The effect of ion‑plasma nitriding on the enduring quality and the nature of changes in the surface roughness of titanium alloys VT1‑0, VT6 and OT4‑1

Abstract

The effect of the temperature of the ion‑plasma nitriding process on the enduring quality of the resulting hardened layers on titanium VT1‑0 and titanium alloys VT6 and OT4‑1 and the effect of ion‑plasma nitriding on the change in the Ra parameter of the surface roughness of titanium samples is investigated. It is defined that ion‑plasma nitriding leads to a significant increase in the enduring quality of the titanium alloys under study. The depth of the enduring quality groove in untreated samples of titanium VT1‑0, alloys VT6, OT4‑1 was 11, 7 and 10 microns, respectively, whereas in samples after ion‑plasma nitriding, the wear groove had a depth of 1.9, 0.9, 2.1 microns. It was revealed that when the initial roughness of the processed samples is more than Ra 0.1 microns after ion nitriding, the roughness index Ra, one of the key components of surface quality, decreases.

Keywords

• ion‑plasma nitriding
• diffusion layer
• surface hardening
• titanium nitride
• surface roughness
• enduring quality