Tribological behavior of WC/C coated AISI 420 steel in artificial saliva

PUBLISHED April 24, 2023 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.54985/peeref.2304p9756340)

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Authors

Sara Blunk¹ , Ricardo Torres¹ , Leticia Bemben² , Mirella Manosso³ , Paulo Soares¹

1. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
2. Neodent, Curitiba, Brazil
3. Straumann Group, Basel, Switzerland

Conference / event

24th Wear of Materials, April 2023 (Banff, Canada)

Poster summary

Tungsten carbide (WC/C) coated AISI 420 steel has been used as dental instruments such as milling cutters and drills due to their unique combination of properties. Wear resistance is one of the most important issues and the salivary environment is particularly important to consider, as it can induce a wear mechanism on the surface of dental instruments.

Keywords

Thin film, Tungsten carbide, Stainless steel, Wear rate, Saliva

Research areas

Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nanoengineering, Physics, Material Sciences

References

1. Tavsanoglu, T., Begum, C., Alkan, M., & Yucel, O. (2013). Deposition and characterization of tungsten carbide thin films by DC magnetron sputtering for wear-resistant applications. Jom, 65(4), 562-566
2. Holmes, D., Sharifi, S., Stack, M.M. (2014) Tribo-corrosion of steel in artificial saliva, Tribology International, Volume 75, 80-86.

Funding

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Competing interests

No competing interests were disclosed.

Data availability statement

The datasets generated during and / or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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