Laser coating is an advanced coating technology used for improving the surface properties of metal components. The coatings produced are thick, dense, and crack-free with continuous non-porous microstructures having uniform composition which results in them displaying excellent metallurgical bonding properties and have minimal dilution with the base material. Ti6Al4V has received tremendous attention in the biomedical application following stainless steel and cobalt based alloy, but it appears to release toxic ion in an oxygen depleted environment. Ti6Al4V can be coated with Zirconium Carbide which indicate to have outstanding neurotic properties which including good mechanical properties at elevated temperatures and adequate aqueous corrosion resistance.
Reference:
Baloyi, N.M., Pityana, S.L., Tlotleng, M., Meacock, C. and Popoola, P. 2012. Laser-assisted coating of TI6AL4V substrate with Zinc. Proceedings of the Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, vol. 42, p. 69
Baloyi, N., Pityana, S. L., Tlotleng, M., Meacock, C., & Popoola, P. (2012). Laser-assisted coating of TI6AL4V substrate with Zinc. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6546
Baloyi, NM, Sisa L Pityana, Monnamme Tlotleng, C Meacock, and P Popoola "Laser-assisted coating of TI6AL4V substrate with Zinc." (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6546
Baloyi N, Pityana SL, Tlotleng M, Meacock C, Popoola P. Laser-assisted coating of TI6AL4V substrate with Zinc. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6546.
