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Effect of Electrochemical Potential on Tribocorrosion Behaviour of AISI 420

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The effects of different electrochemical potentials on the tribocorrosive behaviour of AISI 420 in simulated body fluid (37 °C, 0.15 M NaCl solution) were studied, using a ball-on-disc tribometer under potentiostatic control. Results indicated a strong dependence of the material loss and degradation mechanisms on the applied potential. Cathodic polarization led to the lowest material loss, which was attributed to the electrochemical removal and mechanical destruction of the passive layer, resulting in a low corrosive degradation and strong adhesion. During polarization at the equilibriums between cathodic and anodic reactions, maximum material loss was observed. This was attributed to galvanic coupling between the wear track and the surrounding surface, which resulted in a high electrochemical degradation, that was maintained by continuous mechanical destruction of the passive layer. At potentials in the passive region, a lower material loss was observed. This is considered to be caused by faster repassivation and higher stability of the passive layer, which inhibits electrochemical degradation and impedes the formation of adhesion contacts. According to the results, the greatest material destruction occurs in between cathodic or anodic polarisation, which is common during the use of products like surgical instruments.

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  1. STW Material-Technology, Take-Off Gewerbepark 9, 78579, Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany

    Andreas Gassner & Hadi Mozaffari-Jovein

  2. Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 103, 79110, Freiburg, Germany

    Andreas Gassner & Jürgen Wilde

  3. Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Furtwangen University Campus Tuttlingen, Kronenstraße 16, 78532, Tuttlingen, Germany

    Achim Conzelmann & Hadi Mozaffari-Jovein

  4. Institute of Metallurgy, Clausthal University of Technology, Robert-Koch-Straße 42, 38678, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

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Gassner, A., Conzelmann, A., Palkowski, H. et al. Effect of Electrochemical Potential on Tribocorrosion Behaviour of AISI 420. J Bio Tribo Corros 8, 80 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40735-022-00682-0

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