Effect of Ti amount on wear and corrosion properties of Ti-doped Al2O3 nanocomposite ceramic coated CP titanium implant material

Al2O3 and Ti-doped Al2O3 nanocomposite ceramic coatings were prepared by using a sol-gel dip-coating process. Corrosion and wear resistance of Al2O3 ceramic coatings in relation to Ti amount were carried out using pin-on-disk tribotester, potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Surface characterizations before and after the corrosion and wear tests were investigated by the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and hardness analysis. The results of corrosion and wear tests exhibited that the corrosion and wear resistance of nanocomposite ceramic coatings became better than uncoated samples. Also, corrosion and wear resistance of nanocomposite ceramic coatings improved with Ti doping content increased.