TC4钛合金低压真空渗氮处理

为了改善表面性能,对TC4钛合金在不同温度下进行低压真空渗氮处理。采用扫描电子显微镜和X射线衍射分析了渗氮层的组织结构,测试了渗氮层的显微硬度和耐磨性。结果表明,TC4钛合金经低压真空渗氮处理后,可获得由表层Ti N和次表层Ti2Al N组成的改性层。温度较低时,表面形成氮化物数量较少,渗层较薄,硬度较低。随温度升高,氮化物数量增多,渗层厚度增加,硬度及耐磨性也随之增加,温度达820℃时,表面硬度可达1000~1100 HV,硬化层深度为50~60μm。温度继续增加,氮化物聚集长大,渗氮层开始变得疏松,硬度及耐磨性下降。     

TC4钛合金低压真空氮化改性层的制备与性能

采用低压真空渗氮的方法,在TC4钛合金表面制备了与基体结合良好的改性层.通过金相观察、X射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电镜(SEM)分析了表面改性层的组织结构,并对改性层的显微硬度及耐磨性进了测试.结果表明:TC4钛合金经低压真空渗氮处理后,表面可获得由TiN和Ti2 AlN组成的氮化物改性层,组织均匀致密,氮化物颗粒细小,硬化层与基体结合良好,表面硬度为1100～1200HV,心部硬度为300～320HV,硬化层深度可达60～70μm,硬度梯度平缓,耐磨性优良.     

表面纳米化与离子渗氮对304不锈钢的影响

为解决304不锈钢硬度低、耐磨性差的问题,本文采用预先表面纳米化,温度400、450℃,保温时间4、6 h,氮氢比1∶3的离子渗氮工艺对试样进行处理,研究纳米化以及渗氮工艺对304不锈钢渗氮层形貌和深度、硬度以及摩擦磨损性能的影响.利用金相显微镜、电子探针显微分析仪(EPMA)、能谱仪(EDS)、显微硬度计和磨损试验机对样品的显微组织、微观形貌、硬度及耐磨性进行了表征.结果表明:304不锈钢经表面纳米化与离子渗氮工艺处理后,渗氮层为0.1～0.2 mm,表面硬度约为1 200 HV0.1,比基体硬度提高了6～7倍,耐磨性也大大增强;但渗氮温度越高,保温时间越长,材料表面耐磨性越差.综合各种影响因素得出在本实验条件下最佳处理工艺为:预先表面纳米化,渗氮温度400℃、保温时间6 h.     

弹簧用51CrV4钢渗氮层微观组织与摩擦性能分析北大核心CSCD

为提高弹簧用51CrV4钢表面的耐磨性能,对其进行不同时间和温度下的渗氮处理,实验测试其微观组织,硬度以及摩擦性能。研究结果表明:渗氮层形成了未被腐蚀的明亮化合物层,扩散层由于受到浸蚀作用而转变为黑色。基底只有一种α-Fe组织。渗氮处理后形成了γ-Fe4N相、CrN相等多个物相组织。随着渗氮时间的增加和渗氮温度的增加,渗氮层厚度表现出单调增加的变化规律。渗氮后试样硬度达到950 HV以上,相对于原始试样硬度发生了明显上升。经过450℃与20 h处理后获得最小磨损率和摩擦系数,此时试样形成了较为光滑的磨痕形貌,磨损程度很小,当硬度提高后可以获得更高的耐磨能力。当温度继续上升以及时间延长后,渗氮物发生了粗化的现象,引起表面硬度减小,最终降低了耐磨性。     

TC4钛合金表面激光熔覆NiCrCoAlY-Cr3C2复合涂层的摩擦和高温抗氧化性能

为了提高TC4 钛合金表面摩擦磨损和高温抗氧化性能,以 NiCrCoAlY+20%(质量分数)Cr3 C2 混合粉末作为熔覆粉末,采用激光熔覆技术在TC4 钛合金表面制备NiCrCoAlY-Cr3 C2 复合涂层,利用OM,SEM,XRD,EDS等分析涂层的显微组织和物相组成;采用 HXD-1 000TB 显微硬度计测量涂层显微硬度;采用 MMG-500 三体磨损试验机与 WS-G1 50 智能马弗炉对涂层和基体进行摩擦磨损及高温抗氧化实验.结果表明:利用激光熔覆技术在 TC4 钛合金表面可以制备形貌良好、无裂纹和气孔等缺陷的复合涂层.熔覆区显微组织结构致密,多为针状晶和树枝晶;结合区的显微组织主要由平面晶、胞状晶和树枝晶组成,生成了多种可提高耐磨性和高温抗氧化性的碳化物、氧化物和金属间化合物.复合涂层的最高显微硬度为 1344HV,约为钛合金基体 350HV的 3.8 倍;复合涂层的摩擦因数为0.2～0.3,较钛合金基体的摩擦因数0.6～0.7 明显下降;相同条件下复合涂层的磨损失重为0.00060 g,是钛合金基体磨损失重 0.06508 g 的0.9%;恒温 850 ℃氧化 100 h后复合涂层氧化增重为 6.01 mg·cm－2 ,约为钛合金基体氧化增重 25.10 mg·cm－2的24%.激光熔覆技术有效改善了TC4 钛合金表面的摩擦磨损和高温抗氧化性能.     

弹簧用51CrV4钢渗氮层微观组织与摩擦性能分析

为提高弹簧用51CrV4钢表面的耐磨性能,对其进行不同时间和温度下的渗氮处理,实验测试其微观组织,硬度以及摩擦性能。研究结果表明:渗氮层形成了未被腐蚀的明亮化合物层,扩散层由于受到浸蚀作用而转变为黑色。基底只有一种α-Fe组织。渗氮处理后形成了γ-Fe4N相、CrN相等多个物相组织。随着渗氮时间的增加和渗氮温度的增加,渗氮层厚度表现出单调增加的变化规律。渗氮后试样硬度达到950 HV以上,相对于原始试样硬度发生了明显上升。经过450℃与20 h处理后获得最小磨损率和摩擦系数,此时试样形成了较为光滑的磨痕形貌,磨损程度很小,当硬度提高后可以获得更高的耐磨能力。当温度继续上升以及时间延长后,渗氮物发生了粗化的现象,引起表面硬度减小,最终降低了耐磨性。     

近β钛合金TLM表面双层辉光等离子渗氮及其腐蚀性能研究

为改善生物医用钛合金的表面性能及植入人体后的耐腐蚀性能,利用双层辉光等离子技术在近β钛合金TLM表面进行渗氮处理。通过金相显微镜、X射线衍射仪、显微硬度仪、电子显微镜及电化学工作站研究渗氮后TLM钛合金的截面金相、相结构、显微硬度及表面改性前后TLM钛合金在人工模拟体液(hank's溶液)中的电化学腐蚀性能。结果表明:近β型钛合金TLM表面渗氮处理后,可得到一层致密、均匀的改性层,厚度约4~5μm。其主要成分为Ti_2N和Ti-cubic,显微硬度由(238±10)提升至(874±10)HV;电化学腐蚀实验中渗氮改性层的E_(corr)从-0.5923上升至-0.4904 V,I_(corr)由3.653×10~(-7)降低至8.742×10~(-8)/cm~2,交流阻抗值显著增大,表明TLM钛合金表面渗氮改性处理可以提升其在人工模拟体液中的耐腐蚀性能。     

表面预处理对钛合金表面低温等离子体氮化的影响

为提高TC4钛合金表面摩擦学性能,探究酸洗及等离子体预处理对TC4钛合金表面低温等离子体氮化进程的影响。首先采用热丝增强等离子体氮化系统分别对表面酸洗及未酸洗TC4钛合金在氩气气氛下进行等离子体预处理,然后对各种表面预处理的TC4钛合金实施低温(500℃)等离子体氮化。采用扫描电子显微镜、能谱仪及X射线衍射仪分别分析了试样的截面形貌、氮势分布和物相组成;采用显微硬度计、摩擦磨损仪和轮廓仪测试氮化后TC4钛合金表面的显微硬度、磨痕曲线和摩擦系数,并计算了磨损量。结果表明:低温氮化后TC4钛合金基体组织形貌不变,表面获得厚度约10μm的氮化层。氮化后TC4钛合金的XRD衍射峰均向低角度偏移,表明形成含氮固溶体相。其中酸洗复合30 A等离子体预处理的TC4钛合金氮化后,XRD衍射峰向低角度偏移最明显,偏移量达0.2°。与基体相比,酸洗复合30 A等离子体预处理的TC4氮化表面显微硬度提高至691 HV,磨损量仅为基体的16%。酸洗复合等离子体预处理有效去除TC4钛合金表面氧化层、粗化表面,促进低温等离子体氮化进程,有利于含氮固溶体相形成,从而提高其表面摩擦学性能。     

不同温度低压真空渗氮对新型TiZr基合金微观组织及摩擦学性能的影响

以新型钛锆基合金Ti-47Zr-5Al-3V(以下称47Zr)为研究对象,研究了不同温度(650℃、700℃、750℃、800℃、850℃)低压真空渗氮对合金的摩擦学性能的影响。使用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和X射线衍射仪(XRD)、显微维氏硬度计及UMT-2摩擦磨损试验机对低压真空渗氮后合金的组织、物相、硬度及摩擦磨损性能进行分析和测试。结果表明,低压真空渗氮后,47Zr合金表面物相以Ti₂N、ZrN化合物为主,硬度最高可达710HV_0.05,表面平均硬度与基体相比提升近285HV_0.05,渗氮影响层的深度随着温度的升高而增加。不同温度低压真空渗氮47Zr合金中,耐磨性较好的为经750℃和800℃渗氮的样品。相较于原始样品,750℃低压真空渗氮后,样品的平均摩擦系数减小57.14%,磨损率在固定载荷(30 N)下降低29.74%;800℃低压真空渗氮后,样品的平均摩擦系数减小了45.71%,磨损率下降了33.74%。合金的磨损特征表明不同温度低压真空渗氮的47Zr合金在室温干摩擦条件下的磨损机制均为磨粒磨损和粘着磨损。     

37CrMoMn钢渗氮处理微观组织与性能研究

对37CrMoMn钢钻杆接头进行气体渗氮处理,采用光学显微镜（OM）、X射线衍射仪（XRD）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、显微硬度计及磨擦磨损试验研究了渗氮层的显微组织、硬度及耐磨性能。结果表明：渗氮层厚达150μm,氮化形成的ζ-FezN相、ε-F-e3N相和Cr2N相等氮化物增强相,使表面硬度显著增加。渗氮层与基体材料相比摩擦系数显著降低,钻杆接头经过渗氮后,耐磨性提高了8倍。     

Microstructure and Wear Resistance of in situ Formed Duplex Coating Fabricated by Plasma Nitriding Ti Coated 2024 Al Alloy

In this study, plasma nitriding was carried out on pure titanium film coated 2024 Al alloy to improve its surface mechanical property. Ti film with the thickness of 3.0 mm was firstly fabricated by means of magnetron sputtering method. Then, the Ti coated specimen was subjected to plasma atmosphere comprising 40% N2e60% H2 at 430 C for 8 h. The microstructures of the nitrided specimens were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Microhardness tester and pin-on-disc tribometer were used to test the mechanical properties of the untreated and nitrided specimen. The results showed that the surface of the nitrided specimen was composed of three layers（i.e. the outside nitride Ti N0.3layer, the middle Al3 Ti layer and the inside Al18Ti2Mg3 layer）. The surface hardness and wear resistance of 2024 Al alloy were increased simultaneously by duplex treatment. The untreated specimen exhibited severe adhesive wear while the nitrided one behaved in middle abrasive wear.     

Evaluation of the effects of plasma nitriding temperature and time on the characterisation of Ti 6Al 4V alloy

The effects of plasma nitriding (PN) temperature and time on the structural and tribological characterisation of Ti 6Al 4V alloy were investigated. PN processes under gas mixture of N₂/H₂ = 4 were performed at temperatures of 700, 750, 800 and 850 °C for duration of 2, 5 and 10 h. Cross section and surface characterisation were evaluated by means of SEM, AFM, XRD and microhardness test techniques. Dry wear tests were performed using a pin on disc machine. Mass loss and coefficient of friction were measured during the wear tests. Three distinguished structures including of a compound layer (constituted of δ-TiN and ɛ-Ti₂N), an aluminium-rich region and a diffusion zone (interstitial solid solution of nitrogen in titanium) were detected at the surface of plasma nitrided Ti 6Al 4V alloy. These structures increased surface hardness of Ti 6Al 4V alloy significantly and gradually distributed the hardness from the surface to the substrate. The "surface hardness", "surface roughness", "wear resistance" and "coefficient of friction" of the alloy were increased due to plasma nitriding process. Moreover, rising both process temperature and time led to increasing of "layers thicknesses", "surface hardness", "surface roughness", "dynamic load-ability" and "wear resistance" of Ti 6Al 4V alloy.     

Microstructure and Tribological Properties of Plasma Nitriding Cast CoCrMo Alloy

A medical cast CoCrMo alloy was coated by plasma nitriding process to enhance the wear resistance.The microstructures,phases and micro-hardness of nitrided layers were investigated by atomic force microscopy(AFM),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD) and micro-hardness.Tribological properties were investigated on a pin-on-disc wear tester under 25% bovine serum solutions.The experimental results showed that plasma nitriding was a promising process to produce thick,hard and wear resistant layers on the surface of CoCrMo alloy.The harder CrN and Cr2N phases formed on the plasma nitrided layer with the compact nano-crystalline structure.Compared with the untreated sample,all nitrided samples showed the lower wear rates and higher wear resistance at different applied loads and nitriding temperatures.It was concluded that the improvement of wear resistance could be ascribed to the formation of thicker and harder nitrided layers with the specific microstructures on nitrided surfaces.     

Kinetics and wear behaviour of M50NiL steel plasma nitrided at low temperature

The quenched M50NiL steel was plasma nitrided at 460°C for different time to investigate the effects of the duration time on the microstructure, microhardness and wear resistance of the nitrided layers. The results show that the plasma nitrided layer depth increases with increasing nitriding time. The plasma nitrided layer includes only the diffusion layer without compound layer. The main phases in the nitrided surface layer are nitrogen expended α′-Fe and γ′-Fe₄N. The microstructure of the nitrided layer is refined. The wear resistance of the nitrided samples can be improved significantly by plasma nitriding. The sample nitrided for 4?h possesses the highest wear resistance, due to its relatively smooth surface and ultra-fine grains in the nitrided layer.     

Corrosion behavior of PIRAC nitrided Ti-6Al-4V surgical alloy

Hard titanium nitride (TiN) coatings were obtained on the surface of Ti-6Al-4V alloy using an original PIRAC nitriding method, based on annealing the samples under a low pressure of monatomic nitrogen created by selective diffusion of N from the atmosphere. PIRAC nitrided samples exhibited excellent corrosion resistance in Ringer's solution in both potentiodynamic and potentiostatic tests. The anodic current and metal ion release rate of PIRAC nitrided Ti-6Al-4V at the typical corrosion potential values were significantly lower than those of the untreated alloy. This, together with the excellent adhesion and high wear resistance of the TiN coatings, makes PIRAC nitriding an attractive surface treatment for Ti-6Al-4V alloy surgical implants.     

离子渗氮温度对W9Mo3Cr4V钢渗层组织及性能的影响

目前,国内外对搅拌头材料W9Mo3Cr4V钢离子渗氮表面改性研究不多。采用金相分析、显微硬度测量、X射线衍射仪(XRD)等研究了离子渗氮温度对W9Mo3Cr4V钢搅拌头显微组织和性能的影响,从而得出制备高硬度耐磨氮化层搅拌头的合适的离子渗氮温度。结果表明:经离子渗氮的W9Mo3Cr4V钢搅拌头表层获得了主要由ε相(Fe3N)和γ’相(Fe4N)组成的均匀渗氮层,且随着从表面到基体距离的增加,渗氮层的硬度呈现平缓的硬度梯度分布;480~560℃范围内,随离子渗氮温度升高,渗氮层厚度不断增加,渗氮层硬度也不断提高;ε相(Fe3N)衍射峰随离子渗氮温度升高而逐渐降低,γ’相(Fe_4N)衍射峰则呈逐渐升高的趋势。渗氮层厚度ζ与渗氮温度T的关系满足ζ=3.85×108e-9 141/T·τ。     

Research on new rapid and deep plasma nitriding techniques of AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel

Cyclic plasma oxynitriding and cyclic plasma nitriding catalyzed by rare earth La of AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel were performed and compared with conventional plasma nitriding. The nitrided layers were investigated by means of an optical microscope, microhardness tester, Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), X-ray diffraction (XRD), wear machine, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The results show that the wear resistance of AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel is improved significantly by the two new rapid and deep plasma nitriding techniques. The new techniques increase the surface hardness of the nitrided layers and make the microhardness profiles gentler, which are consistent with the nitrogen concentration depth profiles. Meanwhile, the nitrided effect improves with increasing cycles. It was also found that the optimum phase compositions of nitrided layers with more γ′ phases and less ? phases for long-term service conditions can be obtained by the two new techniques, which is in agreement with the microstructure. In addition, traces of Fe₃O₄ were found in the cyclic plasma oxynitrided sample. Combining the SEM and EDS analysis indicated the existence of La in the nitrided layer of the sample under cyclic plasma nitriding catalyzed by rare earth La.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of copper–titanium–nitrogen multiphase layers produced by a duplex treatment on C17200 copper–beryllium alloy

In this study, a copper–titanium–nitrogen multiphase coating was fabricated on the surface of C17200 copper–beryllium alloy by deposition and plasma nitriding in order to improve the surface mechanical properties. The phase composition, microstructure and microhardness profiles of the as-obtained multiphase coating were characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Vickers microhardness measurements, respectively. Pin-on-disk tribometer and SEM equipped with energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) were applied to measure tribological properties and analyze wear mechanisms involved. The XRD results show that the phase composition changes with nitriding temperature. The Ti₂N layer is replaced by a Cu–Ti intermetallic layer when the nitriding temperature is higher than 700 °C. The Cu/Ti ratio in the multiphase coatings remains at a constant value of 2:1 due to the incorporation of nitrogen atoms. The surface hardness achieves a maximum value of 983 HV at 650 °C, and decreases as the nitriding temperature increases. The increased hardness corresponds to the improved wear resistance and decreased frictional coefficient and the surface hardness is proportional to the wear rates. The wear mechanism depends on the phase composition of the multiphase coatings. With the nitriding temperature increasing, the oxidative wear mechanism changes to adhesive and abrasive mode.     

Microstructural and tribological characterization of plasma- and gas-nitrided 2Cr13 steel in vacuum

Plasma- and gas-nitrided 2Cr13 samples were characterized using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and microhardness testing techniques. Nitrogen concentration profiles in the cross-sections of the nitrided samples were obtained by glow discharge optical spectroscopy (GDOS). Residual stress profiles along depth of the nitrided samples were measured using an X-ray stress tester. The tribological behaviour of the plasma- and the gas-nitrided samples in vacuum was investigated in order to analyse the effect of nitriding on wear resistance of the 2Cr13 steel. The results show the tribological properties of the 2Cr13 steel in vacuum are improved considerably by plasma nitriding and gas nitriding resulted from microstructure modification and surface hardening during nitriding. The plasma-nitrided samples have better wear resistance than the gas-nitrided samples under 30 N, while the gas-nitrided samples have higher wear resistance under 90 N. With increasing normal load from 30 N to 90 N, the wear mechanism shows a transition from mild adhesive and abrasive wear to severe adhesive or even delamination wear. The plasma-nitrided sample has thicker compound layer than the gas-nitrided sample, resulting that it exhibits more intensive delamination under high load of 90 N.