HARDNESS AND FATIGUE ENDURANCE PROPERTIES OF TITANIUM IMPLANTED WITH ARGON IONS APPLIED IN POWER ENGINEERING, METALLURGICAL AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES
The paper concerns the experimental results based on application of ion implantation of argon (Ar<sup>+</sup>), which allows for increasing hardness and fatigue resistance of titanium. The effect of surface synthesis of the carbon-bearing covering on the implanted titanium in case of implantation of ions of argon (Ar<sup>+</sup>) is probed. A physical model of the surface mechanism of the ion-ray synthesis connected to polymerization of carboniferous fragments is offered.