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Morphology, microstructure and tribological properties of anodic films formed on Ti10V2Fe3Al alloy in different electrolytes

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This study investigated the morphology, structure and tribological properties of the three samples produced by anodic oxidation of Ti10V2Fe3Al in a sulfuric/phosphoric acid electrolyte (SPA), a near-neutral sodium tartrate electrolyte without nanoparticles (STA) and a near-neutral sodium tartrate electrolyte with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) nanoparticles (CA) in suspension. The STA film had a surface full of bulges and cracks, the SPA film was porous, and the CA film was nanoporous. The SPA film was mainly composed of anatase TiO2, whereas the STA and CA films were mainly amorphous TiO2 with little anatase. The tribological tests indicated that the SPA sample had a lower wear resistance than the titanium alloy substrate, which was attributed to the shedding of abrasive debris, leading to rapid wear. Both STA and CA samples exhibited much lower wear rates than the titanium alloy substrate, and CA sample displayed the lowest wear rate attributed to the formation of a lubricating layer by PTFE nanoparticles. The wear mechanisms are proposed.

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This study was financially supported by the Chongqing Research Program of Basic Research and Frontier Technology (No. cstc2016jcyjA0388), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51701029), the Research and Development Project from COMAC and BOEING (No. 2017-GT-088), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project (Nos. 2017M620410 and 2018T110942), the Chongqing Postdoctoral Scientific Research Foundation (No. Xm2017010) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2018CDGFCL005).

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  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China

    Liang Wu, Lei Liu & Yu-An Chen

  2. National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China

    Liang Wu & Yu-An Chen

  3. Department of Reactor Engineering Research and Design, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, 102413, China

    Qin Zhan

  4. Beijing Spacecrafts, China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing, 100090, China

    Chen Wen

  5. National Center of Analysis and Testing for Nonferrous Metals and Electronic Materials, General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, 100088, China

    Xue-Long Hao

  6. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China

    Jian-Hua Liu

  7. School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia

    Andrej Atrens

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Wu, L., Liu, L., Zhan, Q. et al. Morphology, microstructure and tribological properties of anodic films formed on Ti10V2Fe3Al alloy in different electrolytes. Rare Met. 40, 1–12 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-019-01296-1

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