi Takayanagi, Atsushi Yamagishi, Dowen Birkhed, Naoki Sugihara

“…The results revealed a significant increase in substantial defects, compared to 67% (1.50×) at dilutions of 50% (2.00×) or higher, accompanied by a decrease in Vickers hardness. Moreover, the mineral loss increased with dilution, and a significant difference was observed between 67% (1.50×) and 50% (2.00×) (<i>p</i> < 0.01). …”
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Features of calcium hexaaluminate formation in alumina-zirconia ceramics by Nina Cherkasova, Kristina Antropova, Ruslan Kuzmin, Kemal Emurlaev, Ivanna Kuchumova, Nomina Burkhinova, Yulia Zobova

“…Structural investigations were conducted using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Vickers hardness was determined at a load of 10 kg. …”
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Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of novel nanoparticles strengthened CoCrFeNi based high entropy alloy by Xin Wang, Guanjun Zhu, Jia Liu, Yuhui Lei, AMei Zhang, Hongping Hou, Yunpeng Zhang, Hongliang Du

“…Most importantly, the Vickers hardness of the (CuTi)1.0 alloy is probably 1.7 times higher than that of the (CuTi)0.2 alloy.…”
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Effect of Graphene Nanoplatelet Content on Mechanical and Elevated-Temperature Tribological Performance of Self-Lubricating ZE10 Magnesium Alloy Nanocomposites by Sinan Kandemir, Sibel Yöyler, Rahul Kumar, Maksim Antonov, Hajo Dieringa

“….%) on the microstructure, Vickers hardness, and tensile properties of nanocomposites was investigated. …”
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Influence of Precipitation Hardening on the Mechanical Properties of Co-Cr-Mo and Co-Cr-W-Mo Dental Alloys by Marko Sedlaček, Katja Zupančič, Barbara Šetina Batič, Borut Kosec, Matija Zorc, Aleš Nagode

“…A microstructural analysis was performed using SEM, with EDS for microchemical analysis and EBSD for phase identification. In addition, the Vickers hardness and wear resistance of the two alloys were analysed before and after heat treatment. …”
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Continuous Cooling Transformation of Under-Cooled Austenite of SXQ500/550DZ35 Hydropower Steel by Zhenglei Tang, Ran Guo, Yang Zhang, Zhen Liu, Yuezhang Lu, Fuming Wang

“…Combined with metallography and Vickers hardness measurement, the continuous cooling transformation diagrams (CCT) of the studied steel under two different states were determined. …”
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Numerical and experimental study on the rheo-extrusion process of 2A50 aluminium alloy miniature gear by Hong Jiang, Long An, Fan Li, Peng Zhang, Peng Dong, Shuangjiang Li, Yongfei Wang, Shengdun Zhao

“…The rheo-extrusion experiment shows that the miniature gear is fully filled, and its microstructure consists of fine grains with an average size of 19–31 μm. The micro-Vickers hardness distribution of the miniature gear is related to the grain size. …”
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