Wear-resistant titanium and titanium alloys and method for producing same
Abstract
Abstract PRODUCING A TITANIUM OR TITANIUM ALLOY BASE METAL ARTICLE HAVING A HARD SURFACE REGION OF HIGH ADHERENCE COMPRISING PLATING THE SURFACE OF THE BASE METAL WITH A LAYER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF CHROMIUM TO A MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF 0.5 MIL AND DIFFUSION ANNEALING THE PLATED ARTICLE TO SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY DIFFUSE THE CHROMIUM INTO THE BASE, THEREBY FORMING A CHROMIUM-STABILIZED SURFACE LAYER OF BETA TITANIUM-CHROMIUM ALLOY ON SAID BASE METAL. AN ARTICLE OF TITANIUM OR TITANIUM ALLOY BASE METAL HAVING A HARD SURFACE COMPRISING A BODY OF SAID BASE METAL AND A DIFFUSED ZONE ON THE SURFACE OF THE BASE METAL CONSISTING OF ESSENTIALLY OF A CHROMIUM-STABILIZED, BETA TITANIUM-CHROMIUM ALLOY.
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- 👤 Horace R Ogden
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