Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) Layers from Silicate/Phosphate Baths on Ti-6Al-4V for Biomedical Components: Influence of Deposition Conditions and Surface Finishing on Dry Sliding Behaviour
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- Chiara Bertuccioli
- Imperial College, Tribology Group, SKF University Technology Centre (UTC), 456 City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Andrea Garzoni
- Industrial Research Centre for Advanced Mechanics and Materials (CIRI-MAM), Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Carla Martini
- Industrial Research Centre for Advanced Mechanics and Materials (CIRI-MAM), Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Alessandro Morri
- Industrial Research Centre for Advanced Mechanics and Materials (CIRI-MAM), Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Gianni Rondelli
- NanoSurfaces Industries srl, Via Bruno Buozzi 13, 40057 Cadriano di Granarolo nell’Emilia (BO), Italy
説明
<jats:p>Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) layers were produced on Ti-6Al-4V in different conditions, so as to assess the influence of layer structure, current mode, duty cycle and surface finishing on microstructural features and tribological behaviour. In DC regime, the double-layer structure (silicate bath followed by phosphate bath) beneficially affected wear resistance. In unipolar pulsed DC (phosphate bath), the wear resistance of single layers improved with increasing duty cycle, due to improved microstructure and adhesion: high duty cycle single layers can be considered an alternative to double-layer deposition. Surface finishing by abrasive blasting with spheroidal glass beads leads to surface roughness decrease and hence to decreased friction and improved wear resistance. The best-performing PEO layers showed promising results in the comparison with reference materials such as CoCrMo (both uncoated and (Ti,Nb)N PVD-coated) and PVD-coated Ti-6Al-4V up to 30 N normal load.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Coatings
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Coatings 9 (10), 614-, 2019-09-26
MDPI AG
