The advantages and limitations of microhardness measurements in assessing the mechanical behaviour of oxidizing specimens are outlined. Hardness values for a wide range of oxides at ambient temperatures are presented and discussed in terms of the oxide structures. Hardness profiles across doped scales, produced by the oxidation of alloys, are correlated with concentration profiles obtained by electron probe microanalysis. The implications of oxide hardness in understanding the behaviour of materials at ambient and elevated temperatures are considered.
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