Abstract
Titanium alloys are characterised by poor tribological properties, and a soft substrate such as Ti6Al4V alloy might not be able to provide adequate support for a hard carbon coating. A boost diffusion oxidation (BDO) process had been used to acquire a deep hardened case in Ti6Al4V. A novel duplex surface treatment combining the 13130 treatment with carbon based hard coatings (BDO/Cr-DLC) can significantly improve the tribological properties of the Ti6Al4V titanium alloy and increase its load bearing capacity on the basis of scratch and pin-on-disc testing. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All fights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5237-5244 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Surface and Coatings Technology |
Volume | 200 |
Issue number | 18-19 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 May 2006 |
Keywords
- load bearing capacity
- Cr-DLC
- oxygen boost diffusion
- Ti6Al4V