Abstract
A new duplex surface treatment combining the boost diffusion oxidation (BDO) treatment with amorphous hydrogenated diamond-like carbon hard coatings (BDO/a-C:H DLC) has been developed. Experiments results demonstrated that the BDO pre-treatment can effectively improve the scratch resistance and load bearing capacity of a-C:H DLC on Ti6Al4V. This is mainly because the hardened case in Ti6Al4V conferred by the BDO treatment can provide adequate mechanical support for the thin hard top carbon coating.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 519-525 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
Volume | 464 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- a-C:H DLC
- oxygen boost diffusion
- load bearing capacity
- Ti6Al4V