Surface Texture-Based Surface Treatments on Ti6Al4V Titanium Alloys for Tribological and Biological Applications: A Mini Review

• Main Authors: Naiming Lin, Dali Li, Jiaojuan Zou, Ruizhen Xie, Zhihua Wang, Bin Tang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
• Series: Materials
• Subjects: surface texture; surface treatment; Ti6Al4V alloy; tribology; biology
• Online Access: http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/4/487

Surface texture (ST) has been confirmed as an effective and economical surface treatment technique that can be applied to a great range of materials and presents growing interests in various engineering fields. Ti6Al4V which is the most frequently and successfully used titanium alloy has long been restricted in tribological-related operations due to the shortcomings of low surface hardness, high friction coefficient, and poor abrasive wear resistance. Ti6Al4V has benefited from surface texture-based surface treatments over the last decade. This review begins with a brief introduction, analysis approaches, and processing methods of surface texture. The specific applications of the surface texture-based surface treatments for improving surface performance of Ti6Al4V are thoroughly reviewed from the point of view of tribology and biology.