Research Article

The Influence of High-Temperature Nitrogen Plasma-Based Ion Implantation on Niobium Creep Behavior

Table 2

Creep data at 500°C and 35 MPa of untreated Nb and specimens treated by HT-NPBII for 1 h, 4 h, and 8 h.

Specimentp (h) (1/h)Strain (mm/mm)tf (h)

Untreated0.811.12 10−20.429110.1
HT-NPBII for 1 h0.65.25 10−30.187017.4
HT-NPBII for 4 h0.72.96 10−20.495518.5
HT-NPBII for 8 h0.89.63 10−30.282010.6