In this work,SMAT(surface mechanical attrition treatment)was performed on Ti6Al4V.Plasma nitriding of the SMATed samples was investigated in comparison with coarse-grained samples.The samples were characterized using ...In this work,SMAT(surface mechanical attrition treatment)was performed on Ti6Al4V.Plasma nitriding of the SMATed samples was investigated in comparison with coarse-grained samples.The samples were characterized using optic microscope,SEM,TEM and Vickers microhardness tester.The results showed that a significantly thicker compound layer with higher hardness was obtained for the SMATed samples when compared with un-SMATed samples after nitriding.Corrosion resistance of Ti6Al4V in a Ringer’s solution was studied by electrochemical techniques including open circuit potential measurement,potentiodynamic polarization and EIS(electrochemical impedance spectroscopy).Overall,our results identified the beneficial impacts of the duplex SMAT/nitriding treatment on corrosion behaviour of Ti6Al4V.Wear tests were also performed on a ball-on-disc tribometer where the treated samples were rubbed against a 6 mm diameter alumina ball under a normal load of 5 N using Ringer’s solution as lubricant media.The friction coefficient of the SMATed and nitrided samples was reduced compared to the untreated samples.Wear rates demonstrated that SMAT combined with nitriding improved wear resistance of Ti6Al4V alloy.展开更多
文摘In this work,SMAT(surface mechanical attrition treatment)was performed on Ti6Al4V.Plasma nitriding of the SMATed samples was investigated in comparison with coarse-grained samples.The samples were characterized using optic microscope,SEM,TEM and Vickers microhardness tester.The results showed that a significantly thicker compound layer with higher hardness was obtained for the SMATed samples when compared with un-SMATed samples after nitriding.Corrosion resistance of Ti6Al4V in a Ringer’s solution was studied by electrochemical techniques including open circuit potential measurement,potentiodynamic polarization and EIS(electrochemical impedance spectroscopy).Overall,our results identified the beneficial impacts of the duplex SMAT/nitriding treatment on corrosion behaviour of Ti6Al4V.Wear tests were also performed on a ball-on-disc tribometer where the treated samples were rubbed against a 6 mm diameter alumina ball under a normal load of 5 N using Ringer’s solution as lubricant media.The friction coefficient of the SMATed and nitrided samples was reduced compared to the untreated samples.Wear rates demonstrated that SMAT combined with nitriding improved wear resistance of Ti6Al4V alloy.
