Research Article

The Tribological Behavior of Nanocrystalline TiO2 Coating Produced by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation

Table 2

The parameters of different coating processes on Ti.

SampleCurrent typeCurrent density (mA.Cm-2)Frequency (Hz)Duty cycle (%)Coating time (min)Ultimate voltage (V)Sparking time (s)Sparking voltage (V)

BSquare unipolar pulsed current100500101025515212
B1Square unipolar pulsed current1001500101026217227
B2Square unipolar pulsed current100500201024718192
B3Direct current100ā€”ā€”101455110