Scratch resistance analysis of plasma-nitrided Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Wear

Volumn 302, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 845-853

  Farokhzadeh, K ^a   Edrisy, A ^a   Pigott, G ^b   Lidster, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Exactatherm Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compound layer; Crack initiation and propagation; Diffusion zone; Plasma nitriding; Scratch test; Ti alloys

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND LAYER; CRACK INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; DIFFUSION ZONES; PLASMA NITRIDING; SCRATCH TEST; TI ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM; CRACK INITIATION; DIFFUSION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROCRACKS; NITRIDING; NITROGEN PLASMA; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SURFACE DEFECTS; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 84879157183     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2013.01.070     Document Type: Article

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