Impact of Glow-Discharge Nitriding Technology on the Properties of 3D-Printed Grade 2 Titanium Alloy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Specimen Preparation
2.2. Glow Nitriding Process
2.3. Nanohardness of the Nitrided Specimen
2.4. XRD Diffraction Test
2.5. Corrosion Resistance Test
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sa (µm) | SD | Sp (µm) | SD | Sv (µm) | SD | Sz (µm) | SD | |
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DMLS-IS | 0.221 | 0.012 | 1.053 | 0.021 | 1.300 | 0.068 | 2.354 | 0.081 |
DMLS-TiN/PP | 0.224 | 0.005 | 1.110 | 0.026 | 1.279 | 0.043 | 2.390 | 0.039 |
DMLS-TiN/CP | 0.275 | 0.018 | 1.371 | 0.079 | 1.554 | 0.085 | 2.926 | 0.162 |
Grade 2-IS | 0.197 | 0.01 | 1.015 | 0.035 | 1.020 | 0.079 | 2.035 | 0.055 |
Grade 2-TiN/PP | 0.198 | 0.006 | 1.008 | 0.056 | 1.059 | 0.039 | 2.068 | 0.068 |
Grade 2-TiN/CP | 0.234 | 0.006 | 1.124 | 0.022 | 1.311 | 0.069 | 2.435 | 0.078 |
Dielectric Layer | Error (%) | Double Layer | Error (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMLS-IS | R (Ωcm2) | 2.98 × 105 | 0.8 | |||
QCPE | Y0CPE(Fcm−2sn−1) | 3.00 × 10−5 | 0.3 | |||
n | 0.82 | 0.1 | ||||
DMLS TiN/PP | R (Ωcm2) | 5.99 × 104 | 11.7 | 2.92 × 106 | 35.9 | |
QCPE | Y0CPE(Fcm−2sn−1) | 6.29 × 10−5 | 0.5 | 1.77 × 10−5 | 6.0 | |
n | 0.92 | 0.1 | 0.60 | 4.2 | ||
DMLS TiN/CP | R (Ωcm2) | 2.57 × 103 | 7.2 | 7.36 × 106 | 45.5 | |
QCPE | Y0CPE(Fcm−2sn−1) | 1.66 × 10−4 | 4.7 | 8.42 × 10−5 | 17.8 | |
n | 0.63 | 2.8 | 0.81 | 4.2 | ||
Grade 2 IS | R (Ωcm2) | 9.44 × 105 | 1.8 | |||
QCPE | Y0CPE(Fcm−2sn−1) | 2.75 × 10−5 | 0.4 | |||
n | 0.92 | 0.1 | ||||
Grade 2 TiN/PP | R (Ωcm2) | 2.74 × 104 | 15.1 | 2.46 × 106 | 18.4 | |
QCPE | Y0CPE(Fcm−2sn−1) | 5.40 × 10−5 | 1.2 | 1.92 × 10−5 | 3.9 | |
n | 0.91 | 0.2 | 0.67 | 2.5 | ||
Grade 2 TiN/CP | R (Ωcm2) | 1.56 × 105 | 8.2 | 2.43 × 106 | 11.9 | |
QCPE | Y0CPE(Fcm−2sn−1) | 1.07 × 10−4 | 0.3 | 2.36 × 10−5 | 8.9 | |
n | 0.87 | 0.1 | 0.69 | 3.4 |
DMLS | Conventional Grade 2 | |||||
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Rp (kΩcm2) | Ecorr (SCE) (mV) | Icorr (µA cm−2) | Rp (kΩcm2) | Ecorr (SCE) (mV) | Icorr (µA cm−2) | |
TiN/CP | 1122 | −165 | 2.65 × 10−2 | 792 | −125 | 2.53 × 10−2 |
TiN/PP | 1194 | −230 | 1.90 × 10−2 | 1603 | −225 | 1.42 × 10−2 |
IS | 275 | −310 | 7.13 × 10−2 | 1369 | −360 | 1.91 × 10−2 |
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Kamiński, J.; Sitek, R.; Adamczyk-Cieślak, B.; Kulikowski, K. Impact of Glow-Discharge Nitriding Technology on the Properties of 3D-Printed Grade 2 Titanium Alloy. Materials 2024, 17, 4592. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17184592
Kamiński J, Sitek R, Adamczyk-Cieślak B, Kulikowski K. Impact of Glow-Discharge Nitriding Technology on the Properties of 3D-Printed Grade 2 Titanium Alloy. Materials. 2024; 17(18):4592. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17184592
Chicago/Turabian StyleKamiński, Janusz, Ryszard Sitek, Bogusława Adamczyk-Cieślak, and Krzysztof Kulikowski. 2024. "Impact of Glow-Discharge Nitriding Technology on the Properties of 3D-Printed Grade 2 Titanium Alloy" Materials 17, no. 18: 4592. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17184592