Tribocorrosion behaviour of hot pressed CoCrMo−Al2O3 composites for biomedical applications
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2014
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Doni, Zinaida
Alves, A. C.
Toptan, F.
Pinto, A. M.
Rocha, Luís Augusto Sousa Marques da [UNESP]
Buciumeanu, Michaela
Palaghian, L.
Silva, Filipe Samuel
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Alumina/alumina wear couple can lower the wear rates and thus metallic ion releasing on load bearing metallic implant materials. However, the low fracture toughness of ceramics is still a major concern. Therefore, the present study aims to process and to triboelectrochemically characterise the 5 and 10 vol.-%Al2O3 reinforced CoCrMo matrix composites. Corrosion and tribocorrosion behaviour of the composites were investigated in 8 g L−1 NaCl solution at body temperature. Corroded and worn surfaces were investigated by a field emission gun scanning electron microscope equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. After tribocorrosion experiments, wear rates were calculated using a profilometer. Results suggest that Al2O3 particle addition decreased the tendency of CoCrMo alloy to corrosion under both static and tribocorrosion conditions. However, no significant influence on the corrosion and wear rates was observed in composites mainly due to increased porosity and insufficient matrix/reinforcement bonding.
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Al2O3, CoCrMo, Composite, Corrosion, Hot pressing, Tribocorrosion
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Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, v. 8, n. 4, p. 201-208, 2014.