Investigation of surface wettability, corrosion and tribocorrosion behavior of machined, etched, blasted and anodized Cp-Ti samples

Machined, etched, blasted, and anodized commercially pure titanium (Cp-Ti) samples were used in this study. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of the most applied surface treatments on Cp-Ti samples, which are preferred for use in biomedical applications, on surface wettability, corrosion, and tribocorrosion behaviors. It was observed that surface morphology had a significant effect on surface wettability. The best wettability was obtained from the anodized sample. In the samples whose corrosion and tribocorrosion performances were examined, it was observed that the highest resistance was obtained from the anodized sample, compared to other samples. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to The Materials Research Society.