Abstract:
This study was a preliminary study on flame spray coating with hydroxyapatite (HAp). Coating
is one of the technique to improve metal resistance to corrosion. In this study, flame spray
coating using Hap was performed on stainless steel 316 L as a material for medical devices. This
synthetic compound contains elements which are biocompatible and bioactive in human body
where they can stick to body tissues or muscles.HAp has been extensively used as a bone
substitute because of its crystal structure, biocompatibility and osteoconductive nature. In this
study, 316L SSwas coated by HAp using flame spray method with varied oxygen flowrate and
air pressure. The result of this study showed that the air pressure of 1 bar and oxygen flowrate of
25 l/min had the thickest coating which was 123.5μm and the lowest corrosion rate which was
0.0261 mm/year. The air pressureof 3 bar and oxygen flowrate of 35 l/min produced the lowest
thickness which was 32.5μm and the highest corrosion rate which was 0.0761 mm/year. The use
of high air pressure and oxygen flowrate decreased the coating thickness and the
corrosion rate. The result revealed that flame spray method was effective to be used to coat Hap
on 316L SS.
Keywords: Coating, Corrosion, Hydroxyapatite, Oxygen Flowrate, Air Pressure
