Influence of Sintering Process on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti(C,N)-Based Cermet by Kaixun Ji, Yanxin Meng, Fuzeng Wang, Yousheng Li

“…The microstructure of the cermet was analyzed and examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). A Vickers hardness tester was used to test the mechanical properties of the materials. …”
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Influencia de las condiciones de mecanizado en la microdureza y la microestructura del Hastelloy C-276 by Bruno Cuevas Lozano, Jimmy E. Sosa Vargas

“…Se comprueba a partir del análisis de la microestructura que el incremento de la microdureza Vickers es ocasionado por el efecto de la acritud que origina un endurecimiento de la capa de material inmediatamente inferior a la superficie cortada y por tanto una disminución de la vida de la herramienta y de la maquinabilidad del material.…”
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The electrochemical corrosion behaviour of Ti-48Al-2Nb-0.7Cr-0.3Si alloy in 3.5%NaCl by Magogodi Steven, Mathabathe Maria, Bolokang Amogelang, Siyasiya Charles

“…Hardness was examined by a Vickers micro hardness tester with a diamond indenter. …”
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Microstructural, mechanical, and electrochemical analysis of carbon doped AISI carbon steels by Muhammad Ishtiaq, Aqil Inam, Saurabh Tiwari, Jae Bok Seol

“…The developed microstructures, micro-hardness, and corrosion properties were investigated by a light optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, electromechanical (Vickers Hardness tester), and electrochemical (Gamry Potentiostat) equipment, respectively. …”
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Impact of the aqueous corrosion induced alteration layer on mechanical properties of pharmaceutical glasses by Qiuju Zheng, Xinlin Ma, Youze Ma, Jiaxin Yu, Yuanzheng Yue, Hongtu He

“…The water-related species in the alteration layer lowers the nanohardness, the reduced modulus, the nanowear resistance and Vickers hardness. The corrosion-induced “silica-like” structure in alteration layer benefits the densification of the subsurface caused by nanoindentation and nanowear, and thereby enhances the fracture toughness of the BAS glass. …”
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Effect of Yttria Content up to 15wt% on Mechanical Properties of Al-Y2O3 Composites Prepared Via Squeeze Casting and Powder Metallurgy Routes by Farouk M. Mahdi, Abd-Ulkader A. Annaz

“…It was found throughout this work that Vickers microhardness, compressive yield strength and wear resistance increase continuously with increasing Yttria content up to 15wt% despite the preparing method. …”
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Biomimetic Mineralized Hydrophilic Polyurethane Primers for Inducing Dentin Tubule Fillings by Zilu Tian, Shiyang Yu, Huimin Wang, Yubin Yang, Xuanyan Zhu, Song Zhu

“…Dentin permeability, X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and Vickers hardness were measured. After 28 days, regenerated minerals were deposited on resin tags which were confirmed to be hydroxyapatite (HAp). …”
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The effects of silica addition on the structural, electrical and mechanical characteristics of MgAl2O4 spinel ceramic phase by Nadher I. Mohammed

“…Mechanical properties were characterized by Vicker’s micro hardness and Brazilian fracture test to measure the fracture toughness of the samples. …”
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Protección contra la corrosión de electrorrecubrimientos níquel/cobre utilizando la técnica PRC by William Aperador, Dionisio Laverde, Enrique Vera y Javier Guerrero

“…Se determinó la composición química de las capas usando la sonda  de  difracción  de  rayos X  (EDX);  además,  se realizaron medidas de brillo y microdureza vickers de la<br />última capa, correspondiente al níquel.…”
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Parametric study of pulsed nanosecond laser interaction with carbon-nanotube composite bipolar plate for PEMFCs by Dawit Musse, Dongkyoung Lee

“…The physical and chemical properties of the regimes are further analyzed by Vickers microhardness testing and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyses performed on the surface and cross-section of each specimen. …”
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Research on Cu-Mg castings cold drawing process and analysis of mechanical and electrical properties of obtained wires by G. Kiesiewicz, P. Kwasniewski, W. Sciezor, K. Franczak, M. Sadzikowski, S. Kordaszewski

“…After the cold drawing process Vickers hardness measurements along with static tensile test and electrical conductivity analysis were performed in order to determine the evolution of castings properties as a result of the applied cold deformation.…”
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Cigarette Smoking Effect on Microhardness and Flexural Properties of Denture Base Resins by Atf Ghariani, Sabra Jaâfoura, Sana Bekri, Amel Labidi, Mounir Trabelsi

“…The 3-point bending and microhardness tests were carried out with a universal tensile-compression machine and a micro-Vickers hardness tester. The acrylic resin specimens have been exposed for 21 days to cigarette smoke in a smoking room. …”
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Influence of Route-R on wrought magnesium AZ61 alloy mechanical properties through equal channel angular pressing by Muralidhar Avvari, S. Narendranath

“…Average grain size of the alloy is to be reduced from 66 μm to 16 μm, 14.1 μm and 10 μm for route A routes Bc, and route R respectively. Vickers microhardness of the alloy is found to be 60 HV for as received material. …”
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Microhardness of nonfluorosed and fluorosed dental cementum: An in vitro study by Nazam Lakhani, K Vandana Laxman

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 24 healthy nonfluorosed and fluorosed orthodontically extracted premolars were collected to assess and compare the mechanical properties (Vickers hardness tester) of fluorosed versus nonfluorosed cementum. …”
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The Effect of Addition of CeO2 Nanoparticles on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti-Al-Mg Compact Samples by Mahdi Hanoon, Akeel Al-Attar, Ali Resen

“…The density and porosity measured using Archimedes method, XRD and SEM images were used to detect phase's peaks and microstructure of all alloy sets. Vickers micro-hardness measured and Brazilian compressive tests, the results of these tests were drawing in charts with porosity and CeO2 nanoparticles percentage. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Aluminum-Magnesium Alloy Prepared by Slope Plate Casting Process by Awfa Abdull-Rasoul, Zainab Kassim Hassan

“…Tensile results reveal that (750,800 and 850ᵒC) especially for (30ᵒ, 40ᵒ, 50ᵒ) for 1.6%-Mg, and 0.46%Mg have a high value. Vickers macro hardness has a gradual increasing value for Al-0.46%Mg, but for Al-1.6%Mg rheocast alloy it has a fluctuated value, the higher value is for small angles (30ᵒ, 40ᵒ, and 50ᵒ) and small value for high angle (60ᵒ).…”
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Investigation of microstructure, machinability, and mechanical properties of new-generation hybrid lead-free brass alloys by Semih Özbey, Recep Artir

“…The hardness values of the beta phase in the microstructure are between 180 and 220 Vickers hardness. It has been observed that increasing the amount of beta prime phase also increases the hardness. …”
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Üç Farklı Tek Renkli Rezin Kompozitlerin Mekanik Özelliklerinin Değerlendirilmesi by Nazmiye Dönmez, Beyza Erol, Ayca Sarıalıoglu Gungor

“…Hazırlanan örneklere alüminyum oksit cila diskleri (Sof-Lex disk, 3M Espe, ABD) ile polisaj yapıldı. Kompozit örneklerin Vickers sertlik değerleri (n=10) (VHN, Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japonya) ve yüzey pürüzlülük değerleri (Ra) (n=10) profilometre cihazı (MarSurf M 300 C, Mahr, Almanya) kullanılarak ölçüldü. …”
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High Densification of Tungsten via Hot Pressing at 1300 °C in Carbon Presence by Oleksii Popov, Vladimir Vishnyakov

“…The exothermic reaction 2W + C → W₂C occurs during the sintering process and promotes charge densification. The Vickers hardness and indentation toughness of W-1.3 wt.…”
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DESGASTE POR ABRASIÓN DEL ACERO API 5L X65 REVESTIDO CON NIOBIO POR ASPERSIÓN TÉRMICA A PLASMA Y CON INCONEL 625 POR SOLDADURA by JOSE MATOS, FELIPE MOTTA, LEONARDO ANTONINI, EDUARDO SCHNEIDER, ROBERTO SCHROEDER, CÉLIA MALFATTI

“…La resistencia al desgaste por abrasión fue evaluada según la norma Petrobras N-2568, en un tribómetro CTER, la rugosidad y el volumen de material desgastado se determinó a través de perfilometría y la dureza de los revestimientos por microscopia Vickers. Los revestimientos obtenidos fueron caracterizados respecto a su morfología por microscopia electrónica de barrido (MEB) y microscopía óptica (MO). …”
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