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Study on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of Mg-Zn-Ca Alloy Wire for Biomaterial Application

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Due to their excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability, magnesium alloy wires have attracted much attention for biomaterial applications including orthopedic K-wires and sutures in wound closure. In this study, Mg-3Zn-0.2Ca alloy wires were prepared by cold drawing combined with proper intermediate annealing process. Microstructures, texture, mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of Mg-3Zn-0.2Ca alloy wire in a simulated body fluid were investigated. The results showed that the secondary phase and average grain size of the Mg-3Zn-0.2Ca alloy were refined in comparison with the as-extruded alloy and a strong (0002)<10-10>//DD basal fiber texture system was formed after multi-pass cold drawing. After the annealing, most of the basal planes were tilted to the drawing direction (DD) by about 35°, presenting the characteristics of random texture, and the texture intensity decreased. The as-annealed wire shows good mechanical properties with the ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield strength (YS) and elongation of 253 ± 8.5 MPa, 212 ± 11.3 MPa and 9.2 ± 0.9%, respectively. Electrochemical and hydrogen evolution measurements showed that the corrosion resistance of the Mg-3Zn-0.2Ca alloy wire was improved after the annealing. The immersion test indicated that the Mg-3Zn-0.2Ca wire exhibited uniform corrosion behavior during the initial period of immersion, but then exhibited local corrosion behavior.

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The authors are grateful for the supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51271131), key projects supported by Tianjin Science and Technology (15ZCZDSY00920) and projects supported by Tianjin Special Commissioners in Science and Technology (16JCTPJC51300).

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    Maobo Zheng, Guangquan Xu, Debao Liu & Yue Zhao

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    Baoqun Ning

  3. Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Minfang Chen

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Zheng, M., Xu, G., Liu, D. et al. Study on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of Mg-Zn-Ca Alloy Wire for Biomaterial Application. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 27, 1837–1846 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-018-3278-x

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