Title :
Tribological behaviour of plasma nitrided Ti-5Al-2Nb-1Ta alloy against UHMWPE
Author :
Lakshmi, S. Gowri ; Babi, M.A.K. ; Arivuoli, D.
Author_Institution :
Crystal Growth Centre, Anna Univ., Chennai, India
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. The surface nitrided alloy has been subjected to a number of characterisation techniques in order to characterise the nitrided surface. Surface microhardness measurements have been carried out to evaluate the effect of processing parameters. The phase analysis of the layers was carried out using XRD Pin on disc wear measurements of the nitrided alloys were carried out against UHMWPE. The wear rate was determined from the weight loss and coefficient of friction. The morphology and composition of the wear debris were characterised using scanning electron microscopy and EDAX. The results are discussed.
Keywords :
X-ray chemical analysis; aluminium alloys; biomedical materials; microhardness; niobium alloys; orthopaedics; plasma materials processing; scanning electron microscopy; surface hardening; tantalum alloys; titanium alloys; wear resistance; EDAX; Ti-Al-Nb-Ta; UHMWPE; biocompatibility; implantable material; microhardness; pin on disc wear; plasma diffusion treatments; plasma nitrided alloy; scanning electron microscopy; surface nitrided alloy; thick nitride layers; tribological behaviour; wear resistance; Plasmas; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2003. ICOPS 2003. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. The 30th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jeju, South Korea
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7911-X
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2003.1228868
