Tribological behaviour of plasma immersion ion implanted AISI 304 stainless steel against polymer and ceramic counterfaces
Articles > Article · 2007
Authors: N. SAKLAKOGLU, İbrahim Etem SAKLAKOĞLU, VURAL CEYHUN, N. AGACHAN, K. T. SHORT, G. A. COLLINS
Surface Engineering, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2007, vol 23, pp 257-260
Summary
Type 304 austenitic stainless steel samples were implanted with nitrogen using plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII) at different temperatures between 350 and 500°C. Treated and untreated samples have been studied by wear–friction testing, microhardness measurement and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The experimental results indicated that the hardness and wear resistance is improved by increasing the penetration depth of nitrogen, whereas the friction coefficient is significantly increased by PIII.