Table 2.
Vickers microhardness (HV) for composites obtained by various methods.
| Molding method | Vickers microhardness (HV) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bi2O3, wt% | |||||||
| 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | |
| Cold pressing | 42.2 | 48.3 | 57.2 | 62.9 | 66.9 | 73.0 | 76.6 |
| Hot pressing | 50.3 | 58.9 | 65.8 | 71.5 | 78.7 | 84.9 | 90.1 |