Modeling the Mechanical Properties of Heat-Treated Mg-Zn-RE-Zr-Ca-Sr Alloys with the Artificial Neural Network and the Regression Model by Yu Fu, Zhiwen Shao, Chen Liu, Yinyang Wang, Yongdong Xu, Xiurong Zhu

“…The dataset for artificial neural network (ANN) modeling is generated by investigating the microhardness of heat-treated Mg-Zn-RE-Zr-Ca-Sr alloys using Vickers hardness tests. A back-propagation (BP) neural network is established using experimental data that enable the prediction of mechanical properties as a function of the composition and heat treatment process. …”
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A relationship of porosity and mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered scandia stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coating by AKM Asif Iqbal, Mei Jing Lim

“…The results also show that the nanometric 10-ScSZ material exhibits a greater mechanical strength including Vickers microhardness of 81 HV, flexural strength of 361 MPa and elastic modulus of 187 GPa at 5% porosity level, as compared to the other two materials. …”
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Effect of process parameters on surface quality and bonding quality of brass cladding copper stranded wire prepared by continuous pouring process for clad by Chenglin Li, Ting'an Zhang, Yan Liu, Jianjun Liu

“…The prepared brass cladding copper stranded wire has good quality, Vickers hardness is between 80 - 85HV, and tensile strength is between 265 - 297 MPa. …”
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C.P titanium/Ti–6Al–4V joint by spark plasma welding: Microstructure and mechanical properties by Saeed Zahabi, Ehsan Mohammad Sharifi, Mehdi Naderi, Mazaher Ramezani, Hossein Jamali, Mohammad Reza Loghman Esatrki

“…The alloy (Ti–Ti64) bonded at 800 °C, with a time of 10 min and pressure of 20 MPa, exhibited the superior bonding of 7–9 μm interface thickness, and excellent tensile strength (534 ± 13 MPa) and Vickers micro-hardness (190 ± 5 HV0.1). Investigation of the effect of pressure (normal stress) also showed that with an increase in pressure, because of the reduction of the chemical potential of diffusing species, the joint temperature would drop, and the joint could be created at a temperature below 800 °C.…”
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Effects of Yttrium (Y) Substitution by Cerium (Ce) on Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Near-Equiatomic Alniy Medium-Entropy Amorphous Alloy Ribbons by Shuyan Zhang, Zhibin Zhang, Xin Wang, Yangyang Gao, Xiubing Liang

“…The differences of microstructure, thermal stability, hardness and corrosion resistance of Al33.3Ni33.3Y33.4-xCex (x = 0, 2, 5, 8, 13) alloy ribbons were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and Vickers-type hardness tester. The anti-corrosion performance in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution of alloy ribbons was investigated elaborately through the general potentiodynamic polarization curves (Tafel) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). …”
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PDMS/TiO₂ and PDMS/SiO₂ Nanocomposites: Mechanical Properties’ Evaluation for Improved Insulating Coatings by Aldo Cordoba, Eric Mauricio Rivera-Muñoz, Rodrigo Velázquez-Castillo, Karen Esquivel

“…As the nanoparticle concentration increased, a maximum increase of 157% in Vickers hardness, 71.4% in elastic modulus, and 80% in tensile strength was observed. …”
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Effect of Final Thermomechanical Treatment on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of T Phase Hardened Al-5.8Mg-4.5Zn-0.5Cu Alloy by Kai Tao, Jingbo Xu, Di Zhang, Aimin Zhang, Guang Su, Jishan Zhang

“…The as-cold rolled aluminum alloy samples were subjected sequentially to solid solution treatment, pre-deformation, and two-stage aging treatment. Vickers hardness was measured during the aging process under various parameters. …”
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Effect of Grain Size on Mechanical and Creep Rupture Properties of 253 MA Austenitic Stainless Steel by Mochammad Syaiful Anwar, Robert R. Widjaya, Leonardo Bayu Adi Prasetya, Abdul Aziz Arfi, Efendi Mabruri, Eddy S. Siradj

“…Uniaxial tensile and micro-Vickers hardness tests were carried out to study the effect of grain size on mechanical properties at room temperature. …”
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Investigation of Thermophysical Properties of AW-2024-T3 Bare and Clad Aluminum Alloys by Janusz Zmywaczyk, Judyta Sienkiewicz, Piotr Koniorczyk, Jan Godzimirski, Mateusz Zieliński

“…The microstructures and compositions of alloys were investigated by light microscope (LM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Furthermore, Vickers micro-hardness measurements were conducted prior to and after DSC studies. …”
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Spark Plasma Sintering of WC-Based 10wt%Co Hard Alloy: A Study of Sintering Kinetics and Solid-Phase Processes by Anastasia A. Buravleva, Alexander N. Fedorets, Anastasia A. Vornovskikh, Alexey V. Ognev, Valeria A. Nepomnyushchaya, Vladimir N. Sakhnevich, Aleksey O. Lembikov, Zlata E. Kornakova, Olesya V. Kapustina, Anna E. Tarabanova, Victor P. Reva, Igor Yu. Buravlev

“…The paper describes the method for producing WC-10wt%Co hard alloy with 99.6% of the theoretical density and a Vickers hardness of ~1400 HV 0.5. Experimental data on densification dynamics, phase composition, morphology, mechanical properties, and grain size distribution of WC-10%wtCo using spark plasma sintering (SPS) within the range of 1000–1200 °C are presented. …”
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Response surface, neural network, and experimental approach to optimize process parameters and characterization of Al-Mg alloy by friction stir welding by Chandra Shekar Anjinappa, Sagr Alamri, Asif Afzal, Abdul Razak Kaladgi, ChanduVeetil Ahamed Saleel, Nasim Hasan, Bahaa Saleh

“…The mechanical properties such as bulk & micro hardness, and tensile strength were evaluated using Brinell, Vickers hardness tester, and tensometer respectively. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Translucent Zirconia: An In Vitro Study by Luan Mavriqi, Tonino Traini

“…Flexural strength, fracture toughness, brittleness, microcrack’s propagation and grain size were analyzed. <b>Results</b>: The Vickers hardness was: 1483 ± 187 MPa (group C); 1102 ± 392 MPa (group A); 1284 ± 32 MPa (group B). …”
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Medical-Grade Polyamide 12 Nanocomposite Materials for Enhanced Mechanical and Antibacterial Performance in 3D Printing Applications by Nectarios Vidakis, Markos Petousis, Emmanuel Velidakis, Apostolos Korlos, John D. Kechagias, Dimitris Tsikritzis, Nikolaos Mountakis

“…Mechanical performance analysis was conducted on the basis of tensile, flexural, impact, and Vickers microhardness measurements in FFF 3D-printed specimens. …”
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Influence of WC Particle Size on the Mechanical Properties and Residual Stress of HVOF Thermally Sprayed WC–10Co–4Cr Coatings by Kunyang Fan, Wenhuang Jiang, Vladimir Luzin, Taimin Gong, Wei Feng, Jesus Ruiz-Hervias, Pingping Yao

“…The microstructures and mechanical properties of the coatings were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, nanoindentation, and Vickers indentation. The through-thickness residual stress profiles of the coatings and substrate materials were determined using neutron diffraction. …”
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Microhardness of bulk-fill composite materials by Katarina Kelić, Sanja Matić, Danijela Marović, Eva Klarić, Zrinka Tarle

“…Composite samples (n=5) were polymerized for 20 s with Bluephase G2 curing unit. Vickers hardness was used to determine microhardness of each material at the surface, and at 2-mm and 4-mm depth. …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Nanohydroxyapatite-Enriched Hydrogen Peroxide Home Bleaching System on Color, Hardness and Microstructure of Dental Enamel by Riccardo Monterubbianesi, Vincenzo Tosco, Tiziano Bellezze, Giampaolo Giuliani, Mutlu Özcan, Angelo Putignano, Giovanna Orsini

“…Their effects on enamel were assessed using a spectrophotometer, Vickers microhardness (VMH) test and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), comparing the treated groups with the non-treated control group (CTR). …”
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Laser melting deposition of Inconel625/Ti6Al4V bimetallic structure with Cu/V interlayers by Wenbo Wang, Nuo Xu, Xiangyu Liu, Zhicheng Jing, Guojian Xu, Fei Xing

“…The phase compositions of these regions are: γ -Ni + laves → (Ni, Cu)ss + (V, Cr)ss + TiNi → α -Ti + β -Ti + Ti _2 Ni → α -Ti + β -Ti. The Vickers hardness distribution is uneven in all regions, and the highest value (about 590.0 HV) is achieved in region B. …”
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Self-Grinding Silage Knife Strengthened with Ni–WC Alloy Prepared by Laser Cladding by Lingfeng Xu, Zhanhua Song, Mingxiang Li, Fade Li, Jing Guo, Ming Gao

“…The microhardness was uniform across the cladded layer, and the average hardness of the micro Vickers was approximately 1000 HV(0.2), which was approximately three times the hardness of the substrate. …”
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Research on microstructure and properties of Ti-15Mo-3Al alloy with high oxygen content by Zaidong Xu, Yanjing Wang, Rongzheng Xu, Qiuye Hu, Dongyu Shi, Xin Lu

“…Hardness and room temperature compression test were performed using Vickers hardness tester and universal testing machine. …”
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The efficacy of reinforcement of glass fibers and ZrO2 nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of autopolymerizing provisional restorations (PMMA) by Raghad S. Jamel, Maha A. AL-Murad, Emad Farhan Alkhalidi

“…The FS was evaluated using the three-point bending test, MH was evaluated using the Vickers microhardness tester and SR was evaluated using a contact-type profilometer. …”
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