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Titanium Surface Hardening by Pulsed Nitrogen Ion Implantation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Jorge Feugeas
Affiliation:
IFIR (CONICET-UNR), Bv. 27 de Febrero 210 Bis, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
G. Sanchez
Affiliation:
IFIR (CONICET-UNR), Bv. 27 de Febrero 210 Bis, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
G. Grigioni
Affiliation:
IFIR (CONICET-UNR), Bv. 27 de Febrero 210 Bis, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
C.O. de Gonzalez
Affiliation:
CNEA-CIC, Av.Libertador 8250, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Abstract

Layers of TiN have been developed on pure titanium samples using pulsed ion beams generated with a Plasma Gun operated in the detonation mode.

XPS analyses show TiNx formation in depths >0.6μm, with stoichiometric x>0.8. The efficient TiN formation in this process can be attributed to the fast energy released by the pulsed beams, which can increase the surface layer temperatures at a ∼15K/ns rate, generating thermal gradients of ∼1500K/μm. This thermal effect can help the titanium getter effect on the nitrogen plasma bubble.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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