Effect of Ultrasonic Surface Rolling on the Fretting Wear Property of 7075 Aluminum Alloy by Qiwen Xiong, Po Zhang, Wenzheng Zhai, Xiaoshuang Luo, Zhaobing Cai, Feilong Zheng, Le Gu

“…A white light interferometer, Vickers hardness tester, and X-ray diffractometer were employed to comparatively analyze the variations in surface roughness, hardness. and grain size before and after the USR treatment. …”
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Near‐Net Shape Hot Isostatic Pressing: Microstructural Analysis and Hardness Evolution at a Steel–Nickel Alloy Interface by Lebiao Yang, Yin Xie, Xiaona Ren, Chao Cai, Pengju Xue, Yusheng Shi, Changchun Ge

“…There is no obvious carbon diffusion around the interface due to a low carbon concentration in the capsule. The Vickers microhardness profile shows an increase, then a decrease, and eventually becomes stable at 425HV. …”
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Effect of Minor Er Additions on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Cast Al-Cu-Mg-Ag Alloys by Haoyu Xie, Juangang Zhao, Jing Cao, Lei Luo, Shuai Guo, Linnan Ou, Zhiyi Liu, Song Bai

“…The microstructures and mechanical properties of novel cast Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys with and without minor additions of Er (0.09 and 0.2 wt %) are investigated by Vickers hardness tests, tensile tests, optical metallographic examination, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Influence of Y₂O₃ Content on Microstructure and Properties of Laser Alloying WC/Ni Metal Ceramic on 38CrMoAl Steel by HAN Li-ying, WANG Cun-shan, FENG Qiao

“…The influence of Y₂O₃ content on the phase composition, microstructure, microhardness and tribological performance of the alloying layers were investigated via X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, electron microprobe, Vickers hardness tester and friction wear testing machine. …”
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Synthesis of (HfZrTiNbTa)N powders via nitride thermal reduction with soft mechano-chemical assistance by Xiang Liu, Youjun Lu, Qian Xu, Lutong Yang, Hongfang Shen, Wenzhou Sun, Xiao Zhang, Yanmin Wang

“…In addition, the high-entropy bulk nitride ceramics with relative density (Rw) of 94.31%±0.76%, Vickers hardness of 21.00±0.94 GPa, and fracture toughness (KIC) of 3.18±0.16 MPa·m1/2 are obtained with submicron-sized powders, which are superior to those obtained with micron-sized powders.…”
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Zirconia Toughened Alumina Ceramics via Forming Intragranular Structure by Junguo Li, Qiwang Cai, Guoqiang Luo, Xinyu Zhong, Qiang Shen, Rong Tu, Xiaoping Guo, Renchi Ding

“…The phase composition of the powder prepared by the co-precipitation method after calcination at 1100 °C is θ-Al₂O₃ and t-ZrO₂, and the average grain size after sintering at 1500 °C is 1.04 ± 0.28 µm, and the maximum Vickers hardness and fracture toughness of the specimens reach 19.37 ± 0.43 GPa and 6.18 ± 0.06 MPa·m^1/2, respectively. …”
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Influence of Ni Contents on Microstructure and Mechanical Performance of AlSi10Mg Alloy by Selective Laser Melting by Hui Wang, Like He, Qingyong Zhang, Yiqing Yuan

“…The tensile strength, elongation, Vickers hardness, friction coefficient, and wear volumes of the 3Ni-AlSi10Mg samples were 401.15 ± 7.97 MPa, 6.23 ± 0.252%, 144.06 ± 0.81 HV, 0.608, 0.11 mm³, respectively, which outperformed the pure AlSi10Mg samples (372.05 ± 1.64 MPa, 5.84 ± 0.269%, 123.22 ± 1.18 HV, 0.66, and 0.135 mm³).…”
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Hot forging Nb4AlC3 ceramics with enhanced properties by Ye Yu, Shuai Fu, Detian Wan, Yiwang Bao, Longsheng Chu, Qingguo Feng, Chunfeng Hu

“…The ordered layered grains increased the resistance of crack propagation, resulting in a higher fracture toughness parallel to the c-axis direction (9.41 MPa·m1/2), which was higher than that of untextured ceramics (6.88 MPa·m1/2). The Vickers hardness tested at 10 N on the texture top surface (7.18 GPa) was higher than that on the texture side surface (6.45 GPa).…”
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The mechanical and physical properties of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)/sisal/PMMA hybrid composites for dental applications by Harini Sosiati, Arif Muhammad Rizky, Aldi Lukman Maulana Latief, Rahmad Kuncoro Adi, Sinin Hamdan

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), universal testing machine (UTM), hardness Vickers, thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), and ANSYS Workbench 2022 R1 software are utilized to characterize the properties of the composites. …”
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The Effects of Indium Additions on Tribological Behavior of Spark Plasma Sintering-Produced Graphene-Doped Alumina Matrix Composites for Self-Lubricating Applications by Viktor Puchý, Mária Podobová, Richard Sedlák, Ladislav Falat, Róbert Džunda, František Kromka, Ján Dusza

“…Hardness was determined using the Vickers technique and tribological properties were studied by the ball-on-disk method. …”
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Assessing the Impact and Suitability of Dense Carbon Dioxide as a Green Solvent for the Treatment of PMMA of Historical Value by Angelica Bartoletti, Inês Soares, Ana Maria Ramos, Yvonne Shashoua, Anita Quye, Teresa Casimiro, Joana Lia Ferreira

“…The impact of CO₂ on the weight, the appearance of the samples (dimensions, color, gloss, and surface texture), and modifications to their physicochemical and mechanical properties were monitored via a multi-analytical approach that included optical microscopy, Raman and attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopies, and micro-indentation (Vickers hardness). Results showed that CO₂ induced undesirable and irreversible changes in PMMA samples (i.e., formation of fractures and stress-induced cracking, drastic decrease in the surface hardness of the samples), independent of the conditions used (i.e., temperature, pressure, CO₂ phase, and exposure time).…”
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Incorporating Aminated Nanodiamonds to Improve the Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Resin-Based Biomedical Appliances by Utkarsh Mangal, Ji-Young Seo, Jaehun Yu, Jae-Sung Kwon, Sung-Hwan Choi

“…Both nanocomposites showed markedly improved mechanical properties, with the A-ND-containing nanocomposite showing a statistically significant increase in the flexural strength (<i>p</i> < 0.001), elastic modulus (<i>p</i> < 0.01), and impact strength (<i>p</i> < 0.001) compared to the control and ND-containing groups. The Vickers hardness and wear-resistance values of the A-ND-incorporated material were significantly higher (<i>p</i> < 0.001) than those of the control and were comparable to the values observed for the ND-containing group. …”
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Effects of Incorporation of Marine Derived Hydroxyapatite on the Microhardness, Surface Roughness, and Fluoride Release of Two Glass-Ionomer Cements by Maja Bilić-Prcić, Ivan Šalinović, Sevil Gurgan, Uzay Koc Vural, Silvana Jukić Krmek, Ivana Miletić

“…The SR was measured using a contact type profilometer and the microhardness was determined using a Vickers micro-hardness tester at a load of 980 g for 15 s. …”
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Evaluation of the Properties of 3D-Printed Ti Alloy Plates: <i>In Vivo</i> and <i>In Vitro</i> Comparative Experimental Study by Qi Wang, Wael Telha, Yange Wu, Bassam Abotaleb, Nan Jiang, Songsong Zhu

“…The surface morphology, mechanical properties, and bone–plate contact rate of the 3D-Ti plates and the Synthes-Ti plates were characterized and compared via electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, Vickers hardness test, three-point bending test, and software calculation. …”
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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AA7075 Aluminum Alloy Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) by Elder Soares, Nadège Bouchonneau, Elizeth Alves, Kleber Alves, Oscar Araújo Filho, David Mesguich, Geoffroy Chevallier, Christophe Laurent, Claude Estournès

“…The samples prepared using the ball-milled powder exhibit both higher Vickers microhardness and transverse fracture strength values than those prepared using the raw powder, reflecting the finer microstructure.…”
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Promotion Effect of Carboxymethyl Chitosan on Dental Caries via Intrafibrillar Mineralization of Collagen and Dentin Remineralization by Qi Zhang, Jiaxin Guo, Zihua Huang, Sui Mai

“…The process and pattern of mineralization were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) as well as structured illumination microscopy (SIM). The Vickers hardness test was used to quantify the dentin hardness, while the microtensile bond strength (µTBS) test was used to assess the bond strength and durability. …”
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Effects of Non-Metallic Inclusions and Mean Stress on Axial and Torsion Very High Cycle Fatigue of SWOSC-V Spring Steel by Ulrike Karr, Bernd M. Schönbauer, Yusuke Sandaiji, Herwig Mayer

“…The influence of inclusion size and Vickers hardness on cyclic strength is well predicted with Murakami and Endo’s <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msqrt><mrow><mi>a</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>a</mi></mrow></msqrt></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> parameter model. …”
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Fine-tuning of mechanical properties in a Zn–Ag–Mg alloy via cold plastic deformation process and post-deformation annealing by Maria Wątroba, Wiktor Bednarczyk, Jakub Kawałko, Piotr Bała

“…By controlling the microstructure, the most promising results were obtained in the sample subjected to 50% CR reduction and 5-min annealing, which were: ultimate tensile strength of 432 MPa, yield strength of 385 MPa, total elongation to failure of 34%, and Vickers microhardness of 125 HV0.3. The obtained properties clearly exceed the mechanical benchmarks for biodegradable implant materials. …”
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Effect of the Degree of Conversion on Mechanical Properties and Monomer Elution from Self-, Dual- and Light-Cured Core Composites by Branislava Petronijevic Sarcev, Sebastian Balos, Dubravka Markovic, Ivan Sarcev, Marija Vukcevic, Danka Labus Zlatanovic, Vesna Miletic

“…DC was determined using FTIR, compressive and flexural strength and modulus of elasticity using a universal testing machine and microhardness using Vickers hardness. Elution was measured using HPLC. …”
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Novel TiC-based ceramic with enhanced mechanical properties by reaction hot-pressing at low temperature by Lanqing Liang, Boxin Wei, Mengmeng Zhang, Wenbin Fang, Lei Chen, Yujin Wang

“…TiC-36 mol% Si-10 mol% ZrC (raw composition) exhibits good comprehensive mechanical properties (Vickers hardness of 21.8 GPa, flexural strength of 580 MPa, and indentation fracture toughness of 6.7 MPa m1/2), which reach or exceed most TiC-based ceramics in previous reports.…”
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