TY - JOUR N2 - Nanostructured, biocompatible, TiC/Ti Supersonic Cold Gas Sprayed coatings were deposited onto a Ti6Al4V alloy and their microstructure, wear resistance and hardness were investigated. The starting nanostructured powder, containing a varied mixture of Ti and TiC particles, was produced by high energy ball milling. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction were used for structural and chemical analyses of powder particles and coatings. Coatings, 250-350 μm thick, preserving the nanostructure and chemical powder composition, with low porosity and relatively high hardness (~850 HV), were obtained. These nanostructured TiC/Ti coatings exhibited better tribological properties than commonly used biomedical benchmark materials, due to an appropriate balance of hard and soft nano-phases. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/106696/PDF/AMM-2018-2-42-Kusinski.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/106696 PY - 2018 IS - No 2 DO - 10.24425/122416 KW - cold gas spraying KW - Ti KW - TiC KW - CerMet coating KW - SEM KW - TEM KW - wear resistance A1 - Kusiński, J. A1 - Kac, S. A1 - Kowalski, K. A1 - Dosta, S. A1 - Georgiou, E.P. A1 - Garcia-Forgas, J. A1 - Matteazzi, P. PB - Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 63 DA - 2018.06.30 T1 - Microstructure and Properties of TiC/Ti Coatings Deposited by the Supersonic Cold Gas Spray Technique UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/106696 T2 - Archives of Metallurgy and Materials ER -