TY - GEN
T1 - Electrochemical corrosion behavior of laser gas nitrided layer on the NiTi shape memory alloy in Hank's solution
AU - Zhang, Song
AU - Tang, Hujiao
AU - Hu, Fang
AU - Zhang, Chunhua
AU - Man, Hau Chung
AU - Zhang, Qiaoqian
PY - 2011/8/30
Y1 - 2011/8/30
N2 - A nitrided layer was formed on the NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) after being irradiated by a continuous wave Nd-YAG laser in a N2environment. With optimum process parameters, a compact laser modified gradient layer reinforced with fine TiN particles was achieved. Electrochemical measurements of the laser gas nitrided layer on the NiTi SMA showed that the corrosion potential and the breakdown potential were increased while the corrosion current was decreased as compared with the untreated the NiTi SMA. The polarization resistance of the laser gas nitrided layer on the NiTi SMA was increased significantly while the capacitance was decreased. Based on the EIS spectra, a simple model and an equivalent circuit were proposed to describe the electrode-electrolyte interfaces.
AB - A nitrided layer was formed on the NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) after being irradiated by a continuous wave Nd-YAG laser in a N2environment. With optimum process parameters, a compact laser modified gradient layer reinforced with fine TiN particles was achieved. Electrochemical measurements of the laser gas nitrided layer on the NiTi SMA showed that the corrosion potential and the breakdown potential were increased while the corrosion current was decreased as compared with the untreated the NiTi SMA. The polarization resistance of the laser gas nitrided layer on the NiTi SMA was increased significantly while the capacitance was decreased. Based on the EIS spectra, a simple model and an equivalent circuit were proposed to describe the electrode-electrolyte interfaces.
KW - Electrochemical corrosion
KW - Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)
KW - Laser gas nitriding (LGN)
KW - NiTi shape memory alloy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052053205&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.299-300.179
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.299-300.179
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
SN - 9783037852019
T3 - Advanced Materials Research
SP - 179
EP - 182
BT - Materials and Manufacturing
T2 - International Conference on Material and Manufacturing, ICMM 2011
Y2 - 7 September 2011 through 9 September 2011
ER -