Formation of Calcium-Phosphate Coatings on Ti6Al4V Substrates by an Autocatalytic Deposition Route

Publisher: Trans Tech Publications

E-ISSN: 1662-9795|2014|631|247-252

ISSN: 1013-9826

Source: Key Engineering Materials, Vol.2014, Iss.631, 2015-01, pp. : 247-252

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Abstract

The aim of this research is to develop a methodology to obtain bioactive coatings on Ti6Al4V substrates pretreated with NaOH 5M for 24 h, by an autocatalytic route using an acid bath. The autocatalytic bath was developed in order to produce bioactive coatings with a Ca/P molar ratio of 1.2 by dissolving the appropriate amounts of CaCl2 and NaH2PO2 as precursors and C4H4Na2O4·6H2O as a reducing agent in distilled water, at pH values of 5.5 and 6.0, temperatures of 80 and 90°C, and two immersion times of 60 and 180 min. It was observed that the thickness and morphology of the coating changed according to the processing conditions.