Morphological analysis of plasma electrolytic oxidation coatings formed on Ti6Al4V alloys manufactured by electron beam powder bed fusion
Carlos A. Vargas,
Alejandro A. Zuleta,
Carlos A. Botero,
Libia M. Baena,
Juan G. Castaño,
Maryory A. Gómez,
Jose A. Tamayo
Affiliations
Carlos A. Vargas
Grupo Materiales Avanzados y Energía (MATyER), Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano –ITM-, Medellín, Antioquia, 050034, Colombia; Corresponding author.
Alejandro A. Zuleta
Grupo de Investigación de Estudios en Diseño - GED, Facultad de Diseño Industrial, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Sede Medellín, Circular 1 No 70-01, Medellín, Colombia
Carlos A. Botero
Department of Quality Technology and Mechanical Engineering, Sports Tech Research Centre, Mid Sweden University, 83125, Östersund, Sweden
Libia M. Baena
Grupo Química Básica, Aplicada y Ambiente – Alquimia, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Aplicadas, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín, Antioquia, 050034, Colombia
Juan G. Castaño
Centro de Investigación, Innovación y Desarrollo de Materiales – CIDEMAT, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No 52 – 21, Medellín, Colombia
Maryory A. Gómez
Centro de Investigación, Innovación y Desarrollo de Materiales – CIDEMAT, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No 52 – 21, Medellín, Colombia
Jose A. Tamayo
Grupo Calidad Metrología y Producción, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano –ITM, Medellín, Antioquia, 050034, Colombia
This study investigates and compares plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coatings produced on wrought Ti6Al4V alloy substrates with those resulting from electron beam powder bed fusion (PBF-EB). For a duration of 1000 s, a phosphate/silicate electrolyte with a current density of 50 A/cm2 was employed to fabricate the coatings. Surface and polished cross-sections of the coated specimens underwent SEM and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. The obtained coatings exhibit differences of up to approximately 18% in thickness and formation, as well as in their anatase phase. The anatase phase is present at a level of 54.09% in the substrates processed by PBF-EB and 38.54% in wrought substrates. After 1000 s of PEO, the coatings formed on the wrought substrates exhibited higher porosity and larger pores (>1 μm) compared to those produced on the PBF-EB specimens. The PBF-EB coatings had lower porosity because they contained fewer pores larger than 1 μm. The findings imply that the unique microstructural arrangement of PBF-EB-produced additively made Ti6Al4V materials plays a significant impact in the development and morphological properties of PEO oxide coatings.
