Massive nitrogen super-saturation into CoCrMo Alloys for improvement of tribological performance

Tatsuhiko Aizawa*, Tatsuya Funazuka, Tomomi Shiratori, Yohei Suzuki

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Abstract

The cobalt-chromium-molybdenum (CoCrMo) superalloys have been utilized in the dental, knee, and hip arthroplasty applications because of their unique combination of high strength, high wear and corrosion resistance. A massive nitrogen supersaturation (MNS) process was proposed as a surface treatment to improve these strength, hardness and ductility, further needed for hip replacement and dental prosthesis. CoCrMo disc specimens were prepared for plasma immersion nitriding at 673 K for 21.6 ks by 50 Pa. The nitrogen solute uniformly distributed in the MNS-layer with the average content of 5 mass%. Higher surface hardness than 1550 HV was attained under application of 10 N. The maximum friction coefficient was halved before and after MNS and this low frictional state with μ< 0.45 was preserved although the sliding condition by 0.1 m/s.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterial Forming, ESAFORM 2024
EditorsAnna Carla Araujo, Arthur Cantarel, France Chabert, Adrian Korycki, Philippe Olivier, Fabrice Schmidt
PublisherAssociation of American Publishers
Pages1248-1258
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9781644903131
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event27th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, ESAFORM 2024 - Toulouse, France
Duration: 2024/04/242024/04/26

Publication series

NameMaterials Research Proceedings
Volume41
ISSN (Print)2474-3941
ISSN (Electronic)2474-395X

Conference

Conference27th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, ESAFORM 2024
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityToulouse
Period2024/04/242024/04/26

Keywords

  • Cocrmo Alloys
  • Low Friction and Wear
  • Massive Nitrogen Interstitials
  • Plasma Nitriding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science

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