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.
