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Homogeneous Anodic TiO 2 Nanotube Layers on Ti–6Al–4V Alloy with Improved Adhesion Strength and Corrosion Resistance
Author(s) -
Hu Nan,
Hu Tao,
Gao Ang,
Gao g,
Starink Marco J.,
Chen Ying,
Sun Wanting,
Liao Qing,
Tong Liping,
Xu Xiaochang,
Chu Paul K.,
Wang Huaiyu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201801964
Subject(s) - materials science , nanoporous , alloy , electron backscatter diffraction , scanning electron microscope , microstructure , corrosion , transmission electron microscopy , composite material , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , engineering
Abstract Hexagonal TiO 2 nanotubes (TNTs) arrays are generally fabricated on Ti‐based substrates for some biomedical purposes, but the TNT layers constructed on conventionally processed Ti alloys are usually inhomogeneous because the substrates typically contain both the α and β phases. In this work, high‐pressure torsion (HPT) is applied to obtain a saturated single α‐phase microstructure in Ti–6Al–4V alloys via strain‐induced β phase dissolution. Homogeneous anodic TNT layers with three different morphologies, one‐step nanoporous, one‐step nanotubular, and two‐step nanoporous structures, are electrochemically fabricated on the ultrafine‐grained (UFG) Ti–6Al–4V alloy substrates after HPT processing, whereas the TNT layers prepared on coarse‐grained substrates are normally inhomogeneous. More notably, the TNT layers show significantly improved adhesion strength to the UFG substrate as well as better corrosion resistance compared to those on the conventionally processed Ti–6Al–4V substrates. X‐ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy in combination with electron backscatter diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy indicate that the improvement is due to a larger dislocation density in the UFG substrate as well as strain‐induced β phase dissolution.