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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Geoffrey Dearnaley, Abingdon, GB;
Robert E Watkins, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, GB;
Assignee:
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148 315 ; 75 6 / ; 148-4 ; 148421 ; 428660 ;
Abstract
Bodies made of titanium or its alloys, having surfaces liable to wear, have their wear resistance improved by coating such surfaces with a layer of a metal such as tin or aluminum which has been bombarded with ions of a light species such as nitrogen, carbon, boron, or neon so as to cause the metal to migrate into the titanium or titanium alloy. The modified surface has improved wear resistance and reduced coefficient of friction.