ISSN 2756-3421
African Journal of Dentistry ISSN 3216-0216 Vol. 6 (4), pp. 155-162, April, 2018. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Corrosion behaviour of metals in artificial saliva in presence of spirulina powder
Jay Aman1, Arun Agarwal2 and Gavai Singh2
1Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Andhra Pradesh, India
2Department of Periodontology, Gauhati University, Assam, India.
*Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected].
Accepted 11 February, 2018
Abstract
Corrosion resistance of three metals namely, SS 316L, mild steel (MS) and mild steel coated with zinc (MS-Zn) has been evaluated in artificial saliva in the absence and presence of spirulina. Potentiodynamic polarization study and AC impedance spectra have been used to investigate the corrosion behaviour of these metals. The order of corrosion resistance of metals in artificial saliva, in the absence and also in the presence of spirulina was SS 316L > MS > MS-Zn.
Key words: Artificial saliva, corrosion, metals, spirulina, dentistry, oral hygiene.