Effect of metal ion etching on the tribological, mechanical and microstructural properties of TiN-coated D2 tool steel using cae PVD technique by Ali, Mubarak, Hamzah, Esah, Mohd Toff, Mohd Radzi

“…The goal of this work is to determine the usefulness of TiN coatings in order to improve the micro-Vickers hardness, coefficient of friction and surface roughness of TiN coating deposited on tool steel, which is vastly use in tool industry for various applications. …”

Effect of fly ash addition on the physical and mechanical properties of AA6063 alloy reinforcement by Razzaq, A. M., Majid, D. L., Ishak, M. R., Basheer, U. M.

“…Bulk density and apparent porosity measurements, Charpy impact testing, Vickers microhardness measurements, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM), Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope and Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscope (EDS) elemental mapping were used to evaluate these materials. …”
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Characterisation of Al65Cu20Fe15 quasicrystal alloy synthesised via in-situ casting under standard room ambient and argon enriched atmosphere by Tan, Chee Wayne, Pangestu Djuansjah, Joy Rizki, Idris, Mohd. Hasbullah, Wan Ali, Wan Fahmin Faiz

“…The Al65Cu20Fe15 quasicrystal alloy specimens produced by induction casting under critically controlled inert environment and standard room ambient as well as subjected to posterior heat treatment process were inspected via vickers hardness test in accordance to ISO 6507-1:1997. …”
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Microstructure, mechanical properties, and shape memory effect of annealed Cu-Al-Ni-xCo shape memory alloys by Haidar, M. Ainul, Saud, Safaa N., Hamzah, Esah

“…The strength and hardness were determined using a universal Instron testing machine and Vickers hardness testing machine, respectively. The shape memory test was carried out using specially designed with an insulated system. …”

Mechanical properties of silver nanoparticles induced europium doped phosphate glasses for red laser application by Danmallam, I. M., Bakhtiar, H., Salim, A. A., Bulus, I., Ghoshal, S. K.

“…The Poisson's ratio improved from (0.0978 to 0.1416) while Vickers hardness (from 0.0658 to 0. 0.0682 GPa) as well as GC12 (from 0.8350 to 0.8916) were enhanced. …”
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The relations between wear behavior and basic material properties of graphene-based materials reinforced ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene by Shahemi, N. H., Liza, S., Sawae, Y., Morita, T., Fukuda, K., Yaakob, Y.

“…The mechanical properties of fabricated composites were evaluated by using a universal testing machine and Vickers microhardness. We found that UHMWPE/GO has the lowest specific wear rate due to the improved subsurface strength, as the reduction of a weak adhesive point was observed on the worn surface. …”

Influence of fabrication methods on the microstructures and hardness of Ti-Ni, Ti-Nb and Ti-Ta for biomedical applications by Hamzah, E., Anuar, Z. Z., Arudi, I. S., Ibrahim, M. K., Bahador, A., Khaatak, A.

“…Hardness test was also conducted by Vickers hardness test. It was found that the alloys with different production and fabrication methods give slight variation in the microstructures in terms of grain size and structures, porosity intensities and pore size. …”

Bridgman Growth and Physical Properties Anisotropy of CeF₃ Single Crystals by Denis N. Karimov, Dmitry S. Lisovenko, Anna G. Ivanova, Vadim V. Grebenev, Pavel A. Popov, Natalya L. Sizova

“…A significant correlation between the shapes of the Vickers indentation patterns with Young’s modulus anisotropy was found. …”
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Fracture Toughness Enhancement of Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA) Through Additions Of Combination Of CaCO3 And CaO by Ibrahm Sktani, Zhwan Dilshad

“…However, confirmation results obtained from experiments found that the optimum results (fracture toughness 7.1 MPa.m1/2 and Vickers hardness was 1584 HV) were obtained from 1.05 wt.% of combination addition between CaO and CaCO3 into ZTA samples, sintering temperature of 1600 °C and soaking time of 2.9 hr. …”
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A study on the influence of matrix distribution to the properties of polymer matrix composite (PMC) by Shahaneem, Sa'hari

“…Several testing is planned which are Tensile Test, Vickers Hardness Test and Density Test in order to study the behaviour of Polymer Matrix Composite (PMC) when their composition is varied. …”
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Thermally-Induced Crack Evaluation in H13 Tool Steel by Abdulhadi, Hassan Abdulrssoul, S. N., Aqida, Izwan, Ismail, M., Ishak, Mohammed, Ghusoon R.

“…The crack’s maximum length and Vickers hardness profiles were obtained; and from the metallographic study, an increase in the number of cycles during the testing phase resulted in an increase in the surface crack formation; suggesting an increase in the thermal stress at higher cycle numbers. …”
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The effect of laser surface hardening on the surface hardness of mild steel by M.N.M., Salleh, M., Ishak, Aiman, Mohd Halil, Q., Zaifuddin, Quazi, M. M.

“…The laser surface hardening of mild steel has been performed using fibre laser machine which is having a maximum peak power of 30 Watt, with 1060 nm of wavelength above the surface of mild steel having dimension of 15 × 15 × 6 mm. The Vickers hardness test on the laser hardened surface of this metal were measured by a load of 0.5 kgf and 10 seconds dwell time for ten indention points, randomly. …”
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Mechanical characterisation of water-jet shot peened H13 tool steel surface by Anati, N., Aqida, S. N., Ismail, Nurazima, Kasim, M. S.

“…Hardness properties were measured using the Vickers scale. From topography analysis, the surface roughness reading on the shot-peened surface was measured as much as 6.88 µm to 14.06 µm. …”
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Investigation on microstructure and hardness of aluminium-Aluminium oxide functionally graded material by Nuruzzaman, D. M., Iqbal, AKM Asif, Maziyana, Marzuki, Chowdhury, Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Noor Mazni, Ismail, Muhammad Ihsan, Abdul Latiff, Rahman, M. M., Gebremariam, M. A.

“…Hardness of the sample was also performed layer by layer using Vickers microhardness tester. The obtained results revealed that there is a uniform ceramic particle distribution within the metallic phase. …”
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Effects of Thermal Fatigue on Laser Modified H13 Die Steel by Fazliana, Fauzun, S. N., Aqida, Naher, S., Brabazon, D., Calosso, Francesco, Rosso, M.

“…Metallographic study was conducted using optical microscope for laser modified layer thickness and grain size while hardness properties were measured using Vickers indenter. These findings are important to design high wear resistant surface through laser surface modification for semi solid forming dies application.…”
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Dental Poly(methyl methacrylate)-Based Resin Containing a Nanoporous Silica Filler by Kentaro Hata, Hiroshi Ikeda, Yuki Nagamatsu, Chihiro Masaki, Ryuji Hosokawa, Hiroshi Shimizu

“…The PMMA-based resins were characterized by SEM and FT-IR, and the mechanical properties (Vickers hardness, flexural modulus, and flexural strength) and physicochemical properties (water sorption and solubility) were evaluated. …”
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Studies on Microstructural Evolution and Wear Behaviour of AlNi intermetallic Reinforced AA6061 alloy in T6 condition by J. Abuthakir, R. Subramanian, K. Somasundara Vinoth, G. Venkatesh, G. Suganya Priyadharshini, K. Krishnakumar

“…Hardness of the samples were obtained using Vickers hardness test. Samples in the peak aged (T6) condition were subjected to metallographic examination. …”
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Development and Optimization of Medical-Grade Multi-Functional Polyamide 12-Cuprous Oxide Nanocomposites with Superior Mechanical and Antibacterial Properties for Cost-Effective 3D... by Nectarios Vidakis, Markos Petousis, Nikolaos Michailidis, Sotirios Grammatikos, Constantine N. David, Nikolaos Mountakis, Apostolos Argyros, Orsa Boura

“…Tensile, flexural, impact and Vickers microhardness measurements were conducted on the 3D-printed specimens. …”
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Evaluation of hardening and softening behaviors in Znâ21Alâ2Cu alloy processed by equal channel angular pressing by José Luis Hernández-Rivera, Esperanza Elizabeth Martínez Flores, Emmanuel Ramírez Contreras, Jorge Garcia Rocha, Jose de Jesus Cruz-Rivera, Gabriel Torres-Villaseñor

“…The level of microsegregation was higher in the as-cast samples as compared to the homogenized ones even after annealing. Vickers microhardness measurement on samples after deformation is smaller than the original material indicating a softening. …”
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Study of the Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties and Morphological Features of Y-Doped CeO₂ Ceramics with Porous Structure by Rafael I. Shakirzyanov, Natalia O. Volodina, Artem L. Kozlovskiy, Maxim V. Zdorovets, Dmitriy I. Shlimas, Daryn B. Borgekov, Yuriy A. Garanin

“…The obtained samples were examined via X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, dielectric spectroscopy, and Vickers microhardness measurements. The substitution of Ce⁴⁺ ions with Y³⁺ ions led to a significant decrease in the lattice parameter, average crystallite size, and average grain size, with a simultaneous increase in the lattice defectivity, dielectric constant, electrical conductivity, and microhardness values. …”
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