Lasergaslegieren: Ein Verfahren zur Erzeugung verschleißfester Randschichten auf Titanwerkstoffen

Titanium alloys combine very high specific strength with biocompatibility and corrosion resistance. Because of these excellent properties they were frequently used in space travel, aeronautics, chemical industry, medicine and, increasingly, automotive industry. A handicap of titanium alloys is their low wear resistance against abrasive and sliding wear. Additional applications for titanium alloys can be established by increasing their wear resistance. High loadable and wear resistant layers on titanium alloys are generated by the new method for laser gas alloying, developed at the Fraunhofer IWS Dresden. The new method overcomes drawbacks of conventional methodes and is a reliable process for industrial application. By a hard amorphous carbon layer (DLC), deposited by Laser-Arc, an additional increase of sliding wear resistance is possible. First we briefly present the methode itself. The enormous increase of wear resistance is proven with the help of diverse wear tests.