Evaluation of the Wear and Mechanical Properties of Titanium Diboride-Reinforced Titanium Matrix Composites Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering by Olusoji Oluremi Ayodele, Bukola Joseph Babalola, Peter Apata Olubambi

“…This indicates that the SPS process aids good sinterability. The Vickers hardness of the consolidated samples improved from 188.1 HV1 to 304.8 HV1, attributed to the high hardness of the TiB₂. …”
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Indentation, finite element modeling and artificial neural network studies on mechanical behavior of GFRP composites in an acidic environment by Hooman Dadras, Amir Teimouri, Reza Barbaz-Isfahani, Saeed Saber-Samandari

“…In this study, the indentation tests are performed with various forces using the Vickers indenter to investigate the mechanical properties, including the elastic modulus, hardness, and the plasticity index of pure, and incorporated glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites with nanosilica and nanoclay. …”
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Effect of enzymatic degradation and hydrolysis on 3D-printed resin-based composite material for temporary dental crowns and bridges by Berghaus Eva, Roling Xeniya, Warkentin Mareike, Petersen Svea

“…Surface roughness of polished specimens was measured by AFM and hardness with a Vickers micro hardness tester. After enzymatic degradation and hydrolysis, BisGMA was detected in the eluates of the additively manufactured composites. …”
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The effect of different curing distances on the microhardness of flowable bulk-fill composite materials by Ayah A Alzaidy, Manal H Abd-alla

“…Microhardness was measured using the Vickers test with a 50-g load for 15 seconds for the top and bottom surfaces of all the samples. …”
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Fabrication of SiCw/Ti3SiC2 composites with improved thermal conductivity and mechanical properties using spark plasma sintering by Xiaobing Zhou, Lei Jing, Yong Duk Kwon, Jin-Young Kim, Zhengren Huang, Dang-Hyok Yoon, Jaehyung Lee, Qing Huang

“…The bending strength of 10 wt% SiCw/Ti3SiC2 was 635 MPa, which was approximately 50% higher than that of the monolithic Ti3SiC2 (428 MPa). The Vickers hardness and thermal conductivity (k) also increased by 36% and 25%, respectively, from the monolithic Ti3SiC2 by the incorporation of 10 wt% SiCw. …”
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High cycle fatigue and corrosion behaviors of Mg3Zn/HA biodegradable composite by M. Johari, A.H. Jabbari, M. Sedighi

“…The results of the microstructural evaluation showed that grain refinement occurred in the composite by 48 % and Vickers microhardness increased approximately by 12 %. …”
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Impacts of Lubricant Type on the Densification Behavior and Final Powder Compact Properties of Cu–Fe Alloy under Different Compaction Pressures by Nada S. Korim, Ayman Elsayed, Lianxi Hu

“…The systematic evolution of the densification, porosity, and pore-size behavior were studied. Vickers Hardness Tests were used to measure hardness. …”
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In-situ synthesis and chemical bonding of the Al-doped β-SiC particles in Al-Si-C light alloys by Xiaofan Du, Zhao Qian, Xiangfa Liu

“…It is also found that the Young’s modulus and Vickers hardness of doped SiCp decrease as the Al doping content increases by DFT calculations. …”
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Effect of Artificial Saliva Modification on the Corrosion Resistance and Electronic Properties of Bego Wirobond^® C Dental Alloys by Bożena Łosiewicz, Patrycja Osak, Julian Kubisztal, Karolina Górka-Kulikowska

“…The CoCrMo alloy was characterized by a Vickers microhardness value of 445(31) µHV_0.3. …”
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Joining of Zirconia to Ti6Al4V Using Ag-Cu Sputter-Coated Ti Brazing Filler by Sónia Simões, Omid Emadinia, Carlos José Tavares, Aníbal Guedes

“…Room temperature shear tests and Vickers microhardness tests performed across the interfaces were used to evaluate the mechanical strength of the joints. …”
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An investigation on microstructure and mechanical behaviour of copper-nickel coated carbon fibre reinforced aluminium composites by K Gajalakshmi, N Senthilkumar, B Mohan, G Anbuchezhiyan

“…When compared with as-cast alloy and Ni coated CF reinforced composite, the tensile strength of Cu coated CFs composite was higher by 15.36% and 2.55%. Similarly, micro-Vickers hardness was improved by 7.61% and 3.09%, impact strength by 19.61% and 3.39%, flexural strength by 87.50% and 15.38%. …”
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Investigation of Corrosion Behavior for Copper-Based Shape Memory Alloys in different Media by E.S. Al-Hassani, A.H. Ali, S.T. Hatem

“…After samples preparation examination were done by using XRD, SEM technique, DSC, Vickers hardness, Archimedes method to measure the porosity percentage and corrosion rate in different solutions (HCl, NaOH and SEAWATER).The XRD and microstructure results show that all samples with and without additives consist of two phases (β-phase) and (α-phase) at room temperature and the addition of alloying elements in these percentages does not have effect on present phases. the hardness increased with zinc content because the formation of intermetallic compound of CuZn that responsible to hardness while The addition of Si ,Sn and Ni leads to lower the hardness than aluminum. …”
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The Contribution of Local Muslim Scholars to the Development of Indonesia’s Education by Mustari Bosra

“…Since Islam was first introduced in Indonesia, its spreading has been inseparable from people’s daily lives, including the building and shaping of the education sector (Rochmawati et al., 2018; Vickers, 2013; Hasan, 2009). Java Island is one of Indonesia’s regions with a wider history of Islamic education (Ricklefs, 2012; Woodward, 2010). …”
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First-Principles Study on III-Nitride Polymorphs: AlN/GaN/InN in the <i>Pmn</i>2₁ Phase by Zheren Zhang, Changchun Chai, Wei Zhang, Yanxing Song, Linchun Kong, Yintang Yang

“…The mechanical properties reveal that <i>Pmn</i>2₁-AlN and <i>Pmn</i>2₁-GaN possess a high Vickers hardness of 16.3 GPa and 12.8 GPa. <i>Pmn</i>2₁-AlN, <i>Pmn</i>2₁-GaN and <i>Pmn</i>2₁-InN are all direct semiconductor materials within the HSE06 hybrid functional, and their calculated energy band gaps are 5.17 eV, 2.77 eV and 0.47 eV, respectively. …”
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Adhesiveness of TiO2 PVD coating on electropolished stainless steel 17–4 PH orthodontic bracket by S Supriadi, B Suharno, N K Nugraha, A O Yasinta, Dhyah Annur

“…The coating quality on the substrates with different roughness was assessed through coating adhesivity on the substrate by micro Vickers qualitatively. The results showed that the TiO _2 coating layer on the substrate with a lower roughness had better adhesivity rather than on the substrate with higher roughness.…”
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PENGECORAN ALUMINIUM MATRIKS KOMPOSIT BERPENGUAT CARBON NANOTUBE (CNT) DENGAN VARIASI PENAMBAHAN SERBUK MAGNESIUM by Muhammad Syahid, Elyeser Elyeser, Azwar Hayat

“…The samples were then analyzed for mechanical properties and microstructure observations.  The results of the Vickers hardness test before the addition of Mg powder and CNT were 36.7 HV. …”
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Characterization and Modification of Red Mud and Ferrosilicomanganese Fines and Their Application in the Synthesis of Hybrid Hydrogels by Arnaldo Ramírez, Leonir Gómez, Alejandro J. Müller, Blanca Rojas de Gáscue

“…Regarding the synthesis of the hybrid hydrogels, it was determined that the incorporation of small percentages (0.1%) of the inorganic phases improved the capacity of the materials to absorb water (swelling indices of 1678% and 1597% for the RM and FeSiMn hydrogels, respectively) compared to the conventional polyacrylamide hydrogel (1119%). An improvement in Vickers microhardness and storage modulus (G′) was also observed: the hybrid with 10% RM presented a G′, 50 times higher than conventional hydrogel. …”
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Effect of Two-liquid Bimetal Wear Resistance Plate Thickness on Microstructures and Properties of Composition Layer by ZHU Yong-chang, WEI Zun-jie, RONG Shou-fan, SONG Chun-mei

“…The results show that, the sequence of the microstructure from the low carbon steel to the high chromium cast iron is as follows:low carbon steel→pearlite transition layer→composition layer→high chromium cast iron transition layer. The Vickers hardness of composition layer region is from 345 to 1260. …”
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Effect of growth conditions on the mechanical properties of lanthanum-gallium tantalate crystals by Mark V. Weintraub, Nina S. Kozlova, Evgeniya V. Zabelina, Mikhail I. Petrzhik

“…The microhardness HV of the specimens was measured with an DM 8B Affri microhardness tester by Vickers methods. The hardness H, elastic modulus E and elastic recovery coefficient R were measured with a Berkovich pyramid on a CSM Nano-Hardness Tester using the instrumented indentation (nanoindentation) method. …”
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Effect of Thermal History on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Prepared by Friction Stir Processing by Fang Chai, Datong Zhang, Yuanyuan Li

“…Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) examinations confirm that grain refinement is attributed to continuous dynamic recrystallization both for NFSP and SFSP. The average Vickers hardness in the SZ of the NFSP and SFSP AZ31 magnesium alloy are 76 HV and 87 HV. …”
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