Microstructural characterisation of Ti-Nb-(Fe-Cr) alloys obtained by powder metallurgy

[EN] beta alloys based on the Ti Nb alloy system are of growing interest to the biomaterial community. The addition of small amounts of Fe and Cr further increases beta-phase stability, improving the properties of Ti Nb alloy. However, PM materials sintered from elemental powders are inhomogeneous d...

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Autores: Amigó Mata, Angèlica, Zambrano, Jenny Cecilia, Martínez, S., Amigó, Vicente|||0000-0002-2107-0273
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/61399
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/61399
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:MIcrostructure
Titanium Alloys
Powder Metallurgy
Flexural test
CIENCIA DE LOS MATERIALES E INGENIERIA METALURGICA
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Sumario:[EN] beta alloys based on the Ti Nb alloy system are of growing interest to the biomaterial community. The addition of small amounts of Fe and Cr further increases beta-phase stability, improving the properties of Ti Nb alloy. However, PM materials sintered from elemental powders are inhomogeneous due to restricted solid state diffusion and mechanical alloying provides a route to enhance mixing and lemental diffusion. The microstructural characteristics and bend strength of Ti Nb (Fe Cr) alloys obtained from elemental powder mixture and mechanical alloyed powders are compared. Mechanical alloying gives more homogeneous compositions and particle morphology, characterised by rounded, significantly enlarged particles. In the sintered samples alpha and beta phase are observed. The alpha phase appears at the grain boundaries and in lamellae growing inward from the edge, and is depleted in Nb. The b phase is enriched with Nb, Fe and Cr. The addition of Fe and Cr significantly increases the mechanical properties of Ti Nb alloys, providing increased ductility.