Abstract
AbstractFe-Cr, Fe-Y and Fe-Cr-Y surface alloys were produced by direct ion implantation, ion beam mixing, and combinations of implantation and vapor deposition. The influence of these treatments on the oxidation behavior of iron was investigated in 1 atm. of oxygen at 520°C. The oxidation rates were less in all the ion beam alloyed iron samples than in untreated iron. The oxidation follows parabolic kinetics in most cases, with the rate constants, Kp, in the range (3-8)×10−6 mg2cm−4 sec−l versus 2.2×10−5 mg2 cm−4 sec−1 for untreated iron. Yttrium fluences between 5×1014 and 5×lO15 cm−2 did not alter the microstructures of iron significantly. However, fluences of 1×1016, 3×1016, 5x1016 and 1x1017 cm−2 caused the crystalline structure of iron to be replaced by an amorphous phase. The presence of this phase was demonstrated with selected area channeling patterns and transmission electron microscopy.
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