Age-hardening of Ti-35Nb-7Zr-5Ta alloy for orthopaedic implants by Elisa Bueno Taddei, Vinicius Andre Rodrigues Henriques, Roberto Moreira da Silva, Carlos Alberto Alves Cairo

“…Sintered samples were characterized for microstructure and microhardness by scanning electron microscopy and Vickers indentation, respectively. In the homogenized condition alloy exhibited a microstructure consisting primarily of a beta Ti matrix with grain boundary alpha precipitates and a low volume fraction of primary alpha precipitates. …”
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Properties of 2 mol% Yttria Stabilized Zirconia–Alumina–Cerium Hexaaluminate Composites by Frank Kern

“…The materials reach attractive 4-point bending strength values of greater than 1170–1390 MPa at a fracture resistance of 6.4–7 MPa√m. Vickers hardness is slightly reduced from 1405 HV10 to 1380 HV10 with increasing CA6 fraction. …”
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Inorganic Adsorption on Thermal Response and Wear Properties of Nanosilicon Nitride-Developed AA6061 Alloy Nanocomposite by F. Mary Anjalin, A. Mohana Krishnan, G. Arunkumar, K. Raju, M. Vivekanandan, S. Somasundaram, T. Thirugnanasambandham, Elangomathavan Ramaraj

“…The differential scanning calorimeter is used to find the heat flow between 400°C and 700°C. The micro Vickers hardness and wear characteristics of AA6061 nanocomposite were experimentally investigated by ASTM E384 and ASTM G99-05 standards. …”
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Effect of multi-pass friction stir processing on microstructure and mechanical properties of cast A216 alloy by Gholamreza Khalaj, Gholamreza Ghaffari, Bahram Abdolmaleki

“…The hardness of the stir zone increased from 165 Vickers to about 780 HV. Also, the abrasion resistance of the stirring area increased up to 2.5 times.…”
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MICROSTRUCTURE, HARDNESS AND SURFACE ROUGHNESS CHARACTERIZATION OF EBM FABRICATED Ti-6Al-4V SAMPLES by A. Mohammadi, B. Niroumand, A. Saboori

“…The porosity content of the samples was lower than that of some other additive manufacturing processes. Vickers micro-hardness of the samples was measured to be around 337 HV which was higher than those reported for other additive manufacturing processes of the alloy.…”
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Analysis of the High Chromium Cast Iron Microstructure after the Heat Treatment by Kopyciński D., Guzik E., Siekaniec D., Szczęsny A.

“…At each stage of the heat treatment the hardness was measured by Vickers and Rockwell methods, and the microscope images were done. …”
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Microstructure and Wear Resistance of Ti6Al4V Coating Fabricated by Electro-Spark Deposition by Weifu Wang, Chao Han

“…The microstructure, phase composition, microhardness and wear resistance of the deposited coating were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Vickers hardness and wear tester, respectively. The results show that the deposited coating is mainly composed of α’ martensite. …”
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Microstructure and friction properties of Cu-Fe binary alloys by thermite reaction by ZHANG Hao, CHEN Gang, LUO Tao, SHEN Shucheng

“…The phase structure and microstructure of the Cu-Fe alloy were characterized by XRD, SEM, EDS and EBSD techniques, and the hardness and wear resistance of Cu-Fe alloy were tested by using HVS-1000A Vickers hardness tester and CFT-1 material surface performance tester. …”
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Comparison of Mechanical Properties of Ni-Al-Bronze Alloy Fabricated through Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing with Ni-Al-Bronze Alloy Fabricated through Casting by Jisun Kim, Jaewoong Kim, Changmin Pyo

“…In the tensile test, the deposited NAB material showed significantly better results than the cast NAB; furthermore, the deposited NAB material showed better performance than the cast NAB material in the Vickers hardness test, impact test and wear test. …”
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The impact of chitosan and ozonated water on the remineralization of white spot lesion in vitro by Fatima Saeed J Al-Ward, Nada Jafer M H Radhi

“…Surface microhardness measurements were performed prior and after lesion formation then after treatment. Vickers microhardness tester and scanning electron microscope for representative teeth from the study sample were performed to assess enamel structure quantitatively and qualitatively. …”
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Sintering and Properties of W-25% Re Composition for Sermet Fuel Production by Spark Plasma Method by Hüseyin ADANIR

“…The relative densities of the sintered tungsten samples were found to have relative densities ranging from 83% to 94% of the theoretical density of tungsten. Micro hardness (Vickers) test, 94% relative density of the sample was found to be 298 kg / mm2 hardness. …”
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Friction Stir Welding Experiments on AZ31B Alloy to Analyse Mechanical Properties and Optimize Process Variables by TOPSIS Method by Selvaraj Marappan, Lenin Kasirajan, Vijayanand Shanmugam

“…The experimental results of the optimum set provided a tensile strength of 206.35 MPa, Percentage elongation of 7.4% and Vickers hardness of 68 which are 88.2%, 52.9% and 79% of the corresponding property values of the base material respectively. …”
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Ni-coated graphene nanoplatelets and their application as reinforcements for WC-Co cemented carbides by Yigao Yuan, Xingxing Xu, Jianguo Zhang

“…The effect of various content of Ni-GNPs on the mechanical and frictional properties of as-sintered WC-Co samples was investigated. Vickers hardness of WC-Co samples decreased from 1896 MPa to 1743 MPa with the content of Ni-GNPs varied from 0.0 wt% to 0.4 wt%. …”
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The effect of milling time on the preparation of an aluminum matrix composite reinforced with magnetic nanoparticles by Ayman Elsayd, Ahmed Y. Shash, Hisham Mattar, Per A. Löthman, Mohamed E. Mitwally

“…After compaction and sintering, characterization of the final composite material using Energy Disperse Spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed the presence of Al2O3 and Fe3Al phases leading to enhanced mechanical properties in terms of Vickers hardness that reached a value of 81 Hv corresponding to an increase of 270% compared to unreinforced aluminum.…”
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Crystal Chemistry and First Principles Studies of Novel Superhard Tetragonal C₇, C₅N₂, and C₃N₄ by Samir F. Matar, Vladimir L. Solozhenko

“…<i>tet</i>-C₃N₄ with both nitrogen sites within the C₇ structure was found to be cohesive and classified as ductile with a Vickers hardness of 65 GPa. Due to the delocalization of π electrons of the sp²-like hybridized atoms, metallic behavior characterizes all four phases.…”
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Experimental investigation of 65Mn processed by equal channel angular pressing by Xiaofei Wang, Jing Li

“…The experimental findings showed that after four passes of ECAP, the mold's 90-degree inner contact angle produced equiaxed tiny grains with a size of 0.3 μm. As a result, the Vickers hardness of the equal channel angular pressing specimen rose by 34% after four passes of ECAP compared to the preceding pressing specimen. …”
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Spatial and Direction-Based Characterization of Microstructures and Microhardness of TA15 Titanium Alloy Produced by Electron Beam Melting by Jiangtao Ran, Xiaojing Sun, Shiliang Wei, Zhuo Chen, Hong Zhao

“…This study focused on the effects of extracted position and characterization direction on the microstructure, defect distribution and Vickers hardness of TA15 titanium alloy fabricated by electron beam melting. …”
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Characterisation of porosity, density, and microstructure of directed energy deposited stainless steel AISI 316L by Tan, Eddie Zhi’En, Pang, John Hock Lye, Kaminski, Jacek, Pepin, Helene

“…The element composition and Vickers microhardness measurements were taken at the fusion lines and track body locations to characterise the differences in materials and mechanical properties at the 2 locations. …”
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Indentation tests on additively manufactured metallic parts by Wimalasire, Kashan

“…In addition, AM SS316L Vickers hardness 56% greater than that of conv. SS316L. …”
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Comparison study on additive manufacturing (AM) and powder metallurgy (PM) AlSi10Mg alloys by Chen, Biao, Moon, Seung Ki, Yao, Xiling, Bi, Guijun, Shen, Jianghua, Umeda, Junko, Kondoh, Katsuyoshi

“…Room-temperature tensile tests and Vickers hardness measurements were performed to characterize the mechanical properties. …”
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