Microstructure and Properties of Laser Surface Carburized Titanium and Titanium Alloys

Abstract:

Titanium and titanium alloys are widely used in many fields due to their some characteristics such as light density, high strength and excellent corrosion resistance. However, their practical applications are limited by their poor surface mechanical properties. Laser surface carburizing can improve the surface properties of titanium and titanium via the formation of titanium carbide and other reinforcing phases. In this paper, the properties of the alloyed coatings, the growth morphologies and the formation mechanism of titanium carbide are discussed.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 936)
• Pages: 1086-1090
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.936.1086
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Jing Jie Dai*, Chuan Zhong Chen, Shou Ying Li, Lei Zhuang
• Keywords: Formation Mechanism, Growth Morphology, Laser Surface Carburizing, Titanium, Titanium Alloy

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