Comparative Study of Corrosion in Physiological Serum of Ceramic Coatings Applied on 316L Stainless Steel Substrate

Abstract:

In recent years the use of ceramic coatings to reduce metallic corrosion has been greatly improved. It has been proved by several studies that coating of TiO2, ZrO2, SiO2, and other oxides or mixed oxides provide efficient protection against the corrosion of stainless steel in different media. In this work, alumina and zirconia films were obtained by electrophoretic deposition to investigate their use as protective coatings of 316L-Stainless steel for prostheses and dental implants. These were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GID), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The corrosion behaviour in Hank’s solution at room temperature was studied using a potentiodynamic polarization technique. The electrochemical measurements showed a high corrosion resistance of 316L-SS coated by both types of ceramic film. The best behaviour was presented by the alumina coating. The morphologies of the corroded films showed that the alumina and zirconia films presented low damage with little pitting corrosion compared with the uncoated 316L-SS.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 68)
• Pages: 152-158
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.68.152
• Online since: April 2009
• Authors: M.I. Espitia-Cabrera, H.D. Orozco-Hernández, M.A. Espinosa-Medina, L. Martínez, M.E. Contreras-García
• Keywords: Alumina, Ceramic Film, Corrosion, Hank's Solution, Zirconia

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