Study on Micro-Structure and Tensile Mechanical Properties of Dissimilar Metal Weld Joint Connecting Steam Generator Nozzle and Safe-End by Shuang Qi, Wenxin Xiang, Lixun Cai, Xiaokun Liu, Yonggang Wang, Fangmao Ning, Lei Qi, Weiwei Yu, Jinhua Shi

“…In this paper, the micro-structure and tensile mechanical properties of a DMW of a European pressurized water reactor (EPR) were studied. Vickers hardness tester, optical microscope, and electron back scatter diffraction were used to analyze the micro-structure of the DMW joint. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of high entropy (TiVNbTaM)2AlC (M = Zr, Hf) ceramics by Lei Cao, Qiqiang Zhang, Lijing Du, Shuai Fu, Detian Wan, Yiwang Bao, Qingguo Feng, Chunfeng Hu

“…Compared with the single-component MAX phases, the highly pure high-entropy (TiVNbTaZr)2AlC sample had good physical and mechanical properties, including electrical conductivity of 0.96×106 Ω−1·m−1, thermal expansion coefficient of 3.65×10−6 K−1, thermal conductivity of 8.98 W·m−1·K−1, Vickers hardness of 9.80 GPa, flexural strength of 507 MPa, fracture toughness of 5.62 MPa·m1/2, and compressive strength of 1364 MPa, which exhibited the remarkable hardening-strengthening effect.…”
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Powder metallurgy and hardness of the Ll-10Mg alloy reinforced with carbon nanotubes by Sánchez-Cuevas Juan José, Rosas Gerardo, Navarro Oracio, Mercado-Zúñiga Cecilia, Bretado-Aragón Luis A., Reynoso-Marín Francisco J., Zárate-Medina Juan

“…The high-energy ball milling was employed for the nanocomposites processing, and the resulting powders consolidate by uniaxial pressure. Measurements of Vickers microhardness, nanohardness, displacement, and Young's modulus were carried out on the compacts. …”
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Metallurgy, superconductivity, and hardness of a new high-entropy alloy superconductor Ti-Hf-Nb-Ta-Re by Takuma Hattori, Yuto Watanabe, Terukazu Nishizaki, Koki Hiraoka, Masato Kakihara, Kazuhisa Hoshi, Yoshikazu Mizuguchi, Jiro Kitagawa

“…All the alloys investigated were categorized as type-II superconductors, with superconducting critical temperatures (Tc) ranging from 3.25 K to 4.38 K. We measured the Vickers microhardness, which positively correlated with the Debye temperature, and compared it with the hardness values of other bcc HEA superconductors. …”
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Water-Induced Changes in Experimental Resin Composites Functionalized with Conventional (45S5) and Customized Bioactive Glass by Alen Muradbegovic, Matej Par, Vlatko Panduric, Paula Zugec, Tobias T. Tauböck, Thomas Attin, Zrinka Tarle, Danijela Marovic

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate microhardness, mass changes during 1-year water immersion, water sorption/solubility, and calcium phosphate precipitation of experimental composites functionalized with 5–40 wt% of two types of bioactive glass (BG): 45S5 or a customized low-sodium fluoride-containing formulation. Vickers microhardness was evaluated after simulated aging (water storage and thermocycling), water sorption and solubility were tested according to ISO 4049, and calcium phosphate precipitation was studied by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Microstructure and Properties of Al2O3-Y3Al5O12 Reactive Sintered Ceramic Composites with Multilayer Compositional Gradient: an Initial Investigation by Vinícius Z. Bôsco de Souza, Bruno Medeiros da Silva, Bruno Xavier de Freitas, José Eduardo Vasconcelos Amarante, Paula Cipriano da Silva Vidal, Ésoly Madeleine Bento dos Santos, Claudinei dos Santos

“…Phase stability, microstructural aspects, and physical and mechanical properties of the specimens were acquired by relative density, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Vickers hardness, fracture toughness, Young’s modulus and biaxial flexural strength measurements. …”
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Influence of Anodizing Conditions on Biotribological and Micromechanical Properties of Ti–13Zr–13Nb Alloy by Agnieszka Stróż, Joanna Maszybrocka, Tomasz Goryczka, Karolina Dudek, Patrycja Osak, Bożena Łosiewicz

“…Micromechanical properties were investigated by the Vickers microhardness test under variable loads. Biotribological properties were examined in Ringer’s solution in a reciprocating motion in the ball-on-flat system. …”
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Wear Behavior between Aesthetic Restorative Materials and Bovine Tooth Enamel by Akihiko Hatanaka, Tomofumi Sawada, Kazuyo Sen, Takahiro Saito, Kaori Sasaki, Tomoko Someya, Masayuki Hattori, Shinji Takemoto

“…These materials were characterized by Vickers hardness tests and surface roughness measurements. …”
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Study of the effects of laser power and scanning speed on the microstructural morphologies and physical properties of L-PBF produced Ni52.39Ti47.61 by Neha Agarwal, Medad C.C. Monu, Karthikeyan Tamil Selvam, Muhannad Ahmed Obeidi, Dermot Brabazon

“…In particular, the phase type and phase transformation characteristics, composition, Vickers microhardness, and microstructures were examined. …”
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al₂O₃/AZ31 composites prepared by multi-pass hot extrusion by WEI Shuai-hu, HU Mao-liang, JI Ze-sheng, XU Hong-yu, WANG Ye

“…Multi-pass hot extrusion was used to prepare the Al₂O₃/AZ31 composite.The microstru-cture was characterized by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and mechanical properties were tested by Vickers hardness tester and electron universal strength tester. …”
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An in situ Zn–5Mg2Ge composite processed by ultrasonication for biodegradable orthopedic implant applications by Xinghai Wu, Zhiqiang Lin, Tianxi Shen, Runqi Zhou, Jianfeng Ma, Shengbin Huang, Yuncang Li, Jixing Lin, Cuie Wen, Xian Tong

“…After hot rolling, the ultrasonicated Zn–5Mg2Ge composite exhibited the best mechanical properties and hardness with a yield strength, an ultimate tensile strength, elongation, Vickers hardness, and Brinell hardness of 142.9 MPa, 253.6 MPa, 8.9%, 109.5 HV, and 104.0 HB, respectively. …”
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Novel Zr-Rich Alloys of Ternary Ti-Zr-Nb System with Large Superelastic Recovery Strain by Danil Barilyuk, Andrey Bazlov, Natalia Arkharova, Tatyana Teplyakova, Anton Konopatsky, Sergey Prokoshkin

“…Mechanical properties of the thermomechanically-treated alloys were studied by Vickers microhardness testing, static tensile testing, and superelastic mechanical cycling. …”
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Investigations on Tribological Behaviour of Titanium Dioxide Particles Filled Al-0.6Fe-0.5Si Alloy Composite using TOPSIS Approach by S. Kailainathan, M. Ezhilan, S.V. Alagarsamy, C. Chanakyan

“…Hardness of the composite was measured using Vickers micro hardness tester and the maximum hardness was obtained at 95.6 Hv. …”
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Enhanced physical properties of stable lead-free oxide double perovskite Ba2TbBiO6 for photovoltaics: Effects of Sb doping by Samiron Kumar Saha, Mithun Khan, Zahid Hasan, Dayal Chandra Roy, Md Lokman Ali

“…The Sb-doped monoclinic phase had greater anisotropy than the cubic phase, despite the fact that both phases were anisotropic. Vickers hardness shows that the monoclinic Ba2TbBi1−xSbxO6(x = 0.0, 0.5) phase is harder than the cubic Ba2TbBi1−xSbxO6(x = 0.0, 0.5) phases. …”
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Preparation and Performance of Multilayer Si-B-C-N/Diamond-like Carbon Gradient Films by Jiaqi Duan, Minghan Li, Wenzhi Wang, Ziming Huang, Hong Jiang, Yanping Ma

“…The mechanical and optical properties of the films were studied using a multifunctional material mechanical testing system, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, and micro-Vickers hardness tester. The gradient structure promotes the formation of sp³ bonds and improves the hardness and optical transmittance of the resulting films. …”
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Processing and Characterization of Spark Plasma Sintered SiC-TiB₂-TiC Powders by Sergey N. Grigoriev, Yuri Pristinskiy, Thet Naing Soe, Alexander Malakhinsky, Mikhail Mosyanov, Pavel Podrabinnik, Anton Smirnov, Nestor Washington Solís Pinargote

“…The flexural strength, Vickers hardness, and fracture toughness of SPSed samples were determined. …”
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Fabrication, mechanical properties, and tribological behaviors of Ti2AlC and Ti2AlSn0.2C solid solutions by Leping Cai, Zhenying Huang, Wenqiang Hu, Suming Hao, Hongxiang Zhai, Yang Zhou

“…The flexural strengths of Ti2AlC and Ti2AlSn0.2C have been measured as 430 and 410 MPa, respectively. Both Vickers hardness decreased slowly as the load increased. …”
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In Vitro Study of the Biological and Physical Properties of Dual-Cure Resin-Modified Calcium Silicate-Based Cement by Minjung Kim, Sung-Hoon Lee, Dong-Hoon Shin

“…For mechanical property tests, microhardness was evaluated using the Vickers microhardness (VHN) test, and the bond strength to the resin was evaluated using a shear bond test machine. …”
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Microstructure and Superior Corrosion Resistance of an In-Situ Synthesized NiTi-Based Intermetallic Coating via Laser Melting Deposition by Cheng Deng, Menglong Jiang, Di Wang, Yongqiang Yang, Vyacheslav Trofimov, Lianxi Hu, Changjun Han

“…Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, a digital microhardness tester and an electrochemical analyzer were used to evaluate the microstructure, Vicker’s microhardness and electrochemical corrosion resistance of the intermetallic coating. …”
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Evaluation of Austenitic Stainless Steel ER308 Coating on H13 Tool Steel by Robotic GMAW Process by Jorge Eduardo Hernandez-Flores, Bryan Ramiro Rodriguez-Vargas, Giulia Stornelli, Argelia Fabiola Miranda Pérez, Felipe de Jesús García-Vázquez, Josué Gómez-Casas, Andrea Di Schino

“…The mechanical behavior of the welded assembly was analyzed through Vickers microhardness, and a pin-on-disk wear test was employed to assess its wear resistance. …”
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