TY  - JOUR
KW  - Austenitic stainless steel; Carbides; Carbon nanotubes; Corrosion rate; Corrosion resistance; Corrosion resistant coatings; Corrosive effects; Electric discharges; Failure (mechanical); Medical applications; Scanning electron microscopy; Steel corrosion
KW  -  316L steel; Biological reaction; Biomedical applications; Corrosion and wears; Machining Process; Mechanical failures; Resistance response; Surface impurities; Surface integrity; Toxic elements
KW  -  Biocompatibility
TI  - Investigating surface integrity, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of 316L steel using carbon nanotube-assisted EDM process
ID  - scholars19871
N2  - 316L steel employed in biomedical applications has experienced mechanical failure triggered by insufficient biological reactions, a high corrosion rate, and surface impurities. Furthermore, the attenuated surface induced by corrosion and wear releases toxic elements, causing inflammatory effects. The prime aim of this research is to evaluate the carbon nanotube (CNT) based coating for enhancing surface integrity, corrosion resistance, and biological responses. This research also aims to comprehend the relationship between electric discharge machining (EDM) process variables and material properties. Several characterisation techniques, including scanning electron microscope (SEM), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), atomic force microscope (AFM), electron dispersive X-ray (EDX), MTT assays, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and potentiodynamic polarisation are utilised. The addition of CNT forms a nanoporous and thin coating of 10.3 μm, resulting in a crack-free surface with an adhesion strength of 23.77 MPa. A low corrosion rate (0.0012 mm/year) and almost 85  of alive cells are observed on the coated surface of 316L steel. This research shows a method to form carbide and oxide-based coating for biomedical applications. © 2023 The Authors
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AV  - none
VL  - 21
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85181805185&doi=10.1016%2fj.rineng.2023.101698&partnerID=40&md5=99cdf4eba89d7f1d66e6dd1a17e96f22
A1  - Gul, I.A.
A1  - Abdul Rani, A.M.
A1  - Al-Amin, M.
A1  - Danish, M.
A1  - Rubaiee, S.
A1  - Ahmed, A.
A1  - Zhang, C.
JF  - Results in Engineering
Y1  - 2024///
ER  -