Method for producing hard-surfaced tools and machine components
Abstract
In one aspect, the invention comprises a method for producing tools and machine components having superhard crystalline-ceramic work surfaces. Broadly, the method comprises two steps: A tool or machine component having a ceramic near-surface region is mounted in ion-implantation apparatus. The region then is implanted with metal ions to form, in the region, a metastable alloy of the ions and said ceramic. The region containing the alloy is characterized by a significant increase in hardness properties, such as microhardness, fracture-toughness, and/or scratch-resistance. The resulting improved article has good thermal stability at temperatures characteristic of typical tool and machine-component uses. The method is relatively simple and reproducible.
- Inventors:
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- Farragut, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865533
- Patent Number(s):
- 4532149
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; producing; hard-surfaced; tools; machine; components; aspect; comprises; superhard; crystalline-ceramic; surfaces; broadly; steps; tool; component; ceramic; near-surface; region; mounted; ion-implantation; apparatus; implanted; metal; form; metastable; alloy; containing; characterized; significant; increase; hardness; properties; microhardness; fracture-toughness; scratch-resistance; resulting; improved; article; thermal; stability; temperatures; characteristic; typical; machine-component; relatively; simple; reproducible; region containing; significant increase; thermal stability; surface region; method comprises; method comprise; near-surface region; relatively simple; metastable alloy; producing hard; machine components; ion-implantation apparatus; /427/428/
Citation Formats
McHargue, Carl J. Method for producing hard-surfaced tools and machine components. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
McHargue, Carl J. Method for producing hard-surfaced tools and machine components. United States.
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"Method for producing hard-surfaced tools and machine components". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865533.
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title = {Method for producing hard-surfaced tools and machine components},
author = {McHargue, Carl J},
abstractNote = {In one aspect, the invention comprises a method for producing tools and machine components having superhard crystalline-ceramic work surfaces. Broadly, the method comprises two steps: A tool or machine component having a ceramic near-surface region is mounted in ion-implantation apparatus. The region then is implanted with metal ions to form, in the region, a metastable alloy of the ions and said ceramic. The region containing the alloy is characterized by a significant increase in hardness properties, such as microhardness, fracture-toughness, and/or scratch-resistance. The resulting improved article has good thermal stability at temperatures characteristic of typical tool and machine-component uses. The method is relatively simple and reproducible.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
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