Electro-discharge machining of Zr67Cu11Ni10Ti9Be3: An investigation on hydroxyapatite deposition and surface roughness

Abdul'Azeez Abdu Aliyu*, Ahmad Majdi Abdul-Rani*, Saeed Rubaiee, Mohd Danish, Michael Bryant, Sri Hastuty, Muhammad Al Hapis Razak, Sadaqat Ali

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Abstract

This study attempts to simultaneously machine and synthesize a biomimetic nanoporous hydroxyapatite coating on the Zr67Cu11Ni10Ti9Be3 bulk metallic glass (BMG) surface. The aim is to investigate and optimize the hydroxyapatite deposition rate and the surface roughness during the electro-discharge coating of Zr67Cu11Ni10Ti9Be3 BMG. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder Diffraction (XRD) and Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) were employed to characterize and analyze the results. Response Surface Methodology using D-optimum custom design approach was utilized to generate the models and optimize the input parameters. A globule nanostructured and nanoporous coating of about 25.2 μm thick, containing mainly Ca, O, and K were ascertained. Further XRD analysis confirmed the deposition of biocompatible oxides (HA, CaZrO3, and ZrO2) and hard ZrC coating on the Zr67Cu11Ni10Ti9Be3 BMG surface. A significant improvement in cell viability was observed in the HA electro-discharge coated BMG specimens. The numerical models for the Hydroxyapatite Deposition Rate (HDR) and Surface Roughness (SR) were developed and experimentally validated using the optimized parameters setting suggested by the software. The achieved average predicted error of 4.94 and 5.09% for the HDR and SR respectively confirmed the excellent reproducibility of the developed models.

Original languageEnglish
Article number635
JournalProcesses
Volume8
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2020

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was funded by YUTP- Research grant (015LC0-164) and "University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia".

Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by YUTP-Research grant (015LC0-164) and “University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia”.

Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: The authors appreciated the financial support by University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia /Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS International Collaborative Research for supporting this research.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by the authors.

Keywords

  • Coating
  • Deposition rate
  • Elecro-discharge
  • Hydroxyapatite
  • Machining
  • Metallic glass
  • Optimization
  • RSM
  • Surface roughness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

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