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Item Microstructure and corrosion behavior of laser processed NiTi alloy(Elsevier Ltd, 2015) Marattukalam, J.J.; Singh, A.K.; Datta, S.; Das, M.; Balla, V.K.; Bontha, S.; Kalpathy, S.K.Abstract Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS™), a commercially available additive manufacturing technology, has been used to fabricate dense equiatomic NiTi alloy components. The primary aim of this work is to study the effect of laser power and scan speed on microstructure, phase constituents, hardness and corrosion behavior of laser processed NiTi alloy. The results showed retention of large amount of high-temperature austenite phase at room temperature due to high cooling rates associated with laser processing. The high amount of austenite in these samples increased the hardness. The grain size and corrosion resistance were found to increase with laser power. The surface energy of NiTi alloy, calculated using contact angles, decreased from 61 mN/m to 56 mN/m with increase in laser energy density from 20 J/mm2 to 80 J/mm2. The decrease in surface energy shifted the corrosion potentials to nobler direction and decreased the corrosion current. Under present experimental conditions the laser power found to have strong influence on microstructure, phase constituents and corrosion resistance of NiTi alloy. © 2015 Elsevier B.V.Item Degradation, wettability and surface characteristics of laser surface modified Mg–Zn–Gd–Nd alloy(Springer, 2020) K.r, R.; Bontha, S.; M.r, R.; Das, M.; Balla, V.K.This work evaluates the effects of laser surface modification on Mg–Zn–Gd–Nd alloy which is a potential biodegradable material for temporary bone implant applications. The laser surface melted (LSM) samples were investigated for microstructure, wettability, surface hardness and in vitro degradation. The microstructural study was carried out using scanning and transmission electron microscopes (SEM, TEM) and the phases present were analyzed using X-ray diffraction. The in vitro degradation behaviour was assessed in hank’s balanced salt solution (HBSS) by immersion corrosion technique and the effect of LSM process parameters on the wettability was analyzed through contact angle measurements. The microstructural examination showed remarkable grain refinement as well as uniform redistribution of intermetallic phases throughout the matrix after LSM. These microstructural changes increased the hardness of LSM samples with an increase in energy density. The wetting behaviour of processed samples showed hydrophilic nature when processed at lower (12.5 and 17.5 J/mm2) and intermediate energy density (22.5 and 25 J/mm2), which can potentially improve cell-materials interaction. The corrosion rate of as cast Mg–Zn–Gd–Nd alloy decreased by ~83% due to LSM. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]. © 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.