Characterization of electro-eroded surface of Ti alloys
Abstract
The principal materials for fabricating implants are usually metallic alloys, which have suitable mechanical and corrosion properties. Titanium and its alloys are widely used nowadays. In this work, we make a comparison of the electro-eroded surfaces of Ti, Ti6Al4V and Ti5Al2.5Fe alloys. Using the contact profilometer and confocal microscopy we obtained the roughness parameters; the differences among the samples were very small. We also studied the chemical state of the surface and the carbon-based gradient layer that was found on all the electro-eroded samples by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy (RBS) and Elastic Recoil Detection Analyses (ERDA). We obtained the depth profiles of several elements in the layer, and also the hydrogen content. The layer thickness was ~ 0.5 μm, though it was inhomogeneous. Raman spectroscopy proved the graphitic structure of the layer with various degree of crystallinity between the amorphous and crystalline state.
- Publication:
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Journal of Physics Conference Series
- Pub Date:
- March 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1088/1742-6596/100/1/012004
- Bibcode:
- 2008JPhCS.100a2004S