A Comparative Study: Effects of Two Different Surface Engineering Technologies on Tribological Properties of Pure Titanium

Abstract:

Two different surface engineering technologies, plasma nitriding and titanium nitride (TiN) film deposition by closed-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering (CFUBMS), were used to improve the tribological properties of pure titanium. Surface characteristics were evaluated by microhardness tester, scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and pin-on-disc tribotester. The influence of the two surface treatments on wear resistance of titanium was investigated. After plasma nitriding or TiN film deposition by CFUBMS, the microhardness of the surface increased approximately 3 to 5 times when compared with that of untreated pure titanium and the wear resistance was improved significantly. The wear resistance of TiN film deposited titanium specimens was higher than that of plasma nitrided ones.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 602-604)
• Pages: 1646-1651
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.602-604.1646
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Yu Tong*, Tian Wen Guo, Jing Wang, Hai Feng Liang, Qian Mi
• Keywords: Closed Field Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering (CFUBMS), Plasma Nitriding, Wear Resistance

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