An approximation of tribological behavior of Ti1−xAlxN coatings against animal bone in ringer’s solution

Due to their excellent properties, Ti-Al-N coatings have become attractive for biomedical applications. In this paper, friction and wear properties of Ti1−xAlxN films having various aluminum contents, x, have been studied. Adhesion was measured by the scratch test technique; friction was carried out...

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Autores: Alba de Sánchez, Nelly Cecilia, Esguerra Arce, Adriana, Amaya, Cesar, Ipaza's, Leonidas, Aguilar, Y, Arteaga, N. A.
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2014
País:Colombia
Recursos:Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
Repositório:RED: Repositorio Educativo Digital UAO
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:red.uao.edu.co:10614/12136
Acesso em linha:http://red.uao.edu.co//handle/10614/12136
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Tribología
Tribology
Sliding wear
PVD coatings
Corrosion wear
Biological aspects
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Resumo:Due to their excellent properties, Ti-Al-N coatings have become attractive for biomedical applications. In this paper, friction and wear properties of Ti1−xAlxN films having various aluminum contents, x, have been studied. Adhesion was measured by the scratch test technique; friction was carried out by a pin-on-disk tribometer using an animal bone-pin as counterpart and Ringer’s solution as simulated body fluid; and wear mechanisms were identified by SEM and EDS. It was found that the coating with x = 0.41 exhibited the highest COF, conserves its integrity as a coating, and causes the lowest wear on the bone in Ringer’s solution