Study of the Effect of Nanosecond Laser Texturing on the Corrosion Behavior of Ti6Al4V and Ti6Al4V Parts Produced by Powder Bed Fusion

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This study compared the corrosion behavior of laser texturing Ti6Al4V components with components manufactured using LASER power bed fusion of the same alloy followed by laser texturing. Their microstructure, roughness, wettability and electrochemical behavior were analyzed, and different morphologies and micro-topographies were observed comparing both samples. The electrochemical tests obtained indicate that Ti6Al4V showed higher corrosion resistance than L-PBF Ti6Al4V after LASER texturing. The results suggest that LASER texturing can encourage cell proliferation and osseointegration on the surface of Ti6Al4V biomedical implants.

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