A new method for the growth of nanoporous thin films is described. The process is targeted to the formation of titanium dioxide (TiO2) through a low-temperature inorganic-filler chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The growth technique employs gas-phase reaction of an alkali metal (Na) and a metal halide (TiCl4) and subsequent thin film growth within a low-pressure coflow diffusion reactor....

The improvement and mechanism of the fatigue resistance of TC21 high-strength titanium alloy with a high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) sprayed WC-17Co coating was investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the corresponding stress measurement instrument, a surface roughness tester, a micro-hardness tester, and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used to determine the properties of the HVOF W...

Friction Stir Processing (FSP) is a solid-state method that widely used in titanium and its alloys to enhance their strength. The FSP technique produces low-defect-density materials with improved mechanical properties, making it potentially valuable for orthopedic dental applications. It primarily low-melting-point such as but can also be applied high-melting-point metals steel, nickel, alloys....

The purpose of this work is to study the electrocrystallization behavior of the copper deposit on pure titanium substrate. The electroplating was conducted at 0.7 A/cm2, 65°C in cupric sulfate-sulfuric acid bath with various chloride additions 45-350 ppm . Initial growth morphology and microstructure of the deposit were examined with a field-emission scanning electron microscope FESEM and a hig...

A significant improvement of tribological properties on Ti-6Al-4V has been achieved by developed in this study multilayer treatment method for the titanium alloys. This treatment consists of an intermediate 2 μm thick TiCxNy layer which has been deposited by the reactive arc evaporation onto a diffusion hardened material with interstitial O or N atoms by glow discharge plasma in the atmosphere ...

When titanium dioxide (TiO2) is exposed to nearultraviolet light, it exhibits strong bactericidal activity. Anatase phase of TiO2 film was prepared by anodizing pure titanium coupons (substrate). Atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique was used to image the transformation of titanium surface to TiO2 surface on anodization. We observed wide distribution of TiO2 particles ranging from submicron t...

We have studied the formation and carried out an in vivo evaluation of carbonate apatite (CO3-Ap) and CO3-Ap/CaCO3 composite coatings on titanium substrates using the thermal substrate method. The coatings were formed on commercial pure titanium rods (diameter = 2mm, length = 5mm) and plates (thickness = 0.3mm) by the thermal substrate method in an aqueous solution that contained Ca(H2PO4)2, Ca...

The rapid inward migration of fluoride ions in growing anodic titanium oxide under a high electric field has been elucidated by anodizing a Ti-12 at% silicon alloy, where film growth proceeds at nearly 100% efficiency in selected electrolytes. Further, incorporated silicon species in the anodic film are immobile, acting as marker species. The migration rate of fluoride ions is determined precis...

Due to their outstanding properties nanodiamonds are a promising nanoscale material in various applications such as microelectronics, polishing, optical monitoring, medicine and biotechnology. Beyond the typical diamond characteristics like extreme hardness or high thermal conductivity, they have additional benefits as intrinsic fluorescence due to lattice defects without photobleaching, obtain...

Titanium powder and various titanium dioxides were tested for their capacity to reduce the induction time for calcium phosphate precipitation from supersaturated solutions. Only after a pretreatment aimed at increasing its oxide surface layer was titanium powder found to accelerate the precipitation from solutions containing 2 mmol/L CaCl2, 2 mmol/L KH2PO4, 50 mmol/L Hepes, pH 7.2, and to induc...