Vi. Vasilev et al., EFFECT OF PLASMA AND ION FLUXES ON SURFACE-PROPERTIES OF VANADIUM ANDVANADIUM ALLOYS, Russian metallurgy. Metally, (5), 1994, pp. 1-5
Irradiation of metal surfaces with hydrogen ion pulses initiates crack
s, peeling and spalling of grains, fusion of certain zones. The effect
of irradiation on surface microhardness is insignificant.