Towards high temperature materials performance through ion implantation

The present contribution intends to highlight the role of ion implantation as an advanced surface modification technology. In order to show the role o f this technique, a comparative study of the high temperature performance o f some commercial steel grades after having been ion implanted with differe nt elements is presented. The implanted and non-implanted steels were teste d at high temperatures, depending on the steel grade under isothermal as we ll as cyclic oxidation experiments. It is concluded that ion implantation m ay play a beneficial effect depending on the nature of the implanted ion as well as the oxidation conditions.