Victor Velho de Castro

Dr. Victor Velho de Castro

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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 June 2022 in Metals
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PSPedro Bell Santos
Pedro Bell Santos
VCVictor Velho de Castro
Victor Velho de Castro
EBEstela Kerstner Baldin
Estela Kerstner Baldin
CACesar Aguzzoli
Cesar Aguzzoli
Guilherme LonghitanoGuilherme Longhitano
Guilherme Longhitano
CMCélia de Fraga Malfatti
Célia de Fraga Malfatti
The additive manufacturing (AM) technique can produce Ti-6Al-4V ELI (extra low interstitial) alloy for personalized biomedical devices. However, the Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy presents poor tribological behavior. Regarding this, coatings are a feasible approach to improve the wear resistance of this alloy. In the literature, the tribological behavior of TiO2 coatings incorporated with Ca and P formed by one-step plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) on Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy processed by AM has not been investigated. Thus, in the present work, it was studied the influence of Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy processed by AM on the wear resistance and morphologic of the coating obtained by PEO (plasma electrolytic oxidation). In this way, three different voltages (200, 250, and 300 V) were employed for the PEO process and the voltage effect on the properties of the coatings. The coatings were characterized by contact profilometry, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, the sessile drop method, grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction, and wear tests, on a ball-on-plate tribometer. The increase in applied voltage promoted an increase in roughness, pore area, and a decrease in the pore population of the coatings. In addition, the coatings, mainly composed of anatase and rutile, showed good adhesion to the metallic substrate, and the presence of bioactive elements Ca and P were detected. The thickness of the coatings obtained by PEO increases drastically for voltages higher than 250 V (from 4.50 ± 0.33 to 23.83 ± 1.5 µm). However, coatings obtained with lower voltages presented thin and dense layers, which promoted a superior wear resistance (increase in wear rate from 1.99 × 10−6 to 2.60 × 10−5 mm3/s). Finally, compared to the uncoated substrate, the PEO coatings increased the wear resistance of the titanium alloy obtained by AM, also showing a superior wear resistance compared to the commercial Ti-6Al-4V alloy previously evaluated, being such a positive and promising behavior for application in the area of metallic implants.

28 January 2023 in Wear
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VCVictor Velho de Castro
Victor Velho de Castro
LSLeonardo Moreira dos Santos
Leonardo Moreira dos Santos
LALeonardo Marasca Antonini
Leonardo Marasca Antonini
RSRoberto Moreira Schroeder
Roberto Moreira Schroeder
SMSilvana Mattedi
Silvana Mattedi
CMCélia de Fraga Malfatti
Célia de Fraga Malfatti

1 December 2016 in Wear
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VCVictor Velho de Castro
Victor Velho de Castro
LFLuiz Antonio Mazzini Fontoura
Luiz Antonio Mazzini Fontoura
JBJuliano Dornelas Benfica
Juliano Dornelas Benfica
MSMarcus Seferin
Marcus Seferin
JPJoyson Luiz Pacheco
Joyson Luiz Pacheco
Carlos Alexandre Alexandre Dos SantosCarlos Alexandre Alexandre Dos Santos
Carlos Alexandre Alexandre Dos Santos

1 January 2022 in Materials Research
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Rafael Luciano DalcinRafael Luciano Dalcin
Rafael Luciano Dalcin
ARAlexandre da Silva Rocha
Alexandre da Silva Rocha
VCVictor Velho de Castro
Victor Velho de Castro
JNJulio Cesar Klein das Neves
Julio Cesar Klein das Neves
CSCarlos Henrique da Silva
Carlos Henrique da Silva
CMCélia de Fraga Malfatti
Célia de Fraga Malfatti

1 January 2021 in Materials Research
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Rafael Luciano DalcinRafael Luciano Dalcin
Rafael Luciano Dalcin
ARAlexandre da Silva Rocha
Alexandre da Silva Rocha
VCVictor Velho de Castro
Victor Velho de Castro
LOLeonardo Fonseca Oliveira
Leonardo Fonseca Oliveira
JNJulio Cesar Klein das Neves
Julio Cesar Klein das Neves
CMCélia de Fraga Malfatti
Célia de Fraga Malfatti

29 October 2020 in Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion
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LNLeandro Câmara Noronha
Leandro Câmara Noronha
VCVictor Velho de Castro
Victor Velho de Castro
GLGustavo Alberto Ludwig
Gustavo Alberto Ludwig
RSRoberto Moreira Schroeder
Roberto Moreira Schroeder
CMCélia de Fraga Malfatti
Célia de Fraga Malfatti