The influence of laser texturing on the tribological behavior of titanium alloy Ti6Al4V in medical applications

• Autorzy: Woźniak Anna , Bialas Oktawian , Adamiak Marcin , Hadzima Branislav , Szewczenko Janusz

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DOI

10.1007/s43452-024-00960-3

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper analyzes the tribological behavior of the Ti6Al4V ELI alloy subjected to laser texturization for medical purposes. Laser texturing enables one to observe specific patterns of the material surface at established depths. Microtexturing of the samples was performed using a 355 nm picosecond laser. The influence of the microtexturing process (depending on the process parameters) on the geometric parameters of the proposed laser texturing pattern was evaluated. Selected samples were subjected to tribological testing using the ball-on-plate technique in dry and lubricant-sliding methods (in Ringer solution). The wear properties were evaluated by comparing the coefficient friction, wear volumes, and wear ratio. A scanning electron microscope characterized the morphologies of the wear scar and the wear mechanism. The experimental results show that the surface texturing and the changes in microgrooves can reduce wear. The results indicate, that samples after laser texturing were characterized by 15% higher microhardness, compared to those in the initial state. It was found, a 26% reduction in friction coefficient and 29% in the wear volume compared to the smooth, untextured surface samples under lubricated conditions. The decrease in value of the coefficient friction and wear volume for the samples after the laser texturing process is an effect of synergistic of entrapped wear debris in micro-grooves and increased hardness for samples after laser textured.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Ti6Al4V; laser texturing; tribology test; microscopic observation

PL

teksturowanie laserowe; test tribologiczny; obserwacja mikroskopowa

• Wydawca: Springer ; Wrocław University of Science and Technology
• Czasopismo: Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 24, no. 3
• Strony: art. no. e146, 2024
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 65 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Woźniak Anna

• Materials Research Laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A Street, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0144-1321

autor

Bialas Oktawian

• Materials Research Laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A Street, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Adamiak Marcin

• Materials Research Laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A Street, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Hadzima Branislav

• University of Zilina, Univerzitna 8215/1, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia

autor

Szewczenko Janusz

• Department of Biomaterials and Medical Devices Engineering, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40 Street, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025)