Corrosion properties of nanocrystalline Co-Cr coatings. Academic Article

abstract

• Nanocrystalline and conventional Co-Cr (ASTM F75) coatings were prepared by plasma spraying for possible orthopedic implant applications. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy were used to study the macrostructure and microstructure of the resultant sprayed coatings. The corrosion resistance was characterized by an in vitro potentiodynamic anodic polarization technique in a pseudophysiological solution. The nanocrystalline coating has higher porosity, lower corrosion current density, and less localized damage than that of the conventional one, demonstrating better application potential for orthopedic implants. A change in the atomic compositional difference between the grain interior and the grain boundary, the presence of residual strain in the grain interiors, and a change in the repassivation kinetics are discussed as possible explanations for the enhanced corrosion behavior observed.

authors

• Lavernia Borrego, Enrique

published proceedings

• Ann Biomed Eng

author list (cited authors)

• Cheng, D., Tellkamp, V. L., Lavernia, C. J., & Lavernia, E. J.

complete list of authors

• Cheng, D||Tellkamp, VL||Lavernia, CJ||Lavernia, EJ

publication date

• September 2001

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Annals of Biomedical Engineering  Journal

keywords

• Alloys
• Biocompatible Materials
• Biomedical Engineering
• Corrosion
• Humans
• In Vitro Techniques
• Materials Testing
• Microscopy, Electron
• Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
• Nanotechnology
• Prostheses And Implants
• Surface Properties

PubMed Central ID

• 11599588

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1114/1.1397790

start page

• 803

end page

• 809

volume

• 29

issue

• 9

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1114/1.1397790