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Tailoring Tribological Performance of Pure Titanium by a Duplex Treatment of Laser Surface Texturing-Thermal Oxidation

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A combined surface treatment of laser surface texturing (LST)-thermal oxidation (TO) technique was performed on pure titanium (TA2) matrix to enhance its wear resistance. The dimple-shaped texture was fabricated by using an optical fiber laser processing equipment, and the dimple-shaped texture with diameter of 300 μm and density of 5%. The thermal oxidation coating (TO-coating) was prepared by TO treatment under 650 °C for 30 h. Microstructure, microhardness, and bonding strength of the TO-TA2 were systematically characterized. Comparative evaluation of anti-wear performance for relevant samples of duplex treatment TA2 (DT-TA2), LST-TA2, TO-TA2, and TA2 matrix were investigated via the dry sliding process. The results revealed that uniform and dense TO coating with a thickness of approximately 11 μm was fabricated on the surface of the TA2 matrix. The attained TO coating consisted of the compound phase of TiO2 shown by XRD detection. The surface hardness and elasticity modulus of the TA2 were improved by TO treatment, and the attained TO coating had a strong bonding strength with the TA2 matrix. In terms of wear rate, the samples were sorted in the following order: DT-TA2 < TO-TA2 < LST-TA2 < TA2. For tribological behavior, the duplex treatment process can significantly reduce the abrasive wear and adhesive wear tendency of the TA2 matrix. Taking advantage of LST and TO treatment, the wear resistance of TA2 sample after duplex treatment was significantly improved. In view of this, the TO coating is expected to provide wear resistance protection for pure titanium components, the presence of dimples reduced the friction coefficient of pure titanium components, and further extended their service life. The results may provide reference data for surface modification of TA2 by the laser surface texturing and thermal oxidation duplex treatment.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51501125 and 51975396), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2016M591415), the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province (No. 201901D111063), the Opening Project of Material Corrosion and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering (Nos. 2018CL11 and 2018CL12), the “1331” Innovation Team of Jinzhong University.

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  1. Institute of New Carbon Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China

    Ruyi Liu, Shuo Yuan, Naiming Lin, Zhenxia Wang, Linhai Tian, Lin Qin, Bin Tang & Yucheng Wu

  2. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China

    Ruyi Liu, Shuo Yuan, Naiming Lin, Zhenxia Wang, Linhai Tian, Lin Qin, Hongxia Zhang, Bin Tang & Yucheng Wu

  3. Shanxi Key Laboratory of Material Strength and Structure Impact, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China

    Naiming Lin & Zhihua Wang

  4. Material Corrosion and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan, China

    Naiming Lin & Xiuzhou Lin

  5. School of Mechanical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China

    Zhiqi Liu

  6. State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China

    Yuan Yu

  7. Key Laboratory of Education Ministry for Modern Design and Rotor-Bearing System, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, Shaanxi, China

    Qunfeng Zeng

  8. School of Mechanical and Transportation, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, 650224, Yunnan, China

    Wengang Chen

  9. School of Mechanical Engineering, Jinzhong University, Jinzhong, 030619, Shanxi, China

    Boqiong Li

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Liu, R., Yuan, S., Lin, N. et al. Tailoring Tribological Performance of Pure Titanium by a Duplex Treatment of Laser Surface Texturing-Thermal Oxidation. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 4047–4062 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-04875-x

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