• Titanium & its alloys have proven to be indispensable in various industry fields owing to their exceptional properties related to their lightweight nature, high strength and biocompatibility.
• However, poor abrasion resistance is considered one of the major issues that cause failure of the industrial components made up of titanium and its alloys.
• Therefore, suitable surface modification or coating techniques have been utilized to improve the wear-resistance property of the underlying titanium metal substrate. However, surface modifications such as thermal oxidation, plasma-based treatments etc. result in surface defects that restrict their application scope.
• Thus, this study focusses on producing protective coatings that have little impact on the physical properties of the metal substrate.
• Current, technology addressed above problem statement through patented Method/Process.

Patent literature describe about a method for improving tribological properties of a titanium substrate through electrophoretic deposition (EPD) of graphene coatings, wherein the features of the invention are stated herein:

1. Said titanium substrate is a commercially pure titanium substrate.

2. Said commercially pure titanium substrate is coated with graphene nanoplatelets.

3. The EPD suspension comprises of graphene nanoplatelets, magnesium nitrate hexahydrate (in a ratio of 1:1) as a surface charging agent, and isopropyl alcohol as a liquid suspension medium.

4. Said electrophoretic deposition is cathodic electrophoretic deposition.

The process of obtaining titanium substrate with improved tribological properties are depicted in the figures.