简介:Samplesofacobalt-basedalloythatunderwentasurfacetreatmentwereevaluated.Thesamples,whichwereobtainedbycastingalloyASTMF75,weregroundandpolishedononesideuntilamirrorfinishwasobtained.Thesampleswereencapsulatedinwollastonite(W)usinguniaxialpressure,treatedat1220℃for1handsubsequentlytemperedinwater.Thecharacterisationofthesampleindicatedthatpartoftheceramicencapsulatingmaterialwasmechanicallyincorporatedonthemetallicsurfacebygrowthoftheoxidelayerofthealloy.Afterthermaltreatment,aseriesofspecimensweresubmergedinasolutionwith5-foldsimulatedbodyfluid(5SBF)for3,5and21days.Characterisationbyscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),energydispersivespectroscopy(EDS)andX-raydiffraction(XRD)indicatednucleationandgrowthofahomogenouslayerofapatite,beginningonthethirddaywhenthesamplewassubmerged.