Formation of nano-structured tribolayer on Ti-6Al-4V during sliding in a phosphate buffer saline solution
2024 (English)In: Journal of Ultrafine Grained and Nanostructured Materials, ISSN 2423-6845, Vol. 57, no 2, p. 128-134Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The formation of a tribological layer (i.e., tribolayer) affects friction and wear behavior during sliding. The mechanisms involved can be better understood by the characterization of this layer. The wear corrosion behavior of Ti-6Al-4V was studied using a reciprocating ball-on-flat tribometer at a frequency of 1 Hz and under normal loads of 1 N, 5 N, and 15 N against an alumina ball for 3600 cycles of sliding in a phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solution. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images, along with EDS analysis showed a greater coverage of a tribolayer under a normal load of 15 N. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies indicated that a tribolayer with thickness up to 1000 nm, consisting of nanograins with diameters of less than 10 nm, formed on the deformed wear surface of Ti-6Al-4V under a normal load of 15 N. This protected tribolayer, under normal loads of 5 N and 15 N, resulted in a decrease of 40% in the coefficient of friction and a 15–20% reduction in the specific tribocorrosion rate compared with that at the lower applied load.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
University of Tehran , 2024. Vol. 57, no 2, p. 128-134
Keywords [en]
Biomaterials, Nanostructured, TEM, Ti-6Al-4V, Tribocorrosion, Tribolayer
National Category
Other Mechanical Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-358900DOI: 10.22059/jufgnsm.2024.02.03Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85214565698OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-358900DiVA, id: diva2:1930553
Note
QC 20250127
2025-01-232025-01-232025-01-27Bibliographically approved