Table 3 Vickers microhardness.

From: Effect of processing on microstructure, mechanical properties, corrosion and biocompatibility of additive manufacturing Ti-6Al-4V orthopaedic implants

Microhardness (HV)

Sample S-Ref

Sample S-HT-a

Sample S-HT-b

Sample S-HT-c

Sample E-HIP

x-z

x-y

x-z

x-z

x-z

x-z

Mean

400.07

385.43

367.19

369.46

367.66

376.92

SD

10.99

9.50

10.44

12.39

11.79

7.68