Preliminary study on plasma surface modification of medical grade 316LVM and high nitrogen austenitic stainless steels

Surface Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-108

  Rayner, B ^a   Li, X Y ^a   Dong, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

316LVM; High N austenitic steel; Medical grade austenitic steel; Plasma surface modification

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; CORROSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; NITROGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TRIBOLOGY;

316LVM; HIGH N AUSTENITIC STEEL; MEDICAL GRADE AUSTENITIC STEEL; PLASMA SURFACE MODIFICATION;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 33749397525     PISSN: 02670844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174329406X98395     Document Type: Article

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