Investigation of the effect of implantation with iron ions on the carbon content in the implanted layer of structural and instrumental materials

Abstract

As part of the ongoing research, iron ions were implanted with targets from armco iron, steels 10, 45, U8 and 30KhGSN2A with a dose of 5 1017 ion / cm2. Implantation was performed under the conditions of an “oil-free vacuum” obtained through the use of modern turbomolecular pumps. It is shown that for tool steels with a carbon content of 0.8–1.2 mass. % the concentration of free carbon in the implanted layer does not exceed 5 at. %, and for carbon steels upon implantation with a two-component ion beam of copper and lead, the concentration of free carbon in the surface layer does not exceed 5 at. %.