eprintid: 2811 rev_number: 5 eprint_status: archive userid: 69 dir: disk0/00/00/28/11 datestamp: 2015-11-05 11:11:57 lastmod: 2015-11-05 11:11:57 status_changed: 2015-11-05 11:11:57 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Li, J. N. creators_name: Chen, C. Z. creators_name: Cui, B. B. creators_name: Squartini, Tiziano creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: tiziano.squartini@imtlucca.it title: Surface modification of titanium alloy with the Ti3Al + TiB2/TiN composite coatings ispublished: pub subjects: QC divisions: EIC full_text_status: none keywords: Laser cladding technology, Interface, surfaces, Composite coating abstract: Laser cladding of the Ti3Al + TiB2 pre-placed alloy powder on the Ti–6Al–4 V alloy in nitrogen protective atmosphere can form the Ti3Al + TiB2/TiN composite coating, which can dramatically improve the wear resistance of the Ti–6Al–4 V alloy surface. In this study, the Ti3Al + TiB2/TiN composite coatings on the Ti–6Al–4 V alloy have been researched by means of X-ray diffraction, SEM and energy dispersive spectrometry. It was found that there is a metallurgical combination between the Ti3Al + TiB2/TiN composite coating and the substrate. The microhardness of the Ti3Al + TiB2/TiN composite coatings were 3 ~ 4 times higher than that of the Ti–6Al–4 V alloy because of the actions of the Ti3Al + TiB2/TiN hard phases and the grain refinement strengthening. Moreover, the wear mass losses of the Ti3Al + TiB2/TiN composite coatings were much lower than that of the substrate. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. date: 2011 date_type: published publication: Surface and Interface Analysis volume: 43 number: 12 publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd pagerange: 1543-1548 id_number: 10.1002/sia.3809 refereed: TRUE issn: 0142-2421 official_url: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sia.3809/abstract citation: Li, J. N. and Chen, C. Z. and Cui, B. B. and Squartini, Tiziano Surface modification of titanium alloy with the Ti3Al + TiB2/TiN composite coatings. Surface and Interface Analysis, 43 (12). pp. 1543-1548. ISSN 0142-2421 (2011)