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Anodizing titanium for space applications
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In this article, the anodizing of titanium in dilute sulphuric acid electrolyte at constant voltages was investigated to evaluate the optimum anodic conditions, and the anodic current density was found to increase with increasing applied voltage and with electrolyte temperature.About:
This article is published in Thin Solid Films.The article was published on 1992-02-10. It has received 94 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Anodizing & Temperature cycling.read more
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TiO2 nanotubes: Self-organized electrochemical formation, properties and applications
Jan M. Macak,Hiroaki Tsuchiya,Andrei Ghicov,Kouji Yasuda,Robert Hahn,Sebastian Bauer,Patrik Schmuki +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, an overview and review on self-organized TiO2 nanotube layers and other transition metal oxide tubular structures grown by controlled anodic oxidation of a metal substrate is given.
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Calcium phosphate-based coatings on titanium and its alloys
TL;DR: This review covers briefly the requirements of typical biomaterials and narrowly focuses on the works on titanium, where calcium phosphate ceramics for use in implants are introduced and various methods of producing calcium phosphate coating on titanium substrates are elaborated.
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Surface modification of titanium and titanium alloys: Technologies, developments, and future interests
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Electrochemical surface modification of titanium in dentistry.
Kyo-Han Kim,Narayanan Ramaswamy +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the main advantage of this technique is doping of the coating of the bath constituents and incorporation of these elements improves the properties of the oxide, which is also possible to alter structure and/or chemistry of the obtained deposit.
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Coloring of titanium through laser oxidation: comparative study with anodizing
TL;DR: In this article, the surface oxidation of titanium was performed by a cw-Nd:YAG laser (λ = 1.064 μm) treatment in air and different colors of the samples were obtained by varying the beam scan velocity.
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Decorative Finishes on Titanium
J. B. Cotton,P. C. S. Hayfield +1 more
TL;DR: Titanium is finding increasing use as a strong light metal having good corrosion resistance that results from stable passivity as discussed by the authors, and it is employed in most engineering applications the appearance of the me...
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Influence of addition agents for a.c. anodizing in sulphuric acid electrolytes
TL;DR: In this paper, various addition agents were employed in sulphuric acid electrolytes to allow only the basic mechanism of the electrolysis of water to be performed during anodizing.
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Studies on anodizing of aluminium in alkaline electrolyte using alternating current
TL;DR: In this article, the anodizing of aluminium in alkaline electrolyte based on borax (sodium tetraborate) using alternating current was investigated and a coating thickness of 11 μm was produced from 50 g l − 1 bORax solution the pH of which is adjusted with sodium hydroxide to a value of 10.5 at 65 °C.
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Gold plating on aluminium alloys for space applications
TL;DR: In this paper, the inherent lightness and good strength to weight ratio of aluminium is important in aerospace fields, and gold plating is required where a stable coating should have good electrical conductivity and/or good structural properties.