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Investigation into the effects of laser texturing parameters on surface properties of Ti-6Al-4V ELI biomedical alloy

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This study investigated the surface properties of the laser-textured Ti-6Al-4V alloy. A nanosecond laser engraving device was used for laser engraving applications. An experimental setup was built using six basic process control parameters at different levels, namely hatching strategy, power, scan speed, frequency, line spacing, and pulse width. Textured surfaces were subjected to surface roughness and wettability testing. The results revealed that contact angle increases with a decrease in laser power and an increase in scan speed, frequency, and line spacing. The most influential parameter on the contact angle was found to be line spacing with a 27% impact rate; however, the contact angle was similarly affected by scan speed, power, and pulse width. Among 18 textured surfaces tested, three were found to display hydrophobic behavior, and their contact angles were 116°, 112°, and 109°, and the roughness values of surfaces giving those angles were 1.34, 2.44 and 2.25 µm, respectively.

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The present study was supported by Dokuz Eylul University under project no. 2021.KB.FEN.043. The authors would like to acknowledge this financial support.

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Kasman, Ş., Uçar, İ.C. & Ozan, S. Investigation into the effects of laser texturing parameters on surface properties of Ti-6Al-4V ELI biomedical alloy. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. 45, 231 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-023-04165-2

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