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Fabrication of dense alumina layer on Ti alloy hybrid by cold metal transfer and micro-arc oxidation methods

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Recent advances in alumina ceramics are focused toward innovative processing routes to improve their mechanical reliability while retaining their superior wear resistance, which might be possible if a thin layer of dense alumina can be formed on a metallic substrate such as Ti–6Al–4V with high mechanical strength. For this purpose, we propose a new two-step process in which a dense layer of Al deposited on the Ti alloy by cold metal transfer method, formed a dense Al3Ti gradient reaction layer at their interface to improve adhesion in a single step. Subsequent micro-arc oxidation treatment transformed Al layer to a graded alumina layer in which γ-alumina decreased and α-alumina increased with increasing depth. Abrasion of outer regions revealed underlying pure α-alumina regions with high Vickers hardness matching with that of sintered alumina. The designed alumina/Ti alloy hybrid can be a potential candidate for wear resistance applications.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We would like to acknowledge the funding support from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2412028). Author RK gratefully acknowledge assistance of colleagues from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, for carrying out the deposition of Al coatings on Ti alloys by CMT method and Takuya Yoshida for providing the bipolar power supply facility to conduct MAO experiments.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA

    Rohit Khanna

  2. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Materials Joining Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India

    Ganapathiyankavu Pisharam Rajeev & Srinivasa Rao Bakshi

  3. Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life & Health Sciences, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501, Japan

    Hiroaki Takadama

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Khanna, R., Rajeev, G.P., Takadama, H. et al. Fabrication of dense alumina layer on Ti alloy hybrid by cold metal transfer and micro-arc oxidation methods. Journal of Materials Research 32, 3415–3424 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2017.105

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