Hardness Measurements and Interface Behavior of SiC-B₄C-Si Multiple Phase Particulate Composites Made with Melt Infiltration and Additive Manufacturing by Corson L. Cramer, Ercan Cakmak, Kinga A. Unocic

“…The measured hardness values of each constituent with Vickers and nanoindentation matched the bulk values, and the macro-hardness values with Knoop and spherical indentation represented the bulk, composite hardness values of all three phases together, which was close to a rule of mixtures value. …”
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The Influence of Nanographite Addition on the Compaction Process and Properties of AISI 316L Sintered Stainless Steel by Barbara Kozub, Marimuthu Uthayakumar, Jan Kazior

“…The scope of the tests included compressibility of blends, measurements of the ejection force while removing the compacts from the die, micro-structural studies, a static tensile test, a three-point bending test, a Kc impact test, Rockwell hardness, and Vickers microhardness measurements. The study demonstrated that the addition of graphite nanopowder to the studied steel acts as a lubricant, providing a significant improvement in lubricity during the pressing process. …”
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Unraveling the Relationship between Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir-Welded Copper Joints by Fuzzy Logic Neural Networks by Mousa Javidani, Akbar Heidarzadeh, Reza Vatankhah Barenji, Moslem Paidar, Hamid Reza Jafarian

“…The micro-hardness and nano-hardness were measured by Vickers hardness and nanoindentation tests, respectively. …”
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Estimation of the Plastic Zone in Fatigue via Micro-Indentation by Cristina Lopez-Crespo, Alejandro S. Cruces, Stanislav Seitl, Belen Moreno, Pablo Lopez-Crespo

“…In this work, we propose an ultra-fine experimental characterisation of the plastic zone based on Vickers micro-indentations. The methodology is applied to different compact tension (CT) specimens made of aluminium alloy 2024-T351 subjected to increasing stress intensity factors. …”
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Effect of Induction Heating on Surface Properties of Hot-Pressed Ceramics Based on Nanopowders Si₃N₄ and TiN by Lina L. Sartinska

“…Removal of the surface porous layer results in increased density and hardness, leading to a higher number of acoustic emission signals during scratching with a Vickers indenter. A different response to scratching indicates a transgranular or intergranular fracture of the structure. …”
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Development of Alumina-Titania Composite Layers on Stainless Steel through the Detonation Spray Method and Investigation of Salt Spray Corrosion Behavior along with Surface Examina... by A. Surya, R. Prakash, P. Senthil Kumar, G. Bharath Balji

“…The hardness of coated and uncoated SS surfaces is determined by using the Micro Vickers hardness tester, which claims that the hardness of the SS surface has decreased after coating. …”
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Mechanical characteristics and crystallographic texture of AA5083 during Equal Channel Angular Pressing Technique by Singh Nagendra, Agrawal Manoj Kumar

“…Extensive research was conducted on the tensile properties and Vickers microhardness. The finite element simulations revealed that the 900 die exhibited a significantly more uniform dispersion of plastic strain compared to the 1200 die. …”
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Electrospun fabrication and direct coating of bio-degradable fibrous composite on orthopedic Titanium implant: Synthesis and Characterizations by Mohammed Saleh Al Aboody

“…The important notable thing is their Vickers hardness was very lower for the Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) polymer containing fibrous composite. …”
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Microstructure, Mechanical and Thermal Properties of ZTA/Al₂TiO₅ Ceramic Composites by A. M. Hassan, Hamada Elsayed, M. Awaad, A. M. Saleh, S. M. Naga

“…The addition of Al₂TiO₅ hindered the grain growth of the alumina particles and enhanced the relative density, Vickers hardness, and bending strength of the composites compared with pure ZTA samples. …”
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The problem of the surface condenser overall heat transfer coefficient determining at high temperatures of cooling water by Artem Vodeniktov, Azamat Minibaev, Valeriia Melnikova, Kirill Egorochkin, Arseny Samoilov, Aleksandr Ovechkin

“…The article presents a comparison of the real overall heat transfer coefficient, based on thermal tests of the condenser of the steam turbine PT-25-90 KTZ during off-design operation (with a degraded vacuum) and its expected value, calculated via the Metropolitan Vickers formula. The average cooling water inlet temperature was 61.2 °C, average exhaust steam pressure was 0.542 bar during thermal tests. …”
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Study on the effect of magnetic needle grinding process on the service properties of medical Mg-1.6Ca-2.0Zn alloy by Shenjin Lv, Tianzhong Wang, Shunheng Sang, Kezhen Yuan, Dongfang Gao, Xian Li, Yang Qiao

“…The impact is assessed through Vickers hardness, residual stresses, surface roughness, friction and wear tests, electrochemical assessments, and contact angle tests. …”
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Influence of Laser Texturing on Microstructure, Surface and Corrosion Properties of Ti-6Al-4V by Marjetka Conradi, Aleksandra Kocijan, Damjan Klobčar, Matjaž Godec

“…SEM imaging reveals a characteristic μ-channel pattern with different scan line separations, while electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) indicates that laser texturing with the current parameters influences the microstructure up to 2 µm deep with the most significant influence at the tips, where melting and rapid solidification occur. The Vickers hardness test indicates a surface hardening effect of the laser-textured compared to the as-received Ti-6Al-4V surfaces. …”
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High-entropy AlCoNiFeCrTiVx coatings куігдеув акщь electron-beam cladding by Yurkova Alexandra, Chernyavsky V., Matveev O., Sysoev M.

“…The addition of V to AlCоNiFeCrTi shows the strengthening effect of the AlCоNiFeCrTiV0-1.5 coatings and the Vickers hardness increased from 8,4 to 11 GPa.…”
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A quality assessment of titanium castings produced in an experimental short-heating-cycle investment by Gelson Luis Adabo, Gustavo Rocha de Paula, Fabiane Nogueira, Laiza Maria Grassi Fais, Oscar Peitl

“…Reaction layer assessments were carried out using Vickers hardness and elemental analysis using dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX). …”
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SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY FOR SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY by G. Rizzuto, F. Bucelli, M. Sciaccaluga, O. Avataneo

“…For what concern the technological properties, Ecosafe Plus has been tested by accredited laboratories with tribological trials (4 Ball wear test ASTM D 4172, Ball on disc test ASTM 6425, Brugger test DIN 51347, Vickers test ASTM D 2882), with elastomer compatibility test (ASTM D 471) and biodegradability test (OECD 310 F).…”
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Discrete characteristic and edge effect during subsurface microhardness measurement of Ti-6Al-4V alloy by Ning Hou, Yuxin Zhang, Minghai Wang, Shutao Huang, Xianjun Kong

“…This study further clarifies that a Vickers indenter is not suitable for characterizing the machined subsurface microhardness on account of the limitations of edge effect and indenter size.…”
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Processes of Fatigue Destruction in Nanopolymer-Hydrophobised Ceramic Bricks by Stanisław Fic, Andrzej Szewczak, Danuta Barnat-Hunek, Grzegorz Łagód

“…The moisture and temperature effect was determined by measurement of changes in surface hardness performed with the Vickers method and assessment of sample absorbability. …”
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A high entropy silicide by reactive spark plasma sintering by Yuan Qin, Ji-Xuan Liu, Fei Li, Xiaofeng Wei, Houzheng Wu, Guo-Jun Zhang

“…The Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, and Vickers hardness of the obtained (Ti0.2Zr0.2Nb0.2Mo0.2W0.2)Si2 are also measured.…”
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of spark plasma sintering produced ZrC–Mo composites by Lan Zhang, Shiyao Yu, Huizhong Ma, Mingcheng Zhu, Jidong Zhang

“…With a relative density of 97.53%, a Vickers hardness of 23.88 GPa, and a flexural strength of 317.55 MPa, the composite possessed the best properties when the molybdenum volume fraction reaches 15 vol. %. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of Polyetheretherketone Particles Adding on Some Mechanical Properties of Polymethacrylate Denture Base Material by Mohand Abdul Jawad M. AL-Hashyme, Aliaa Wameedh R. AL-Omari

“…The conventional heat-curing method was applied using a water bath to polymerize the specimens for both Vickers hardness, tensile and transvers strength tests. …”
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