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Monsanto and Vickers hardness values of GIC, GIC-reinforced microsilver particles and GIC reinforced with silver nanoparticles
| S. no. | Hardness test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIC | GIC reinforced with silver microparticles | GIC reinforced with silver nanoparticles | ||||
| Monsanto (kg/cm2) | Vickers (VHN) | Monsanto (kg/cm2) | Vickers (VHN) | Monsanto (kg/cm2) | Vickers (VHN) | |
| 1 | 9.5 | 69 | 11.7 | 54 | 13.7 | 79 |
| 2 | 10.5 | 51 | 12.3 | 66 | 15.0 | 86 |
| 3 | 9.2 | 47 | 11.5 | 62 | 14.5 | 79 |
| 4 | 8.7 | 51 | 10.8 | 64 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 5 | 9.5 | 52 | 12.5 | 59 | 14.7 | 84 |
| Average | 9.5 | 54 | 11.7 | 61 | 14.2 | 82 |
