TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancement of the mechanical properties of AZ31 magnesium alloy via nanostructured hydroxyapatite thin films fabricated via radio-frequency magnetron sputtering
AU - Surmeneva, M. A.
AU - Tyurin, A. I.
AU - Mukhametkaliyev, Timur Mukhamedrashidovich
AU - Pirozhkova, T. S.
AU - Shuvarin, I. A.
AU - Syrtanov, Maxim Sergeevich
AU - Surmenev, R. A.
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - The structure, composition and morphology of a radio-frequency (RF) magnetron sputter-deposited dense nano-hydroxyapatite (HA) coating that was deposited on the surface of an AZ31 magnesium alloy were characterized using AFM, SEM, EDX and XRD. The results obtained from SEM and XRD experiments revealed that the bias applied during the deposition of the HA coating resulted in a decrease in the grain and crystallite size of the film having a crucial role in enhancing the mechanical properties of the fabricated biocomposites. A maximum hardness of 9.04GPa was found for the HA coating, which was prepared using a bias of -50V. The hardness of the HA film deposited on the grounded substrate (GS) was found to be 4.9GPa. The elastic strain to failure (H/E) and the plastic deformation resistance (H3/E2) for an indentation depth of 50nm for the HA coating fabricated at a bias of -50V was found to increase by ~30% and ~74%, respectively, compared with the coating deposited at the GS holder. The nanoindentation tests demonstrated that all of the HA coatings increased the surface hardness on both the microscale and the nanoscale. Therefore, the results revealed that the films deposited on the surface of the AZ31 magnesium alloy at a negative substrate bias can significantly enhance the wear resistance of this resorbable alloy.
AB - The structure, composition and morphology of a radio-frequency (RF) magnetron sputter-deposited dense nano-hydroxyapatite (HA) coating that was deposited on the surface of an AZ31 magnesium alloy were characterized using AFM, SEM, EDX and XRD. The results obtained from SEM and XRD experiments revealed that the bias applied during the deposition of the HA coating resulted in a decrease in the grain and crystallite size of the film having a crucial role in enhancing the mechanical properties of the fabricated biocomposites. A maximum hardness of 9.04GPa was found for the HA coating, which was prepared using a bias of -50V. The hardness of the HA film deposited on the grounded substrate (GS) was found to be 4.9GPa. The elastic strain to failure (H/E) and the plastic deformation resistance (H3/E2) for an indentation depth of 50nm for the HA coating fabricated at a bias of -50V was found to increase by ~30% and ~74%, respectively, compared with the coating deposited at the GS holder. The nanoindentation tests demonstrated that all of the HA coatings increased the surface hardness on both the microscale and the nanoscale. Therefore, the results revealed that the films deposited on the surface of the AZ31 magnesium alloy at a negative substrate bias can significantly enhance the wear resistance of this resorbable alloy.
KW - Hardness
KW - Hydroxyapatite coating
KW - Magnesium alloy
KW - RF magnetron sputtering
KW - Substrate bias
KW - Wear resistance
KW - Young's modulus
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.02.025
DO - 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.02.025
M3 - Article
C2 - 25792410
AN - SCOPUS:84924909248
VL - 46
SP - 127
EP - 136
JO - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
JF - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
SN - 1751-6161
ER -