Diffusion and surface alloying of gradient nanostructured metals

• Zhenbo Wang and
• Ke Lu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 547–560, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.59

• Zhenbo Wang Ke Lu Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China 10.3762/bjnano.8.59 Abstract Gradient nanostructures (GNSs) have been optimized in recent years for desired performance. The

• , different surface alloying processes, such as nitriding and chromizing, have been modified significantly, and some diffusion-related properties have been enhanced. Finally, the perspectives on current research in this field are discussed. Keywords: diffusion; gradient nanostructures; grain boundary