Tribological properties of nitrogen, carbon and titanium ion implanted PET against steel

Shengrong Yang, Shangkui Qi, Weimin Liu, Changlin Li, Youmei Sun

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Abstract

A 25 μm thickness polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film was implanted with 120 keV ions of nitrogen, carbon, and titanium to doses of 1 × 1014, 1 × 1015, 5 × 1015 and 1 × 1016 ions cm-2, respectively. The structure of the implanted PET was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and the friction and wear behaviors of both implanted and unimplanted PET were investigated using a one-way reciprocating friction tester against a steel ball. Results indicate that ion implantation at a dose of 1 × 1015 ions cm-2 increased the friction coefficient, whereas the carbon ion implantation at a dose of 1 × 1016 ions cm-2 decreased the friction coefficient. All the tests showed that ion implantation lowered the wear rate, other than carbon ion implantation at a dose of 1 × 1016 ions cm-2. XPS analysis revealed the break of C=O and C-O bonds and the formation of C-N bonds during the process of nitrogen and carbon ion implantation; however, titanium was not detected by XPS after the implantation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)64-69
Number of pages6
JournalWear
Volume211
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Carbon
  • Ion implantation
  • Nitrogen
  • PET
  • Titanium
  • XPS analysis

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