| Abstract |
| In order to improve the surface hardness and fatigue of Ti-6A1-4V alloy, plasma carburization and CrN coating were carried out. After composite surface treatment, the depth of carburized layer was about 150 μm and the thickness of CrN coated layer was about 7.5 pm, respectively. Surface hardness and roughness was significantly improved up to about H_(v)1,960 and 0.045 pm after plasma carburized/CrN coating in comparison with the value hardness and roughness, H_(v), 402 and 0.321 μm of the alloy before surface modification. This result might be associated with the formation of TiC carburized layer and CrN coating on the surface of Ti-6A1-4V alloy. During the scratch test of coating, critical load was as high as 32N as compared with the simply processed CrN coating of a 18N. Such changes of hardness and roughness could be contributed to improving the fatigue life. (Received July 14, 2004) |
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| Key Words |
| Ti-6Al-4V alloy, Plasma-carburizing, CrN thin film, Fatigue, Hardness, Adhesion test |
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