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The Mechanical Properties of Si+ and Pb+ Implanted Al

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

P.B. Madakson
P.B. Madakson*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, King's College, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, England.
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Abstract

Commercially pure Al was implanted with 300 keV Si+ and 200 keV Pb+ to doses of between l011 and 1017 ions/cm2. Changes in friction, wear, oxidation and hardness were investigated. Silicon increased the hardness and wear resistance of Al and significantly decreased friction and the oxidation of the implanted surface. These changes were observed to be almost proportional to the implanted dose. The implantation of Pb+ resulted in a linear increase in hardness and a decrease in surface oxidation with dose. Friction decreased and wear resistance increased but the changes were not dose dependent. The implantation of Si+ did not significantly alter the distribution of impurities, such as Fe and Cu within the Al matrix, but Pb+ resulted in a diffusion of Fe to the implanted surface. Formation of precipitates was observed and the improvements in the surface properties studied are considered to result from precipitation hardening, which involves the impediment of dislocation movement by the precipitates during plastic deformation of the implanted Al.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 27: Symposium E – Ion Implantation and Ion Beam Processing of Materials , 1983 , 643
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1984

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