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Corrosion behaviour of β-Ti20Mo alloy in artificial saliva

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To evaluate the potential of β-Ti20Mo alloy as a dental material, we tested its corrosion behaviour in artificial saliva in comparison to that of cp-Ti. Open-circuit potential (EOC), potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were used as electrochemical methods to characterize the corrosion behaviour of Ti20Mo alloy and cp-Ti, respectively. Corrosion current and passive current densities obtained from the polarization curves showed low values indicating a typical passive behaviour for Ti20Mo alloy. The EIS technique enabled us to study the nature of the passive film formed on the binary Ti20Mo alloy at various imposed potentials. The Bode phase spectra obtained for Ti20Mo alloy in artificial saliva exhibited two-time constants at higher potential (0.5 V, 1.0 V), indicating a two-layer structure. According to our experimental measurements, Ti20Mo alloy appears to possess superior corrosion resistance to that of cp-Ti in artificial saliva.

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  1. Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, 71A D. Mangeron Blvd., 700050, Iasi, Romania

    Daniel Mareci

  2. Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, 61A D. Mangeron Blvd., 700050, Iasi, Romania

    Romeu Chelariu

  3. R&D Consultanta si Servicii, 45 Maria Ghiculeasa Str., 023761, Bucharest, Romania

    Ioan Dan

  4. INSA Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226 Sciences Chimiques de Rennes/Chimie-Métallurgie 20 avenue des Buttes de Coesmes, 35043, Rennes Cedex, France

    Doina-Margareta Gordin & Thierry Gloriant

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Mareci, D., Chelariu, R., Dan, I. et al. Corrosion behaviour of β-Ti20Mo alloy in artificial saliva. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 21, 2907–2913 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-010-4147-9

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