Nanoindentation and XPS Studies of Titanium TNZ Alloy after Electrochemical Polishing in a Magnetic Field
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Sample Preparation and SEM Studies
2.2. Nanoindentation Testing
2.3. XPS Studies
3. Results
3.1. Nanoindentation Results
Treatment | Contact Depth (nm) | Reduced Young’s Modulus Er (GPa) | Nanohardness nH (GPa) |
---|---|---|---|
AR | 957.09 ± 355.21 | 3.61 ± 0.98 | 0.94 ± 0.48 |
EP | 303.87 ± 28.79 | 83.08 ± 5.73 | 6.97 ± 0.92 |
MEP | 280.67 ± 27.53 | 72.95 ± 7.21 | 7.64 ± 1.14 |
3.2. XPS Results
Element | EP | MEP |
---|---|---|
C 1s | 35.1 | 16.4 |
F 1s | 2.9 | 3.2 |
N 1s | 2.0 | 4.3 |
Nb 3d | 6.0 | 12.2 |
O 1s | 39.9 | 44.6 |
S 2p | 1.3 | 0.6 |
Ti 2p | 11.1 | 15.2 |
Zr 3d | 1.7 | 3.5 |
Ratio | Matrix | EP | MEP |
---|---|---|---|
Ti/(Ti + Nb + Zr) | 0.74 | 0.59 | 0.49 |
Nb/(Ti + Nb + Zr) | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.39 |
Zr/(Ti + Nb + Zr) | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.12 |
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Hryniewicz, T.; Rokosz, K.; Rokicki, R.; Prima, F. Nanoindentation and XPS Studies of Titanium TNZ Alloy after Electrochemical Polishing in a Magnetic Field. Materials 2015, 8, 205-215. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8010205
Hryniewicz T, Rokosz K, Rokicki R, Prima F. Nanoindentation and XPS Studies of Titanium TNZ Alloy after Electrochemical Polishing in a Magnetic Field. Materials. 2015; 8(1):205-215. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8010205
Chicago/Turabian StyleHryniewicz, Tadeusz, Krzysztof Rokosz, Ryszard Rokicki, and Frédéric Prima. 2015. "Nanoindentation and XPS Studies of Titanium TNZ Alloy after Electrochemical Polishing in a Magnetic Field" Materials 8, no. 1: 205-215. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8010205