Wear Resistance and Non-Magnetic Layer Formation on 316L Implant Material with Plasma Nitriding

In this study, the applicability of plasma nitriding treatment in the production of non-magnetic and corrosion resistant layer on 316L stainless steel implant material was investigated. 316L stainless steel substrates were plasma nitrided at temperatures of 350 ℃, 375 ℃, 400 ℃, 425 ℃ and 450 ℃ for 2 h in a gas mixture of 50% N2-50% H2, respectively. It was determined that the treatment temperature is the most important factor on the properties of the corrosion resistant layer of 316L stainless steel. The results show that s-phase formed at the temperatures under 400 ℃, and at the temperatures above 400 ℃, instead of s-phase, CrN and y＇-Fe4N phases were observed in the modified layer. The electrical resistivity and surface roughness of the modified layer increase with treatment temperature. Under 400 ℃ the corrosion resistance increased with the temperature, above 400 ℃ it decreased with the increase in treatment temperature. It was analyzed that the electrical resistivity and the soft （ideal） ferro- magnetic properties of 316L stainless steel increased with treatment temperature during nitriding treatment. Also, plasma ni- triding at low temperatures provided magnetic behavior close to the ideal untreated 316L stainless steel.

Wear Behavior of Plasma Oxidized CoCrMo Alloy under Dry and Simulated Body Fluid Conditions

In this study, CoCrMo alloy was oxidized in plasma environment at the temperatures of 600 ℃ to 800 ℃ for 1 h to 5 h with 100% 02 gas and its tribological behavior was investigated. After the plasma oxidizing process, the compound and diffusion layers were formed on the surface. XRD results show that Cr203, a-Co and ε-Co phases diffracted from the modified layers after plasma oxidizing. The untreated and treated CoCrMo samples were subjected to wear tests both in dry and simulated body fluid conditions, and normal loads of 2 N and 10 N were used. For the sliding wear test, alumina balls were used as counter materials. It was observed that the wear resistance of CoCrMo alloy was increased after the plasma oxidizing process. The lowest wear rate was obtained from the samples that were oxidized at 800 ℃ for 5 h. It was detected that both wear environment and load have significant effects on the wear behavior of this alloy, and the wear resistance of oxidized CoCrMo alloy is higher when oxide-based counterface is used. The wear rates of both untreated and plasma oxidized samples increase under high loads.

Corrosion Properties of Ceramic-Based TiO_(2)Films on Plasma Oxidized Ti6Al4V/316L Layered Implant Structured Manufactured by Selective Laser Melting

Selective Laser Melting(SLM),one of the metal additive manufacturing methods in the powder bed,is frequently used in the production of 316L stainless steel biomaterial.In this study,the effect of duplex surface modification(metal additive manufacturing and plasma oxidizing)on the corrosion resistance of 316L was investigated.Ti6Al4V layer was formed by additive manufacturing on 316L produced by selective laser melting method.The obtained layered Ti6Al4V/316L samples were oxidized by plasma at 650℃–750℃ and 1 h–4 h parameter conditions.TiO_(2)ceramic layer was formed on the Ti6Al4V/316L structure by plasma oxidation process in several layer thicknesses.Corrosion properties of the TiO_(2)layer were determined by Open Circuit Potential(OCP),potentiodynamic polarization,and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy(EIS)tests in Simulated Body Fluid(SBF)solution.Also,the surface characterizations of the samples were determined by the Vickers micro-hardness tester,Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM),and X-Ray Diffractometer(XRD)analysis.From the results,it was obtained that the corrosion resistance of the plasma oxidized was higher than the untreated 316L and layered Ti6Al4V/316L samples.The best corrosion resistance was obtained under the 750℃ and 4 h parameter conditions because of the increasing plasma oxidizing time and temperature.

The Effects of Aging Time on the Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Composite Coatings on CP-Ti Substrate

TiO2-SiO2 composite films were produced on commercially pure titanium （CP-Ti） substrate by a sol-gel method to in- vestigate the behavior of sol aging time and its potential effects on the structural and electrochemical properties of composite coatings. Anatase-TiO2 and quartz-SiO2 peaks were observed on all composite coated samples according to XRD results. It was observed that the average grain size increased with sol aging time. Also, the average smallest grain size was seen at composite coatings prepared from unaged sol according to the width of the peaks. Electrochemical behavior of coated samples was mainly investigated by potentiodynamic polarization and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy （EIS） in Simulated Body Fluid （SBF） solution. In corrosion tests, the composite coatings showed better anti-corrosion behavior than that of uncoated samples. In addition, the corrosion properties of the composite films were considerably affected by sol aging time. Corrosion resistance of coatings decreased with increasing aging time and the best result was obtained from composite coatings prepared from unaged sol.