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Optimized Mechanical Properties, Corrosion Resistance and Bactericidal Ability of Ti-15Zr-xCu Biomedical Alloys During Aging Treatment

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The effects of different aging conditions on the microstructure, strength, corrosion resistance, cytotoxicity and antibacterial ability of Ti-15Zr-xCu (3 ≤ x ≤ 7, wt%) (TZC) alloys were systematically investigated. Microstructural evolution and behavior were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM–EDS), while potentiodynamic polarization technique was employed to characterize the corrosion response of the alloys after solution-treatment and aging (STA). High-temperature aging at 660 °C for 4 h (660–4) gave the best combination of properties by enabling significant precipitation of the Cu-rich Ti2Cu and Zr2Cu compounds, and mild formation of the Zr7Cu10 secondary phase. The high kinetics at this condition was beneficial to the complete precipitation and more homogeneous distribution of the intermetallic particles. These led to the inhibition of dislocation movements and allowed for significantly improved mechanical strengths with added ductility, availability of more Cu ions for the desired oligodynamic activity without evoking cytotoxicity, better corrosion resistance and very high antibacterial ability (over 99.5%), thus improving the overall properties of the TZC alloys for biomedical applications.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51631009 and 31870954). S.K. Kolawole graciously appreciates CAS-TWAS President Fellowship for the scholarship aid.

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016, China

    Sharafadeen Kunle Kolawole, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui & Ihsan Ullah

  2. Shi-Changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China

    Sharafadeen Kunle Kolawole, Ling Ren, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, Ihsan Ullah, Hai Wang, Shuyuan Zhang, Ji Zhang & Ke Yang

  3. Federal Polytechnic, P., M.B. 420, Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria

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Kolawole, S.K., Ren, L., Siddiqui, M.A. et al. Optimized Mechanical Properties, Corrosion Resistance and Bactericidal Ability of Ti-15Zr-xCu Biomedical Alloys During Aging Treatment. Acta Metall. Sin. (Engl. Lett.) 35, 304–316 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40195-021-01248-8

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