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Tribocorrosion Behaviour of Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structured Ti6Al4V

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The present study concerns understanding the tribocorrosion behaviour of ultrafast laser processed Ti6Al4V processed under optimum processing conditions, leading to forming a textured surface with improved hardness and corrosion resistance. Laser periodic surfacing was conducted using Ti: sapphire laser with the pulse width of 3 ps at a 0.063 J/cm2 fluence (20 mm/sec scan speed) and 0.1 ps, at a 0.63 J/cm2 fluence (60 mm/sec scan speed) with a frequency of 10 kHz. Followed by laser processing, the tribocorrosion behaviour of the processed surface was evaluated at varied loads between 2 N and 10 N in the presence of simulated body fluid. After tribocorrosion testing, a detailed characterization of the degraded surface was carried out in terms of microstructure and composition. Tribocorrosion test showed a marginal decrease in coefficient of friction in laser surface processed samples, which increased with an increase in load as compared to as-received Ti6Al4V. A minimum coefficient of friction was observed for the samples processed with a 0.1 ps pulse width laser. The wear rate showed a significant decrease for both the samples processed with 0.1 ps and 3 ps laser pulse width as compared to as-received Ti6Al4V and increased with an increase in load. Finally, the mechanism of surface degradation was established through a detailed correlation between the characteristics and the kinetics of surface degradation.

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Partial financial supports from the Science and Engineering Research Board, N. Delhi (POWER Fellowship, SPF/2021/000073, Dt. 11-03-2021), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (under IMPRINT-2, sanction letter IMP/2018/001162, Dt. 02-01-2019) Department of Science and Technology (DST), N. Delhi (DST/TSG/AMT/2015/636/G, Dt. 18-06-2018, DST/TDT/AMT/2017/074 (G), Dt. 12-09-2018), and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Award), Bonn, Germany are gratefully acknowledged. Experimental supports from ARCI, Hyderabad Central Research Facility, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India are gratefully acknowledged.

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Partial financial supports from the Science and Engineering Research Board, N. Delhi (POWER Fellowship, SPF/2021/000073, Dt. 11-03-2021), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (under IMPRINT-2, sanction letter IMP/2018/001162, Dt. 02-01-2019) Department of Science and Technology (DST), N. Delhi (DST/TSG/AMT/2015/636/G, Dt. 18-06-2018, DST/TDT/AMT/2017/074 (G), Dt. 12-09-2018), and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Award), Bonn, Germany are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India

    Dileep Madapana, Indranil Manna & Jyotsna Dutta Majumdar

  2. International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, P.O. Balapur, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500005, India

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Conceptualization was performed by JDM, RB, IM, and DM; methodology by JDM, RB, IM, and DM; writing—original draft preparation—by JDM and DM; review and editing by JDM, RB, IM, and DM; supervision by JDM

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Madapana, D., Bathe, R., Manna, I. et al. Tribocorrosion Behaviour of Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structured Ti6Al4V. J Bio Tribo Corros 9, 9 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40735-022-00724-7

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