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Influence of annealing on depth distributions and microstructure of ion-implanted Ti6Al4V

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Ti6Al4V alloy was ion implanted with carbon, nitrogen, platinum, or gold. The effect of heat treatment at 500°C on the depth distributions of oxygen and implanted atoms was investigated using backscattering spectrometry. The phases in the near-surface region were determined using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Platinum and gold are enriched in both α- and β-titanium solid solutions. Implanted carbon forms titanium carbide at lower concentration than nitrogen forms titanium nitride. The depth profiles of Au, Pt, and N are not altered by annealing. Implanted carbon as well as oxygen diffuse to larger depth upon heat treatment. Noble metal-implanted layers are permeable to oxygen diffusion. At concentrations exceeding 35 at. pct, implanted carbon and nitrogen act as a diffusion barrier for oxygen.

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    H. Schmidt (Senior Scientist), G. Miehe (Senior Scientist) & A. Schminke (Research Associate)

  2. the Institute for Nuclear Physics, University of Frankfurt, D-60486, Frankfurt, Germany

    M. Soltanifarshi (Research Associate)

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Schmidt, H., Miehe, G., Schminke, A. et al. Influence of annealing on depth distributions and microstructure of ion-implanted Ti6Al4V. Metall Mater Trans A 30, 2121–2127 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-999-0023-y

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