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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surf Interfaces. 2021 Nov 28;28:101645. doi: 10.1016/j.surfin.2021.101645

Table 5.

Mechanical properties of A-Ti, SiON-Ti, and SiONP-Ti as calculated from the Vickers hardness and nano-indentation tests.

Vickers hardness Nano-indentation
Hardness (HV) Hardness (GPa) Reduced modulus (GPa) Hardness (GPa) hMax (nm)

A-Ti 198.1±6.8 1.92±0.07 139.7±26 1.97±0.4 440±31
SiON-A-Ti 199.9±4.9 1.95±0.05 147±15 3.05±1.1 302±43
SiONP-A-Ti 206.1±4.2 2.01±0.04 160±24 6.7±0.99 224±30