Research Article

The Effect of Nitrogen Ion Implantation on the Surface Properties of Ti6Al4V Alloy Coated by a Carbon Nanolayer

Table 2

Operating parameters of the surface modifications by IBAD.

ParameterValues

Electron beam deposition of carbon nanolayers
 Base pressure (Pa)
 Work pressure (Pa)
 Acceleration voltage (kV)6
 Emission current (mA)100
 TargetGraphite (99.999%)
 Deposition rate (nm·s−1)0.15
Nitrogen ion implantation
 Base pressure (Pa)
 Work pressure (Pa)
 Acceleration voltage (kV)90
 Ion beam current density ( A·cm−2)1.5