Sliding wear behaviour of ion implanted ultra high molecular weight polyethylene against a surface modified titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V

Tribology International

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 527-534

  Allen, C ^a   Bloyce, A ^b   Bell, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ion implantation; Oxidation; Sliding wear; Surface roughness; Titanium alloy (Ti 6Al 4V) surface modification; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE); Water lubrication

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); ION IMPLANTATION; LUBRICATION; OXIDATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TITANIUM ALLOYS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

SLIDING WEAR; WATER LUBRICATION; ZERO WEAR EFFECT;

WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0030242389     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-679X(95)00116-L     Document Type: Article

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