A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WEAR RATE AND NITROGEN CONCENTRATION PROFILE AND APPLICATION TO PLASMA SOURCE ION-IMPLANTED TI-6AL-4V ALLOY

Authors
CHEN A BLANCHARD J CONRAD JR FETHERSTON P QIU X
Citation
A. Chen et al., A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WEAR RATE AND NITROGEN CONCENTRATION PROFILE AND APPLICATION TO PLASMA SOURCE ION-IMPLANTED TI-6AL-4V ALLOY, Wear, 165(1), 1993, pp. 97-101
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Engineering, Mechanical
Journal title
Wear → ACNP
ISSN journal
00431648
Volume
165
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
97 - 101
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-1648(1993)165:1<97:ASOTRB>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Nitrogen implantation by plasma source ion implantation was conducted on Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The wear performance was characterized using a pin -on-disk wear tester and an alpha-step profilometer. Nitrogen concentr ation depth profiles of implanted samples were studied using a scannin g Auger microprobe. It is found that the lowest wear rate in the impla nted zone corresponds to the nitrogen concentration peak. By varying t he target temperature, the nitrogen concentration profile was engineer ed to achieve a better wear behavior. The pin-on-disk wear data agree with the expected result.