Morphological Investigations of Nanostructured ZrO2 Coating on Ti–6Al–4V by Scanning Electron Microscopy and Scanning Probe Microscopy
Coating is a technology for improving the surface properties of materials. Sol–gel coating produces uniform composition phases of ZrO2 with thin layers that display a good metallurgical bond to the base material. These coatings are dense and crack-free and have non-porous
microstructures. The advantages of the process are that the components' surface will have lower surface roughness. In this work, Ti–6Al–4V base material was coated with zirconia to improve the surface finish. The morphology of ZrO2 thin coating from dip coating through
sol–gel process has been investigated.
Keywords: AFM; INTERFACE; NANOSTRUCTURE; ROUGHNESS; SEM; SOL–GEL; TI–6AL–4V; ZRO2
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 June 2018
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