The effect of deep-case oxygen hardening on the tribological behaviour of a-C:H DLC coatings on Ti6Al4V alloy

Z Zhang, Hanshan Dong, T Bell, B Xu

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Abstract

A new duplex surface treatment combining the boost diffusion oxidation (BDO) treatment with amorphous hydrogenated diamond-like carbon hard coatings (BDO/a-C:H DLC) has been developed. Experiments results demonstrated that the BDO pre-treatment can effectively improve the scratch resistance and load bearing capacity of a-C:H DLC on Ti6Al4V. This is mainly because the hardened case in Ti6Al4V conferred by the BDO treatment can provide adequate mechanical support for the thin hard top carbon coating. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)519-525
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume464
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Sept 2008

Keywords

  • load bearing capacity
  • oxygen boost diffusion
  • a-C : H DLC
  • Ti6Al4V

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