Improvement of wear behaviour of titanium by boriding

Kara G., Pürçek G., Yanar H.

INDUSTRIAL LUBRICATION AND TRIBOLOGY, vol.69, no.1, pp.65-70, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 69 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/ilt-11-2015-0174
  • Journal Name: INDUSTRIAL LUBRICATION AND TRIBOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.65-70
  • Keywords: Titanium, Boriding, Tribology, Friction and wear, SOLID-STATE DIFFUSION, MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES, SURFACE, GROWTH, LAYERS, MICROSTRUCTURE, KINETICS, ALLOYS, PERFORMANCE, BORON
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to achieve a hard and protective borided layer on commercially pure Ti (grade-2) by applying boriding, and to investigate the changes in its microstructure, hardness, friction and wear behaviors.