CO 2 laser gas assisted nitriding of Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 252, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 8557-8564

  Yilbas, B S ^a   Karatas, C ^b   Uslan, ^c   Keles, O ^c   Usta, I Y ^c   Ahsan, M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Laser; Microstructure; Nitriding; Phases; Ti 6Al 4V

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; IRRADIATION; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MICROHARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NITRIDING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELONGATED CRACKS; SURFACE VICINITY; TEMPERATURE FIELD;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 33749140185     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.11.076     Document Type: Article

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