Modification of ASTM B107 AZ31 and polypropylene surfaces with TiO2 particles using the dip-coating method

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https://doi.org/10.17981/ingecuc.14.2.2018.04

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Dip-coating, corrosion, Mg alloys, TiO2 particles, hydrogen evolution

Abstract

Introduction: Magnesium alloys have been known for its biocompatible characteristics and tissue restoration properties. On the other hand, TiO2 has been found to decrease the corrosion rates of the magnesium alloys.

Objective: In this work, the dip-coating technique was used to coat the magnesium alloy with TiO2 particles in order to evaluate its corrosion resistance.

Methodology: The particles were analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and visual inspection. Additionally, hydrogen evolution tests were performed to understand the effect of adding TiO2 in corrosion rates of Mg-alloys.

Results: The results showed the positive effect of TiO2 in the improvement of the ASTM B107 AZ31B Mg alloys corrosion by an indirect measurement through hydrogen evolution tests. The bare ASTM B107 AZ31B showed a corrosion 29 times faster compared to the coated alloy. The thickness of the coatings obtained using the dip-coating method is thinner than 20 nm.

Conclusions: TiO2 particles were aggregated on the surface of the ASTM B107 AZ31B alloy with a controlled speed. SEM images have shown the improvement of the coating when the H2O concentration in the sol increased. Another important parameter is the withdrawal speed during the dip-coat process which was found to be better at a speed of 3mm/min. Hydrogen evolution in the acid solution showed that coated ASTM B107 AZ31B has less hydrogen production during the corrosion test. The dip-coating technique can also be used to coat polypropylene discs entirely.

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Johan Esteban López Herrera, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano ITM. Medellín (Colombia)

Johan Esteban López Herrera, undergraduate student of biomedical engineering at the Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano ITM (Medellín, Colombia). His research is focused in biomaterials, automation, sensors, production planning and scheduling, prosthetics and bionics. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7951-9099

Vanessa Hernández Montes, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano ITM. Medellín (Colombia)

Vanessa Hernández-Montes, is a BSc. in Biomedical Eng. (2014), currently completing a MSc. Eng. degree in Biomedical Engineering at Instituto Tecnologico Metropolitano, Medellín, Colombia. She is a researcher for the Advanced Materials and Energy Research Group (MATyER) at Instituto Tecnologico Metropolitano. Her interests include biomaterials with emphasis on coatings and physical-chemical and mechanical characterization of materials. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4692-3623

Claudia Patricia Betancur Henao, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano ITM. Medellín (Colombia)

Claudia Betancur-Henao, is a BSc. in Biomedical Eng. (2014), currently completing a MSc. Eng. Degree in Materials and Process Engineering at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She is a researcher for the Advanced Materials and Energy Research Group (MATyER) at Instituto Tecnologico Metropolitano. Her interests include biomaterials with emphasis on physical-chemical and mechanical characterization of materials. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1345-9091

Juan Felipe Santa Marín, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano ITM. Medellín (Colombia)

Juan F. Santa-Marín, is a BSc. in Mechanical Eng. (2005), MSc. Eng in Materials and Process Engineering (2008) and PhD. in Engineering with emphasis on science and technology of materials (2013) from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Currently, professor Santa is a researcher for the Advanced Materials and Energy Research Group (MATyER) at Instituto Tecnologico Metropolitano. His interests include materials in general with emphasis on wearing, processing, and physical-chemical and mechanical characterization of materials. He is a coauthor of more than 12 international publications in international journals such as Tribology International, Wear, and others. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5781-672X

Robison Buitrago Sierra, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano ITM. Medellín (Colombia)

Robinson Buitrago-Sierra, Chemist (2007) from Universidad de Antioquia and PhD. In science of materials from Universidad de Alicante (2012). Currently, professor Buitrago is a researcher for the Advanced Materials and Energy Research Group (MATyER) at Instituto Tecnologico Metropolitano. His interests include. development and characterization of catalysts and nanostructured materials for different applications. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5995-4031

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Fig. 6. AZ31 SEM image, film thickness and AZ31 EDS film thickness, a) Oxygen, b) Titanium, c) Aluminum, d) Magnesium. (López, Hernández, Betancur, Santa-Marín y Buitrago-Sierra, 2018)

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2018-12-03

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López Herrera, J. E., Hernández Montes, V., Betancur Henao, C. P., Santa Marín, J. F., & Buitrago Sierra, R. (2018). Modification of ASTM B107 AZ31 and polypropylene surfaces with TiO2 particles using the dip-coating method. INGE CUC, 14(2), 45–54. https://doi.org/10.17981/ingecuc.14.2.2018.04

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