Influence of oxygen ion irradiation on the corrosion aspects of Ti-5%Ta-2%Nb alloy and oxide coated titanium

Abstract The corrosion resistance of Ti-5%Ta-2%Nb alloy and DOCTOR (double oxide coating on titanium for reconditioning) coated titanium by O 5+ ion irradiation were compared and investigated for their corrosion behaviour. O 5+ ion irradiations were carried out at a dose rate of 1 × 10 17 , 1 × 10 18 and 1 × 10 19 ions/m 2 at 116 MeV. The surface properties and corrosion resistance were evaluated by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), glancing-angle X-ray diffraction (GXRD) and electrochemical testing methods. The results of electrochemical investigations in 11.5 N HNO 3 indicated that the open circuit potential (OCP) of DOCTOR coated titanium is nobler than Ti-5%Ta-2%Nb alloy. The potentiodynamic polarization study of Ti-5%Ta-2%Nb alloy and DOCTOR coated specimen indicated decrease in passive current density with increase in ion doses (1 × 10 17 to 1 × 10 19 ions/m 2 ) indicating decrease in anodic dissolution. Nyquist arc behaviour in the electrochemical impedance study substantiated the enhancement in oxide layer stability by O 5+ ion irradiation. AFM results revealed that the DOCTOR coated Ti surface was dense without gross voids, and the surface roughness decreased by O 5+ ion irradiation, but increased after corrosion test. EDX and GXRD patterns of DOCTOR coated Ti sample indicated that the coating was mainly composed of rutile TiO 2 . Based on the above results, the O 5+ ion irradiation effect on corrosion behavior of Ti-5%Ta-2%Nb alloy and DOCTOR coated titanium are discussed in this paper.

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