Investigation of biodegradation behaviour of an Mg-1Ca alloy influenced by heat treatment and applying plasma-chemical oxidation layers
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The degradation behaviour of an Mg-1Ca alloy is investigated in vitro to figure out the possibilities of influencing the degradation behaviour of such an alloy by applying heat treatment as well as the use of a coating system based on plasma-chemical oxidation. It is shown that an optimised solution annealing (T4-heat treatment) can reduce the degradation rate while an additional ageing between 240 and 300 °C (T6-heat treatment) increases it. A coating generated by plasma-chemical oxidation reduces the degradation rate in the immersion test. Its effect is depending on the former heat treatment of the Mg-1Ca alloy as well as on the parameter during plasma-chemical oxidation.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Materials and Corrosion |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Pages (from-to) | 578-584 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISSN | 0947-5117 |
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| Publication status | Published - 07.2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
- biodegradation, magnesium alloys, plasma-chemical oxidation
- Engineering