A glow discharge plasma nitriding reactor in the presence of an active screen cage is optimized in terms of current density,filling pressure and hydrogen concentrations using optical emission spectroscopy（OES）.The s...A glow discharge plasma nitriding reactor in the presence of an active screen cage is optimized in terms of current density,filling pressure and hydrogen concentrations using optical emission spectroscopy（OES）.The samples of AISI 304 are nitrided for different treatment times under optimum conditions.The treated samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction（XRD） to explore the changes induced in the crystallographic structure.The XRD pattern confirmed the formation of iron and chromium nitrides arising from incorporation of nitrogen as an interstitial solid solution in the iron lattice.A Vickers microhardness tester was used to evaluate the surface hardness as a function of treatment time（h）.The results showed clear evidence of improved surface hardness and a substantial amount of decrease in the treatment time compared with the previous work.展开更多
This paper reported a novel coating approach to deposit a （HA） film on Ti6Al4V alloy with Al2O3 buffer layer for thin, crack free and nano-structured hydroxyapatite biomedical implants. The Al2O3 buffer layer was de...This paper reported a novel coating approach to deposit a （HA） film on Ti6Al4V alloy with Al2O3 buffer layer for thin, crack free and nano-structured hydroxyapatite biomedical implants. The Al2O3 buffer layer was deposited by plasma spraying while the HA top layer was applied by dip coating technique. The X-ray diffraction （XRD） and Raman reflections of alumina buffer layer showed α- to γ-Al2O3 phase transformation; and the fractographic analysis of the sample revealed the formation of columnar grains in well melted splats. The bonding strength between Al2O3 coating and Ti6Al4V substrate was estimated to be about 40 MPa. The presence of dip coated HA layer was confirmed using XRD, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDX） analysis. The SEM images exhibited that HA top layer enveloped homogenously the troughs and crests of the underneath rough （Ra = 2.91 μm） Al2O3 surface. It is believed that the novel coating approach adopted might render the implant suitable for rapid cement-less fixation as well as biocompatible for longer periods.展开更多
基金supported by QAU URF,Pakistan Science Foundation(PSF)Project No.PSF/RES/Phys(152),HEC Project 20-2002(R&D)and HEC Project for Plasma Physics Laboratory Gomal University
文摘A glow discharge plasma nitriding reactor in the presence of an active screen cage is optimized in terms of current density,filling pressure and hydrogen concentrations using optical emission spectroscopy（OES）.The samples of AISI 304 are nitrided for different treatment times under optimum conditions.The treated samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction（XRD） to explore the changes induced in the crystallographic structure.The XRD pattern confirmed the formation of iron and chromium nitrides arising from incorporation of nitrogen as an interstitial solid solution in the iron lattice.A Vickers microhardness tester was used to evaluate the surface hardness as a function of treatment time（h）.The results showed clear evidence of improved surface hardness and a substantial amount of decrease in the treatment time compared with the previous work.
文摘This paper reported a novel coating approach to deposit a （HA） film on Ti6Al4V alloy with Al2O3 buffer layer for thin, crack free and nano-structured hydroxyapatite biomedical implants. The Al2O3 buffer layer was deposited by plasma spraying while the HA top layer was applied by dip coating technique. The X-ray diffraction （XRD） and Raman reflections of alumina buffer layer showed α- to γ-Al2O3 phase transformation; and the fractographic analysis of the sample revealed the formation of columnar grains in well melted splats. The bonding strength between Al2O3 coating and Ti6Al4V substrate was estimated to be about 40 MPa. The presence of dip coated HA layer was confirmed using XRD, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDX） analysis. The SEM images exhibited that HA top layer enveloped homogenously the troughs and crests of the underneath rough （Ra = 2.91 μm） Al2O3 surface. It is believed that the novel coating approach adopted might render the implant suitable for rapid cement-less fixation as well as biocompatible for longer periods.
