Pressureless flash sintering of α-SiC: electrical characteristics and densification by Gibson, A, Li, Y, Bonilla, RS, Todd, RI

“…The densest specimen had a grain size of 5.9 µm ± 0.5 µm and a Vickers hardness (HV5) of 24.7 GPa ± 0.5 GPa. These values were similar to those of conventionally sintered specimens of the same powder but the production time of the flash sintered samples was reduced by more than 6 h and with a furnace temperature lower by 700 °C.…”

A study of the sintering behaviour of magnesium diboride by Dancer, C, Mikheenko, P, Bevan, A, Abell, J, Todd, R, Grovenor, C

“…We have studied the effect of a range of heat-treatments on the microstructure of pellets produced from commercial MgB2 powder using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Vickers hardness tests and by density measurements using Archimedes' principle. …”

Mechanical performance and corrosion behaviour of diffusion-bonded A5083 aluminium and A36 mild steel with gallium interlayer by Ismail, Asmawi, Othman, Nurul Husna, Mustapha, Mazli, Mohamed Saheed, Mohamed Shuaib, Abdullah, Zaki, Muhammed, Musa, Mohamed Saat, Asmalina, Mustapha, Faizal

“…Property characterisation was achieved using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis, Vickers microhardness tester, Izod impact tester and potentiodynamic polarisation testing. …”

Relationship between the microstructure and property of Al-0.21wt% Mg-0.41wt% Si alloy by Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza, Zainol, Ismail, Harun, Mohd, Ahmad Yazid, Aznijar

“…A comparison of the alloy ageing response was made at different ageing temperatures using Vickers hardness test. Tensile test was carried out to evaluate the strength and ductility of the alloy. …”
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Nanobioceramic composites: a study of mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties by Sasthiryar, Sivabalan, H. P. Shawkataly, Abdul Khalil, Bhat, Aamir H., Ahmad, Zainal Arifin, Islam, Md Nazrul, Ashaari, Zaidon, Dungani, Rudi

“…An increase in the loading percentage of CNFs in the alumna decreased the specific gravity, vickers hardness (HV), and fracture toughness values of the composite materials. …”
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Precipitation strengthening in extruded AZ61 magnesium alloys during heat treatment process by Mohd Daud, Mohd Ahadlin, Din, Abdul Talib, Jusoff, Kamaruzaman, Selamat, Mohd Zulkefli

“…The mechanical properties and the Hardness Vickers (HV) of the AZ61 magnesium alloy are also found to increase owing to secondary hardening by precipitation strengthening. …”
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The effects of thermal ageing on properties and microstructure of Al-6063 alloy by Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza, Zainol, Ismail, Mohamad Sapri, Mohd Amirul Zalif

“…The ageing response and mechanical properties was monitored by Vickers hardness and tensile tests, respectively. …”
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Preliminary Study On Bioceramics Containing Gallic Acid by Kamarudin, Farrah Izzatul Ain

“…The compositional, surface morphologies, functional group, surface topography and hardness of specimens were analysed using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and Vickers hardness test, respectively. The results obtain showed that the presence of gallic acid in bioceramic specimens cannot be detected even soaking in gallic acid solution for 5, 10 and 15 mins but there is increasing of HAp weight and density after soaking in Gallic acid solution. …”
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Study On The Relationship Between Tensile And Hardness Properties On Several Metallic Materials by Ahmad, Nur Husna

“…Besides, the measurement uncertainty also conducted to determine the validation of the data. INSTRON 5965 and Vickers hardness machine were used to determine the correlation between the hardness and strength of the materials.Besides, iSolution software with the optical microscope also was used in observing the microstructure. …”
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Influence of deposition parameter to wear behaviour of tungsten carbide-nickel (WC-Ni) high velocity oxyfuel (HVOF) coating by Abdul Patar, Mohd Affifudin, Kamdi, Z.

“…The method used for hardness test was the Vickers microhardness tester while weight loss test was used to study the wear resistance. …”
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Effect of sintering on hydroxyapatite/sodium alginate properties by Kanasan, Nanthini, Sharifah Adzila, Syed Abu Bakar, Mustaffa, Nor Azimah, Abdol Rahman, Mohd Nasrull, Hassan, Mohd Fahrul, Panerselvan, Gurubaran

“…Green samples were prepared and sintered at temperature 1000˚C and 1100˚C and the sintered samples are studied based on their phase stability, density and Vickers hardness .The result indicates that there is no secondary phase change happen in this XRD result. …”

The effects of quenching and aging on the mechanical and physical properties of recycled aa6061 aluminum chips by Samsi, Mohd Arif

“…On the micro-hardness Vickers, the increasing percentage of the micro-hardness is about 19% from a preference value. …”
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Influence of heat treatment on microhardness and surface roughness of electroless Ni-YSZ composite coating by Baba, Nor Bahiyah, Ghazali, Amirul Syazwan, Abdul Rahman, Afifah Humaira, Said, Nor Azinee, Sharif, Safian

“…The microhardness measurements were carried out using a Vickers microhardness tester (Shimadzu) according to ISO 6507-4. …”

Preparation and properties characterization of P2O5-KNO3-K2O glass by Hashim, Mohd. Helmy

“…The glass crystallinity has been confirmed using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis while the microhardness is measured using Vickers indenter. It is found that the microhardness is in the range of 146 Hv to178 Hv as the mol % of KNO3 content increases. …”
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Effects of heat treatment on the microstructures and electrochemical behavior of stainless steel by Haslan, Nur Hasmisha

“…Hardness test was also carried out on the non-treated and heat treated samples using Vickers hardness test. Microstructure analysis was performed on the samples using characterization equipment such as Glow Discharge Spectroscope (GDS), Optical Microscope (OM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). …”
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Penyediaan kaca aerosilika daripada sekam padi by Abdullah, Rozieyati

“…The study shows aerosilica glass is amorphous and exhibits better properties compared to conventional sodmn silicate glass with an optimum composition.of 20 % mol aerogel with density 2.39 g cm", thermal conductivity value of 1.35 ~ m k ' and Vickers micro hardness value of 412 Hv. According to the infrared spectrum, ths phenomena can be related to the structure of Si-0-Si bonds. …”
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Thermal aging behavior in Cu-Al-Ni-xCo shape memory alloys by Saud, Safaa Najah, Hamzah, Esah Binti, Abubakar, Tuty Asma Abu, Bakhsheshi-Rad, Hamid Reza

“…effects of aging on the phase transformation temperatures, morphology, and mechanical properties were investigated in the Cu-Al-Ni-xCo (x = 0.4, 0.7, and 1.0 mass%) SMAs via differential scanning calorimetry, field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, tensile, vickers microhardness, and shape memory effect test. …”

Microstucture and hardness of copper based shape memory alloys with fourth alloying elements by Abu Bakar, Tuty Asma, Wee, Ying Ci, Akbar, Muhammad Hafiz

“…Several characterization tests were conducted to identify the effects of the fourth alloying elements using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Optical Microscope, and Vickers hardness test. From the microstructural observation, it was found that the grain sizes of these alloys were refined with the addition of the fourth alloying elements. …”

The use of scanning acoustic microscope for flaw detection in metallic materials by Idris, Jamaliah, Teoh, T. L.

“…Three sets of samples are observed under the scanning acoustic microscope and they are Vickers hardness indention samples, quenched samples and porosity samples. …”
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Effect of surface pretreatments on the deposition of polycrystalline diamond on silicon nitride substrates using hot filament chemical vapor deposition method by Awang Sh'ri, Dayangku Noorfazidah

“…The adhesion of diamond films has been determined qualitatively by using Vickers hardness tester. It was found that the diamond films formed on chemical pretreated substrates has cauliflower morphology and low adhesive strength but also have low surface roughness. …”
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