Wear Behavior of Ti-xNb Biomedical Alloys by Ball Cratering

Autor(es)

Felype N. de Mattos ^[1] ; Pedro A. B. Kuroda ^[2] ; Mariana C. Rossi ^[3] ; Conrado R. M. Afonso ^[4]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Universidade Federal de São Carlos - Brasil

^[2] Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais - Brasil

^[3] Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais - Brasil

^[4] Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais - Brasil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: MATERIALS RESEARCH-IBERO-AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MATERIALS; v. 27, 2024-02-26.

Resumo

Ti alloys have been developing through the years, aiming the biomedical application since it has suitable properties. Among Ti alloys, the Ti-Nb systems are a pronounced group to biomedical applications due to its low elastic modulus, good corrosion resistance, and mechanical properties. Although this system is quite well-known regarding its phases, structure and properties, there is not plenty of information about wear available in the literature. To investigate the wear resistance, the samples were submitted to x-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to analyze the phases formed. Hardness and elastic modulus were measured by microhardness Vickers and dynamic Young modulus by excitation impulse. Additionally, wear volume, wear resistance, and H/E ratio were calculated to understand the wear material’s performance. This study aims to investigate the wear resistance of Ti-xNb (x = 15, 25 and 40wt.%), one of each type of Ti alloys and phases formed: Ti-15Nb (α´), Ti-25Nb (α”) and Ti-40Nb (β) and the influence of cooling rate after solution heat treatment on wear properties through ball cratering. It was possible to find that the harder the alloy, the higher the wear resistance. Thus, in the case of Ti-xNb (x = 15, 25 and 40wt.%), alloys the hardness plays a significant role in wear resistance. Besides that, the samples that have presented the α´ or α”phase have the lowest wear resistance. Therefore, not only the hardness influences the wear resistance but also the combination of phases formed. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 21/03865-9 - Influência de modificações superficiais na bioatividade e (tribo)corrosão de ligas beta de Ti-Nb-(Zr) de baixo módulo de elasticidade para aplicação como implantes
• Beneficiário: Mariana Correa Rossi
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 18/18293-8 - Ligas de titânio: transformações de fases e manufatura aditiva aplicadas na obtenção de materiais com gradientes funcionais
• Beneficiário: Rubens Caram Junior
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 19/26517-6 - Influência da microestrutura e fases formadas na funcionalização da superfície de ligas beta Ti-25Ta-xZr
• Beneficiário: Pedro Akira Bazaglia Kuroda
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado