Abstract
Among the metallic biomaterials, titanium alloys have been highlighted in relation to more conventional materials, like stainless steel and cobalt alloys. In recent years, alloys of the Ti-Nb-Zr system were developed showing high mechanical strength and corrosion resistance, and low elastic modulus due to the b-Ti stabilizing phase (Nb, Zr, etc.), which also are non-cytotoxic elements. Ho…