Corrosion Behavior of Titanium in Simulated Body Solutions with the Addition of Biomolecules

The Use of Electrochemical Methods to Determine the Effect of Nitrides of Alloying Elements on the Electrochemical Properties of Titanium β-Alloys

Titanium beta alloys represent the new generation of materials for the manufacturing of joint implants. Their Young's modulus is lower and thus closer to the bone tissue compared to commonly used alloys. The surface tribological properties of these materials should be improved by ion implantation. The influence of this surface treatment on corrosion behaviour is unknown. The surface of Ti-36Nb-6Ta, Ti-36Nb-4Zr, and Ti-39Nb titanium β-alloys was modified using nitrogen ion implantation. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used for surface analysis, which showed the presence of titanium, niobium, and tantalum nitrides in the treated samples and the elimination of less stable oxides. Electrochemical methods, electrochemical impedance spectra, polarisation resistance, and Mott-Schottky plot were measured in a physiological saline solution. The results of the measurements showed that ion implantation does not have a significant negative effect on the corrosion behaviour of the material. The best results of the alloys investigated were achieved by the Ti-36Nb-6Ta alloy. The combination of niobium and tantalum nitrides had a positive effect on the corrosion resistance of this alloy. After surface treatment, the polarization resistance of this alloy increased, 2.3 × 10⁶ Ω·cm², demonstrating higher corrosion resistance of the alloy. These results were also supported by the results of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

The effect of annealing temperature and immersion time on the active-passive dissolution of biomedical Ti70Zr20Nb7.5Ta2.5 alloy in Ringer’s solution.. [DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2403846/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0]

Because of their superior biocompatibility, chemical stability, and mechanical strength, Ti and Ti - based alloys are commonly utilized in orthopaedic dentistry. In Ringer’s solution (RS), the corrosion behavior of the Ti70Zr20Nb7.5Ta2.5 (T70Z20N7.5T2.5) alloy was examined as an alternative potential material for Ti and Ti6Al4V (T6A4V) in medical applications. The corrosion resistance was evaluated utilizing potentiodynamic polarization curves (PPCs), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and open circuit potential techniques (OCP), supplemented by XRD and SEM surface analysis. The T70Z20N7.5T2.5 alloy has the highest resistance to corrosion since it has the most stable passive state in addition to the lowest corrosion current (Icorr) and the highest corrosion potential (Ecorr) in comparison with that of T6A4V and Ti. Furthermore, it was also looked at how different annealing temperatures (600, 800, and 1000 ºC) and immersion times (one, two, and three weeks) affected the corrosion behaviour of T70Z20N7.5T2.5. In comparison to the other samples, the T70Z20N7.5T2.5 alloy annealed at 800 ºC demonstrated superior resistance to corrosion (the lowest Icorr and Ipass). While that annealed at 1000 ºC has the lowest resistance to corrosion (highest Icorr and Ipass) as a result of the passive layer dissolution. The same results are confirmed using the OCP measurements. The passive film is composed of an inner and outer oxide layer, according to the EIS measurements. Meanwhile, the PPCs data demonstrates that the resistance to corrosion of the alloy is higher without immersion than it is with immersion and for a shorter immersion time. These results entirely agree with those of the EIS and OCP measurements of the alloy at the same immersion times. It was found that the T70Z20N7.5T2.5 system consisted of α and β phases. An X-ray structural study indicated a mixture of body centred –cubic β-Ti and hexagonal close-packed α-Ti (main phase, with a grain size of about 5.35 nm). Therefore, among all the materials evaluated in this work, the T70Z20N7.5T2.5 alloy can be considered a promising material suitable for use as a biomaterial.

Electrochemical Analysis of the Influence of Purines on Copper, Steel and Some Other Metals Corrosion

Metals stability and corrosion resistance are very important factors that influence the possibility of their applications. In order to study and foresee the behavior of metals during various applications in all kinds of conditions and media, numerous approaches and techniques are developed and applied. Among those techniques, electrochemical measurements nowadays have a dominant role since they are proved to be highly efficient, reliable, fast, relatively low-cost, and easy regarding the preparation and execution of measurements. Besides that, they also provide quite a good amount of data regarding the effect and the mechanism of the reactions that metals interact in. Metals corrosion is reduced by various methods, one of the most frequently used ones is the application of corrosion inhibitors. Usually, organic compounds are studied as potential corrosion inhibitors, and at the moment the focus is on the effect on the environment. Hence, environmentally friendly and non-toxic inhibitors are important research topics. Purines, since they are the group of bioorganic compounds found in numerous biochemical structures such as DNA and RNA, present a very interesting possible solution and are studied as inhibitors of corrosion for copper, steel, aluminum, etc., as well as for some metal alloys. Data obtained and available up until the present are presented and discussed in this review.