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Title: Effect of ion implantation species on the tribological response of stainless steel surfaces

Journal Article · · J. Mater. Energy Syst.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02833542· OSTI ID:6344631

The friction and wear properties of 304 and 15-5 PH stainless steels which were ion implanted with P and with P plus C have been examined and are compared with the properties of the same steels implanted with N and with Ti plus C. While benefits are obtained with the P and the P plus C implantation treatments, the N and the Ti plus C treatments give greater reductions in wear, which extend to more severe wear regimes; with Ti plus C, friction is also reduced. Transmission electron microscopy shows that the P and the P plus C implantations (with 20 to 30 at. pct metalloid concentrations) produce surface alloys with amorphous phases, as do Ti plus C treatments (approximately 20 at. pct each). The greater benefits obtained with the Ti plus C amorphous phase imply that this phase is mechanically superior to the amorphous phase with P plus C, even though the latter has been shown to have excellent mechanical properties when produced by melt quenching. Based on the above studies Ti and C were selected for implantation into a 15-5 PH discriminator wheel of an electromechanical device for comparison with standard solid film lubrication (MoS/sub 2/). In comparison to a solid film lubricated wheel, the implanted wheel (unlubricated) performed equally well with respect to time of operation, number of cycles, and tolerance control; in addition, the implanted wheel produced less debris. An alternative ion beam method was used to introduce high surface concentrations of Au for control of fretting corrosion and debris generation of a journal bearing in a different electromechanical device: a sputter-deposited Au film (50 nm) on 15-5 PH stainless steel was ion bombarded with 300 keV Xe/sup -/. This treated surface was compared with a sputtered Au film without ion beam treatment, with electrodeposited Au, and with a solid lubricating film. The ion-mixed Au surface bearings had the least corrosion and debris.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
OSTI ID:
6344631
Journal Information:
J. Mater. Energy Syst.; (United States), Vol. 7:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English