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Effect of Ti on microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of Zr-Ta-Ti alloys processed by spark plasma sintering

Ti 对放电等离子烧结Zr-Ta-Ti 合金组织、力学性能及耐蚀性的影响

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The microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of Zr-30%Ta and Zr-25%Ta-5%Ti alloy prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) technology were investigated. The experimental results showed that the Zr-Ta-Ti alloys made by the SPS processing have a low level of porosity with the relative density of 96%–98%. The analyses of XRD and TEM revealed that the Zr-30Ta alloy consists of α+β phase, and the Zr-25Ta-5Ti alloy belongs to the near β type alloy containing a small amount of α and ω phases. With the addition of Ti, the elastic modulus of the alloys was decreased from (99.5±7.2) GPa for Zr-30Ta alloy to (73.6±6.3) GPa for Zr-25Ta-5Ti alloy. Furthermore, it is shown that, in comparison to CP-Ti and Ti-6Al-4V alloy, the Zr-Ta-Ti alloy produced in this work offers an improved corrosion resistance due to the more stable ZrO2 and Ta2O5 generated in the passivation film on the surface of the alloys. This study demonstrates that Zr-Ta-Ti alloys are a promising candidate of novel metallic biomaterials.

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本文研究了采用放电等离子烧结(SPS)技术制备的Zr-30Ta 和Zr-25Ta-5Ti 合金的组织、力学性 能和耐蚀性。实验结果表明,采用SPS 工艺制备的Zr-Ta-Ti 合金孔隙率低,相对密度为96%~98%。 XRD 和TEM 分析表明,Zr-30Ta 合金由α+β相组成,Zr-25Ta-5Ti 合金属于近β型合金,含有少量α 和ω相。随着Ti 的加入,合金的弹性模量由(99.5±7.2) GPa (Zr-30Ta)下降到(73.6±6.3) GPa (Zr-25Ta-5Ti)。此外,与CP-Ti 和Ti-6Al-4V 合金相比,Zr-Ta-Ti 合金由于在合金表面钝化膜中生成更 稳定的ZrO2 和Ta2 O5 而具有更强的耐蚀性。以上研究表明,Zr-Ta-Ti 合金是一种很有前途的新型金属 生物材料。

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    Guo-lin Xue  (薛国林), Hai-lin Yang  (杨海林), Chuan-ren Ye  (叶传仁) & Jian-ming Ruan  (阮建明)

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    Hai-xia Xing  (邢海霞)

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Xue, Gl., Yang, Hl., Xing, Hx. et al. Effect of Ti on microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of Zr-Ta-Ti alloys processed by spark plasma sintering. J. Cent. South Univ. 27, 2185–2197 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-020-4440-9

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