Microstructural and Electrochemical Characterization of Ti6Al4V Alloy

Abstract

In this research, the electrochemical study of coatings obtained by means of cerium-based chemical conversion treatments (CCT) on the alloy Ti6Al4V previously modified through a thermal annealing treatment (TT) is presented.These coatings were assessed with X-ray diffraction (XRD) to determine the phases present on the surface, while both morphology and substrate coating were performed by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Additionally, by the use of techniques like Polarization Curves (PC) and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), the electrochemical characterization was performed using a phosphate buffered saline solution (PBS) as electrolyte. ECS Transactions, 64 (27) 77-95 (2015) 77 ) unless CC License in place (see abstract). ecsdl.org/site/terms_use address. Redistribution subject to ECS terms of use (see 134.117.10.200 Downloaded on 2015-06-29 to IP