Published February 16, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

The improvement in fatigue life of pure polycrystalline nickel by nitrogen ion implantation

  • 1. Academia Sinica, Shenyang, LN (China). Inst. of Metal Research

Description

A dose of 2 x 1017 ions/cm2 of nitrogen at 150 keV is implanted into pure polycrystalline nickel. The specimens with and without nitrogen ion implantation are tested in tension-zero fatigue. A 21% increase in endurance limit is found with implantation. The fatigued surfaces are examined by SEM. A lower rate and intensity of slip bands in implanted materials are found. Slip band cracking which is found in the unimplanted specimens is replaced by grain boundary cracking in the implanted specimens. The concentration profile of nitrogen is investigated with AES. (author)

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Journal Title
Phys. Status Solidi A
Journal Volume
105
Journal Issue
2
Series
Phys. Status Solidi A.
Journal Page Range
419-425
ISSN
0031-8965
CODEN
PSSAB