Laser-induced shock wave indentation measurement method (LiSE)	pile-up height in µm
d i	indentation diameter in µm
t i	indentation depth in µm
Particle-oriented peening (PoP)
∆l	linear plastic deformation [μm]
∆vp	velocity reduction
a	distance between nozzle and contact plate [mm]
ps	jet pressure [bar]
r	particle radius [µm]
rf	radius of the flattened surface [μm]
v1, v2, vp	Particle velocity (1: approach; 2: rebound)
σ	standard deviation [%]
X-ray diffraction (XRD)
IB	Integral breadth [2θ°]
FWHM	full width at half maximum [2θ°]
CrystSize	Crystallite size [nm]
PN	Number of peaks in one diffractogram
Micro magnetic (MM)
Re1, Re2, Re3, Re4	real part of eddy current signal obtained for the corresponding frequency [V]
Im1, Im2, Im3, Im4	imaginary part of eddy current signal obtained for the corresponding frequency [V]
Mag1, Mag2, Mag3, Mag4	magnitude of eddy current signal obtained for the corresponding frequency [V]
Ph1, Ph2, Ph3, Ph4	phase angle of eddy current signal obtained for the corresponding frequency [rad]
Micro compression test (MDP)
x max	maximum displacement [µm]
x 0	displacement before holding time [µm]
x plast	plastic deformation after unloading [µm]
W t	mechanical work [µJ]
S2.1, S2.2	slopes of the unloading phase in the force-displacement curve [N/mm]
S1.1, S1.2	slopes of the loading phase in the force-displacement curve [N/mm]
Universal microhardness measurements (UMH)
h max	indentation depth at maximum testing force [μm]
HM	Martens hardness [MPa]
H IT	indentation hardness at maximum loading [MPa]
E IT	elastic indentation modulus [GPa]
Micro-extrusion strain measurement (MESM)
d s	sample diameter in µm
d d	die diameter in µm
E st	step energy in J
ΣE	cumulated forming energy in J
e	extrusion depth in µm
ϕ sd	deformation degree in -
E/(e ϕsd)	normalized hardening coefficient in J/µm
Micro sample machining (MSM)
f a	axial feed
F c	cutting force
F p	thrust force
F z	resultant force
η	effective cutting angle
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
∆i	Enthalpy [J/g]
T onset	Onset temperature [°C]
T endset	Endset temperature [°C]
Dilatometry (MaPD)
Ac1b	Temperature at which transformation to Austenite begins [°C]
Ac1e	Temperature at which transformation to Austenite ends [°C]
Electrochemical characterization (EchC)
i corr	Corrosion current density
i pas	Passive current density
i peak	Peak current density