Effect of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al5083 Alloy Processed by ECAP at Room Temperature and High Temperature by Muneer Baig, Ateekh Ur Rehman, Jabair A. Mohammed, Asiful H. Seikh

“…Tensile studies were also done. Both hardness (Vickers) and tensile strength rises as the number of passes increases; however, the ductility or the percentage of elongation increases. …”
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Mechanical and electrical properties of ternary Ag-Bi-Ga system at 250 °C by Duško Minić, Dragan Manasijević, Yong Du, Pavel Brož, Vladan Ćosović, Aleksandar Djordjević, Milena Premovic

“…The hardness of alloys from three vertical sections (Bi-AgGa, Ag-BiGa, and Ga-AgBi) was determined using Brinell hardness test while the hardness of the individual identified phases was determined using Vickers microhardness test. Additional electrical conductivity measurements were carried out on the same alloy samples. …”
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The Influence of the Modification of Carbon Nanotubes on the Properties of Copper Matrix Sintered Materials by Adam Piasecki, Julia Sobkowiak, Dariusz Boroński, Katarzyna Siwińska-Ciesielczyk, Piotr Paczos

“…The tests were carried out using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Vickers hardness tests, static compression tests, and wear tests using the pin-on-disc method. …”
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Metallurgical and mechanical investigation on FSSWed dissimilar aluminum alloy by K. Anton Savio Lewise, J. Edwin Raja Dhas, R. Pandiyarajan, S. Sabarish

“…The physical properties were investigated by Vickers microhardness survey and the specimen strength evaluated by tensile tests. …”
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Microstructural evolution and hardening phenomenon caused by aging of AlSi10Mg alloy by laser powder bed fusion by Takashi Maeshima, Keiichiro Oh-ishi, Hiroaki Kadoura

“…Microstructures and age-hardening phenomena of directly aged (artificial aged) AlSi10Mg alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) were characterized using scanning transmission electron microscopy, atom probe tomography, and Vickers hardness testing. The microstructure derived from overlapping melt pools has a full cellular structure consisting of eutectic Si walls surrounding α-Al cells. …”
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ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN SIFAT FISIS DAN MEKANIS BANTALAN PELURU BARU, TELAH DIPAKAI DAN RUSAK UNTUK KENDARAAN BERMOTOR RODA DUA by Arfanky Purnama, Ariosuko D. H.

“…Pada penelitian ini dilakukan penelitian terhadap sample bearing dengan membandingkan bearing yang belum terpakai dengan bearing yang sudah terpakai pada sepeda motor untuk mengetahui komposisi kimia dengan menggunakan alat spektrometer, pengujian metalografi dan pengujian kekerasan dengan menggunakan metode Vickers. Dari penelitian yang dilakukan bahwa bearing tersebut adalah high carbon steel atau baja karbon tinggi rata-rata tertinggi dimiliki oleh bearing baru yaitu untuk bagian outer ring sebesar 766,12 HV, ball bearing sebesar 854,276 HV dan inner ring sebesar 774,592 HV. …”
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Soudage hybride Laser-MAG d'un acier Hardox® Hybrid Laser Arc Welding of a Hardox® steel by Chaussé Fabrice, Bertrand Emmanuel, Paillard Pascal, Dubourg Laurent, Lemaitre David, Carin Muriel

“…Un large panel de techniques de caractérisation a été employé (mesures thermiques, radiographie X, duretés Vickers, macrographie…). L'objectif étant de déterminer l'influence des paramètres du procédé sur la qualité de la soudure et d'étendre notre compréhension des phénomènes se déroulant lors de ce type de soudage. …”
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Production of tib2 coatings on graphite substrates by electrophoretic deposition in NaF-AlF3 melt by Zhang Jun, Pang Jie, Jin Weiliang, Chu Shaojun, Haarberg Martin Geir, Xiao Saijun

“…In addition, the average value of hardness of the TiB2 coating was determined as 3585 ± 139 HV0.1 (36.6 ± 1.4GPa) measured by a Vickers micro-hardness tester.…”
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Analisa Kegagalan Secondary Superheater Tube Pada PLTU Batubara Kapasitas 600 MW by Iwan Toni, Meilinda Nurbanasari

“…Beberapa investigasi yang dilakukan terdiri dari inspeksi visual, kekerasan vickers, analisis struktur mikro, uji XRD. Dapat disimpulkan kegagalan terjadi karena terganggunya aliran steam akibat serbuk deposit menumpuk di daerah elbow dan bukan karena lapisan oksida yang menempel di dinding dalam pipa. …”
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Novel Ultrahard Extended Hexagonal C₁₀, C₁₄ and C₁₈ Allotropes with Mixed sp²/sp³ Hybridizations: Crystal Chemistry and Ab In... by Samir F. Matar, Volker Eyert, Vladimir L. Solozhenko

“…Regarding mechanical properties, C₁₀, C₁₄, and C₁₈ were found ultrahard with Vickers hardness slightly below that of diamond. All of them are dynamically stable, with positive phonon frequencies reaching maxima higher than in diamond due to the stretching modes of C=C=C linear units. …”
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Influence of Zr Content in Ti-40Nb-xZr Alloys on the Microstruture, Elastic Modulus and Microhardness by Rafael Formenton Macedo dos Santos, Carolina Neves Reis, Conrado Ramos Moreira Afonso

“…The study aimed to investigate the influence of the proportion of β-stabilizing or betagenic elements on the microstructure and properties of the alloys, including Vickers microhardness and elastic modulus.…”
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Applications of Micro-Indentation Technology to Estimate Fracture Toughness of Shale by Qiang Han, Zhan Qu, Ping Wang, Gang Bi, Guanzheng Qu

“…The results show that Berkovich indenter is more suitable for shale indentation test than Vickers indenter. Fracture toughness of shale indentation is obviously affected by surface roughness and indentation position. …”
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Effect of cooling rate of steel ( 25 Cr Mo4 ) on its hardness and microstructure by Jassim Khadir

“…Those transformations in thestructure was accomplished with increasment of Vickers hardness values from (175) HV with ( 0.1˚C /min ) cooling rate to ( 579 ) HV with water guenching . …”
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Effect of dental varnishes in prevention of enamel demineralization adjacent to orthodontic brackets by Eby Varghese, Renu S Samson, Ashley Thomas, George Sam, Sadananda Hota, Nivedita Sahoo

“…Areas of demineralization were evaluated by documenting the microhardness along the severed surface using a microhardness tester equipped with a Vickers diamond. Results: The highest surface microhardness was noted with Profluorid Varnish group at 328.48 ± 1.12 in pursuit by Clinpro XT Varnish group at 322.08 ± 0.04 as well as Duraphat Varnish group at 307.42 ± 0.28 with a statistically noteworthy dissimilarity amid the groups. …”
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Effect of whitening toothpaste on titanium and titanium alloy surfaces by Adriana Cláudia Lapria Faria, Angelo Rafael de Vito Bordin, Vinícius Pedrazzi, Renata Cristina Silveira Rodrigues, Ricardo Faria Ribeiro

“…Surface roughness and Vickers microhardness were evaluated before and after toothbrushing. …”
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Stress-Shot-Peened Leaf Springs Material Analysis through Nano- and Micro-Indentations by Maria Pappa, Georgios Savaidis, Nikolaos Michailidis

“…The effect of the manufacturing process has been captured both by Vickers micro-hardness measurements and nanoindentation. …”
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Evaluation of Chromium Carbide Coatings on AISI 52100 Steel Obtained by Thermo-Reactive Diffusion Technique by Xiaoming ZONG, Wenming JIANG, Zitian FAN

“…The chromium carbide coating was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Micro-Vickers hardness test and Daimler-Benz Rockwell-C adhesion test. …”
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Additive manufacturing process and microstructure during powder extrusion printing of cemented carbides by LU Tengxuan, MENG Xiaoyan, LI Shidi, DENG Xin

“…In combination with vacuum sintering at 1450 ℃ for 60 min, high performance of cemented carbide sample with the shrinkage rate of 17.8%, uniform distribution of WC grain size, and Vickers hardness of 1410HV30 is successfully fabricated. …”
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Study on Tooth Interior Fatigue Fracture Failure of Wind Turbine Gears by Houyi Bai, Caichao Zhu, Ye Zhou, Xiaojin Chen, Houbin Feng, Wei Ye

“…The hardness gradient of the hardened layer is measured by Vickers hardness tests. Based upon the stress field and material properties, a fatigue parameter analysis is presented to characterize the risk of TIFF by using the Dang Van multiaxial fatigue criterion. …”
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Study of the Effect of Quenching and Tempering Modes on the Strength Level of Alloyed Structural Steels Used to Produce Fasteners by Alexander Zaitsev, Anton Koldaev, Alexey Stepanov, Nataliya Arutyunyan, Alexey Stolyarov, Mariya Zaytseva, Dmitrii Konstantinov

“…Tensile strength, yield strength, relative elongation, reduction in area, and Vickers microhardness were measured. An analysis was made of the hardenability and the influence of the holding time during tempering on the mechanical properties of the considered round steel. …”
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