Application of Ion Implantation to Wear Protection of Materials.

摘要

Ion implanatation can improve the wear resistance of bearing and tool steels by lowering the coefficient of friction of the surface and by producing a thin hard layer on the surface. The latter mechanism is generally less effective at high loads than a coating laid down by some vapor deposition process although it may provide some benefit in delaying ploughing of the surface by asperity contact through an EHD or boundary layer film.