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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Techniques used to produce unique states of pure metals mixed into ceramic materials are presented. The samples were prepared by irradiating a 1-MeV Fe+ beam on A12O3 crystal surfaces over which a thin chromium or zirconium film had been evaporated. The limitations of using noble gas ion beams are noted. Micro Knoop hardness tests performed near the surfaces of the samples indicated a significant increase in the hardness of most samples prepared by ion beam mixing.
Research sponsored by the Division of Materials Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy, under contract W-7405-eng-26 with the Union Carbide Corporation.