FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Characterization of a laser-nitrided titanium alloy by electron backscattered diffraction and electron probe microanalysis BT AF GORDIN, D GLORIANT, T BOHN, Marcel GUILLOU, A THIBON, I ANSEL, D AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:1;5:1;6:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:; C1 INSA, Rennes, GRCM, EA2620, F-35043 Rennes, France. IFREMER, Ctr Brest, ZI Pointe Diable, F-29280 Plouzane, France. C2 INSA, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-DOP-DCB-GM-LGM IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france IF 0.918 TC 10 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-3575.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Electron probe microanalysis;Electron backscattered diffraction;Titanium nitride coating;Laser gas nitriding AB After a laser gas nitriding treatment of the Ti-7.5Al (atom %) titanium-based alloy, we used a combination of electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) in scanning electron microscope and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) techniques in order to efficiently characterize the different phases in the resolidified layer. Representative measurements of chemical composition and reliable determination of crystal structure were possible for each phase of the complex microstructure. The reaction zone is formed by a mixture of isostructural TiN phases with dendritic and/or 'coarse' needles morphology, fixed into a alpha'-Ti matrix (martensite) with a thin needle aspect. The nitrogen solubility was found to remain very low in the alpha'-Ti matrix (up to 2-3 atom %), while in the TiN phase, an aluminum solubility as high as 4 atom % was measured, reducing drastically the nitrogen content into a Ti79N17Al4 chemical composition. Copyright (C) 2005 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. PY 2005 PD DEC SO Surface and Interface Analysis SN 0142-2421 PU John Wiley & Sons VL 37 IS 13 UT 000234027100006 BP 1161 EP 1167 DI 10.1002/sia.2128 ID 3575 ER EF