Morphology and corrosion properties of hydroxyapatite coatings formed on VT6 pre-nitrided titanium alloy

Keywords

VT6 titanium alloy, nitriding, plasma-electrolytic oxidation, hydroxyapatite, Ringer’s solution.

Cite as

Pohrelyuk I. M., Tkachuk O. V., Proskurnyak R. V., Kuznetsov O. V., and Gnilitskyi Ya. M. Morphology and corrosion properties of hydroxyapatite coatings formed on VT6 pre-nitrided titanium alloy. Physicochemical Mechanics of Materials. 2022. 58(6), 089-095.

Abstract

The formation of hydroxyapatite coating on VT6 titanium alloy under combined treatment: nitriding and plasma-electrolytic oxidation in an alkaline electrolyte (hydroxyapatite + 1M potassium hydroxide) was investigated. It was determined that such treatment promotes the growth of the Ca₁₀(PO₄)₆(OH)₂ hydroxyapatite phase, that can be attributed to an increase of the centers of hydroxyapatite crystallization on the pre-nitrided surface. It was shown that the hydroxyapatite coating on pre-nitrided surface provided higher hydrophilicity and better corrosion resistance in Ringer’s solution at a temperature of 37°C.

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