Analysis of the Indentation Size Effect in the Microhardness Measurements in B6O by Ronald Machaka, Trevor E. Derry, Iakovos Sigalas, Mathias Herrmann

“…The Vickers microhardness measurements of boron suboxide (B6O) ceramics prepared by uniaxial hot-pressing was investigated at indentation test loads in the range from 0.10 to 2.0 kgf. …”
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Effect of Cellulose Loading Ratio on Fiber-Matrix Bonding of LDPE-Based Biocomposite by Yoobsan Ejeta Amensisa, Hundessa Dessalegn Demsash, Muluken Eshetu Tefera

“…The study findings show that the maximum Vickers hardness value (Hv1) of 17.16 kgf/mm2 was obtained in the BC-15% composite sample. …”
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Fabrication of SiC@Cu/Cu Composites with the Addition of SiC@Cu Powder by Magnetron Sputtering by Zhang Yunlong, Li Wenbo, Hu Ming, Yi Hongyong, Zhou Wei, Ding Peiling, Tang Lili

“…The phase constitution, fracture morphology, relative density, porosity, Vickers hardness, and coefficient of thermal expansion of SiC@Cu/Cu composites with different SiC@Cu addition were analyzed in detail. …”
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Effect of Real-Time Environment on Mechanical Properties of Preformed Stainless Steel Archwires: An In Vivo Study by Divya Pai, Arun S. Urala, Kishore Ginjupalli, Kalyana Chakravarthy Pentapati, Gaurav Agrawal

“…The reduction in hardness was significant in 3M Unitek. Vickers, tension, and nanoindentation tests demonstrated an expansive range between hardness and Young’s modulus so determined. …”
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Influence of hoop restraint on damage evolution, ions diffusion and multi-scale mechanical properties in concrete exposed to external sulfate attack by Jierong Cao, Liping Xu, Gang Xu, Ming Jin, Qingjun Ding, Jiaping Liu, Chuansheng Xiong, Zuquan Jin

“…Visual appearance, ion diffusion, dynamic modulus of elasticity and Vickers hardness were used to characterise the damage evolution, diffusion characteristics and macro/micro-mechanical changes of free/restrained expansion specimens caused by the ESA. …”
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Enhancement of densification and mechanical property of (Hf0.2Zr0.2Ti0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)N high-entropy bulk ceramic via silicon carbide addition by Wuyang Song, Youjun Lu, Lutong Yang, Maohui Li, Xiao Zhang, Bo Ma, Chuyun Wang, Yanmin Wang, Jinfeng Li, Xiang Liu

“…The relative density and mechanical properties (i.e., bending strength, Vickers hardness, and fracture toughness) of the composite bulk ceramics were analyzed. …”
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Enhancing elemental release and antibacterial properties of resin-based dental sealants with calcium phosphate, bioactive glass, and polylysine by Phatpicha Lertwisitphon, Yotsavee Worapasphaiboon, Nichapa Champakanan, Arnit Toneluck, Parichart Naruphontjirakul, Anne M. Young, Rattapha Chinli, Phoom Chairatana, Supanan Sucharit, Piyaphong Panpisut

“…The lowest surface microhardness among experimental materials was detected with F2 (19 ± 2 Vickers hardness number), which was higher than that of CP (12 ± 1 Vickers hardness number, p = 0.003). …”
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Determination of Crack Resistance of the Cover and Slide Glass by Indentation Method with the Visualization Using Atomic Force Microscopy by V. A. Lapitskaya, T. A. Kuznetsova, S. A. Chizhik

“…Crack resistance was determined by the Vickers pyramid indentation method. Microstructure of glasses surface and deformation region after indentation were studied using an atomic force microscope. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Nano-Graphene Oxide Addition on Surface Microhardness and Roughness of Glass Ionomer Cements: A Laboratory Study by Farahnaz Sharafeddin, Mohammad Mahdi Shirani, Zahra Jowkar

“…Surface roughness (Ra) and Vickers microhardness (VHN) were measured using a surface profilometer and Vickers microhardness tester, respectively. …”
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Investigating the Properties and Behavior of Ag-Cu-Ti-Sn-%5.1 Zr Filler Metal in Dissimilar Bonding of Alumina to Copper by M. Taheri, Gh. Azimi Roeen, A. Bahrami

“…The microhardness in the region of the reaction layer of the joint with filler metal containing 5.1 wt.% of zirconium and that without zirconium was measured as 248 and 146 Vickers, respectively.…”
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Effects of mixing of europium oxide in resin composites on the fluorescence characteristics and mechanical properties by Yuta Utsumi, Masatsugu Oishi, Kazuhide Yonekura, Masaomi Ikeda, Yusuke Matsuki, Kenichiro Ohge, Tomoki Iuchi, Keiichi Hosaka

“…Regarding the mechanical properties, there were no significant differences in the flexural strength or modulus, and the Vickers hardness gradually increased with increasing Eu2O3 concentration. …”
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The impact of cold deformation, annealing temperatures and chemical assays on the mechanical properties of platinum by Trumić B., Stanković D., Ivanović A.

“…The degree of cold deformation, annealing temperature and chemical assays were tested as well as their impact on the mechanical properties of platinum. The Vickers hardness (HV) values were determined with different deformation degree, starting from annealing temperatures for platinum of different purity and tensile strength (Rm), flow limit (Rp0,2) and elongation (A) in the function of annealing temperatures and annealing time at a constant deformation degree.…”
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Dynamic Fracture Toughness of TaC/CNTs/SiC CMCs Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering by Qiaoyun Xie, Sylvanus N. Wosu

“…A high densification of 98.4% was achieved under the sintering parameter of 133°C/min, 1800°C, and 90 MPa pressure. Vickers indentation was employed to measure the indentation toughness on the polished surface of ceramic samples, SEM was applied to directly observe the crack propagation after indentation, and split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) was developed to determine the dynamic fracture toughness within the ceramic samples subjected to an impact in a three-point bending configuration.…”
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Critical raw material-free multi-principal alloy design for a net-zero future by Swati Singh, Mingwen Bai, Allan Matthews, Saurav Goel, Shrikrishna N. Joshi

“…Thermo-Calc evaluation and ML model predictions of the Vickers hardness showed excellent agreement with the experimental hardness values, which lends credence to our approach. …”
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Synthesis, Structural, Spectroscopic, and Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, and DFT Investigation of Benzaldehyde Semicarbazone by N. Sudha, S. Anbuselvi, Sudhakar Jyothula, A. Thiruppathi, B. Vijayakumar, Kartikeya Parmar, G. Puthilibai, Leevesh Kumar

“…In order to determine the electrical characteristics, dielectric investigations were carried out. Tests of Vickers hardness were used to measure mechanical strength. …”
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Nonlinear Elasticity of Borocarbide Superconductor YNi2B2C: A First-Principles Study by Lili Liu, Cai Chen, Dingxing Liu, Zhengquan Hu, Gang Xu, Rui Wang

“…Based on the effective second-order elastic constants, Pugh’s modulus ratio, Poisson’s ratio, and Vickers hardness of YNi2B2C under high pressure are further investigated. …”
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Chemical Immersion Effects on Wear Property of Epoxy Reinforced Copper Powder Composites by Raghad Hamid Hilal

“…Whereas the hardness was measured by the Vickers method for the wear disk.  Wear rate was measured for all samples. …”
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First-Principles Calculations of the Structure Stability and Mechanical Properties of LiFeAs and NaFeAs under Pressure by Zhengquan Hu, Weiwei Xu, Cai Chen, Yufeng Wen, Lili Liu

“…Besides, Pugh’s modulus ratio, Poisson’s ratio, Vickers hardness, and elastic anisotropy factors of LiFeAs in the pressure range of 0–16 GPa and NaFeAs in the pressure range of 0–18 GPa are systematically investigated. …”
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Effect of Tungsten Carbide Addition on the Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Titanium Matrix Developed by Powder Metallurgy Route by Venkatesan Govindarajan, R. Sivakumar, Pravin P. Patil, S. Kaliappan, T. Ch Anil Kumar, M. Kannan, B. Ramesh

“…The hardness and wear specimens were prepared and tested by used Vickers hardness tester and a pin-on-disk wear test apparatus machine at room temperature. …”
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