Corrosion Resistance of 316L Biomaterial in Simulated Body Fluid by Modification of Shot Distance and Shot Angle of Shot Peening

Abstract Corrosion resistance of 316L biomaterial can be improved by mechanical surface treatment such as shot peening. Shot peening can create plastic deformation as a nanocrystal surface layer on the metal surface to protect the material from corrosion attack. This study aims to investigate the effect of shot peening on the corrosion resistance of 316L to reach the best rate of corrosion. The shot peening parameters in this research are shot distance (6, 8, 10, and 12 cm), shot angle (30, 60, and 90°), compressor pressure (7 kg/cm2), shot duration (20 minutes), and steel balls S-170 (diameter of 0.6 mm). Simulated Body Fluid (SBF) was used as a corrosion media with ion concentrations nearly equal to human blood plasma. Corrosion tests were used versaSTAT, and the data were analyzed by VersaStudio. The result shows that the shot peening can decrease the corrosion rate of the 316L biomaterial. The larger the shot angle, the lower the corrosion rate and the nearer the shot distance, the lower the corrosion rate. The nearest shot distance (6 cm) and the largest shot angle (90°) give the best result to decrease the corrosion rate from 0.8617 mpy to 0.1096 mpy.