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Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Ti-12Mo-6Zr Biomaterials Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering

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Ti-12Mo-6Zr/Al2O3 (titanium biomaterial) was prepared by a powder metallurgy route using Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). Ti, Mo, and Zr powders were mixed by wet milling with different content of alumina nanoparticles (up to 5 wt pct) as an oxide dispersion strengthening phase. Composite powder mixtures were SPSed at 1273 K (1000 °C) followed by heat treatment and quenching. Composite powders, sintered materials, and heat-treated materials were examined using optical and high-resolution electronic microscopy (scanning and transmission) and X-ray diffraction to characterize particle size, surface morphology, and phase identifications for each composition. All sintered materials were evaluated by measuring density, Vickers hardness, and tensile properties. Fully dense sintered materials were produced by SPS and mechanical properties were found to be improved by subsequent heat treatment. The tensile properties as well as the hardness were increased by increasing the content of Al2O3 nanoparticles in the Ti-12Mo-6Zr matrix.

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Acknowledgment

The authors would like to acknowledge Prof. Randall M. German, professor of powder metallurgy at San Diego State University, for his guidance during the microstructural investigations and mechanical characterizations.

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  1. Department of Production Technology, Faculty of Industrial Education, Helwan University, 30 El Sawah Street, Cairo, 11511-11668, Egypt

    Walid Mohamed Rashad Mohamed Daoush (Associate Professor and Department Head)

  2. Institute of Industrial Technology, ILJIN Diamond Co., Ltd., 614-2 Oryu-Ri, Daeso-Myun, Eumsung-Kun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, 369-824, Republic of Korea

    Hee Sup Park (Researcher)

  3. Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK

    Fawad Inam (Director of Mechanical Engineering)

  4. Composite Materials Lab., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea

    Byung Kyu Lim (Researcher) & Soon Hyung Hong (Professor and Head of the Composite Materials Lab.)

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Daoush, W.M.R.M., Park, H.S., Inam, F. et al. Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Ti-12Mo-6Zr Biomaterials Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering. Metall Mater Trans A 46, 1385–1393 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-014-2693-3

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