Tribological and electrochemical corrosion behavior of binary Mg–3Zn novel hybrid composites for biodegradable implant applications

Vignesh Packkirisamy; Ramanathan Sundaramurthy; Ashokkumar Mohankumar; Tushar Sonar

doi:10.1515/mt-2023-0407

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Tribological and electrochemical corrosion behavior of binary Mg–3Zn novel hybrid composites for biodegradable implant applications

Vignesh Packkirisamy
Dr. Vignesh Packkirisamy is working as Assistant Professor (Research) in the Centre for Additive Manufacturing at Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Engineering from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India in the year 2024. He has 3 years of research work experience. He has published 20 research papers in reputed journals and presented research papers at many international conferences. He is serving as reviewer for many peer-reviewed international journals. His research areas are composite materials, metal matrix composites, biomaterials tribology, and magnesium alloys.
, Ramanathan Sundaramurthy
Dr. Ramanathan Sundaramurthy is working as a Professor in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. He has 25 years of research work experience. He has published 140 research papers in reputed journals and presented research papers at many international conferences. He is serving as reviewer for many peer-reviewed international journals. His research areas are welding, composite materials, tribology, and magnesium alloys.
, Ashokkumar Mohankumar
Dr. Ashokkumar Mohankumar is working as Assistant Professor (Research) in the Centre for Additive Manufacturing at Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Engineering from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India in the year 2024. He has 4 years of research work experience. He has published 22 research papers in reputed journals and presented research papers at many international conferences. He is serving as reviewer for many peer-reviewed international journals. His research areas are thermal spray coating, surfacing, composite materials, and magnesium alloys.
and Tushar Sonar
Dr. Tushar Sonar is working as a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Welding Engineering, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia. He completed his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Engineering (Welding) from Annamalai University in the year 2021. He is a recipient of the prestigious ISRO RESPOND research fellowship for the years 2017–2021. He has published more than 90 research papers in reputed journals and presented research papers at many international conferences in countries including India, Russia, China, Spain, and Greece. He is serving as the guest editor for International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (Scopus and ESCI indexed), editorial board member for Frontiers in Materials Science (Scopus/SCIE indexed), Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Scopus/ESCI indexed), and as reviewer for many reputed international journals. He has more than 08 years of research work experience. His research interest included welding and joining, additive manufacturing, surfacing, coating, corrosion, and high entropy alloys.

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Abstract

The present research work is focused on analyzing the tribological and corrosion impacts of introducing a new metal/bioceramic (Ti/HA) compound into the matrix of the Mg–3Zn alloy. The hybrid composites were developed using the squeeze casting method. The density, microhardness, and microstructure of the developed composite materials were examined. A pin-on-disk tribology meter was used to conduct the tribological study under a phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) lubricating medium. Studies on electrochemical corrosion were carried out in the PBS medium. Incorporating hybrid Ti/HA particles into the Mg–3Zn alloy matrix significantly increased the density and microhardness of the composites. Optical microscopy demonstrates a refined grain size and uniform distribution of reinforced particles, showcasing improved structural integrity. Scanning electron microscopy analysis further confirms the α-Mg and β-Mg–Zn phases. According to the findings of wear tests, the Ti/HA inclusion in the Mg–3Zn (MZ0) matrix increased the resistance to wear behavior. Abrasion, delamination, oxide layer formation, and severe delamination features were observed at the worn surfaces. Abrasive wear happened along with all other wear mechanisms and served as a wear initiator. Potentiodynamic polarization experiments revealed that the corrosion resistance of hybrid composites was increased with the inclusion of 1.5 % HA.

Keywords: Mg–3Zn alloy; biodegradable implants; tribological behavior; electrochemical corrosion; hydroxyapatite; microstructure

Corresponding author: Vignesh Packkirisamy, Centre for Additive Manufacturing, Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, 600069, Tamil Nadu, India, E-mail: pvignesh@citchennai.net

Funding source: Center for Additive Manufacturing, Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Award Identifier / Grant number: CIT/CAM/2024/RP/004

About the authors

Vignesh Packkirisamy

Dr. Vignesh Packkirisamy is working as Assistant Professor (Research) in the Centre for Additive Manufacturing at Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Engineering from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India in the year 2024. He has 3 years of research work experience. He has published 20 research papers in reputed journals and presented research papers at many international conferences. He is serving as reviewer for many peer-reviewed international journals. His research areas are composite materials, metal matrix composites, biomaterials tribology, and magnesium alloys.

Ramanathan Sundaramurthy

Dr. Ramanathan Sundaramurthy is working as a Professor in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. He has 25 years of research work experience. He has published 140 research papers in reputed journals and presented research papers at many international conferences. He is serving as reviewer for many peer-reviewed international journals. His research areas are welding, composite materials, tribology, and magnesium alloys.

Ashokkumar Mohankumar

Dr. Ashokkumar Mohankumar is working as Assistant Professor (Research) in the Centre for Additive Manufacturing at Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Engineering from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India in the year 2024. He has 4 years of research work experience. He has published 22 research papers in reputed journals and presented research papers at many international conferences. He is serving as reviewer for many peer-reviewed international journals. His research areas are thermal spray coating, surfacing, composite materials, and magnesium alloys.

Tushar Sonar

Dr. Tushar Sonar is working as a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Welding Engineering, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia. He completed his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Engineering (Welding) from Annamalai University in the year 2021. He is a recipient of the prestigious ISRO RESPOND research fellowship for the years 2017–2021. He has published more than 90 research papers in reputed journals and presented research papers at many international conferences in countries including India, Russia, China, Spain, and Greece. He is serving as the guest editor for International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (Scopus and ESCI indexed), editorial board member for Frontiers in Materials Science (Scopus/SCIE indexed), Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Scopus/ESCI indexed), and as reviewer for many reputed international journals. He has more than 08 years of research work experience. His research interest included welding and joining, additive manufacturing, surfacing, coating, corrosion, and high entropy alloys.

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Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Research funding: This work is funded by Center for Additive Manufacturing, Chennai Institute of Technology, India vide funding number CIT/CAM/2024/RP/004.
Data availability: The data that supports the findings of this study is avaialbe within the article.

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