Tribocorrosion behavior of beta titanium biomedical alloys in phosphate buffer saline solution

The tribo-electrochemical behavior of different β titanium alloys for biomedical applications sintered by powder metallurgy has been investigated. Different mechanical, electrochemical and optical techniques were used to study the influence of the chemical composition, Sn content, and the electroche...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials 2015-06, Vol.46, p.59-68
Hauptverfasser: Pina, V. Guiñón, Dalmau, A., Devesa, F., Amigó, V., Muñoz, A. Igual
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The tribo-electrochemical behavior of different β titanium alloys for biomedical applications sintered by powder metallurgy has been investigated. Different mechanical, electrochemical and optical techniques were used to study the influence of the chemical composition, Sn content, and the electrochemical conditions on the tribocorrosion behavior of those alloys Ti30NbxSn alloys (where “x” is the weight percentage of Sn content, 2% and 4%). Sn content increases the active and passive dissolution rate of the titanium alloys, thus increasing the mechanically activated corrosion under tribocorrosion conditions. It also increases the mechanical wear of the alloy. Prevailing electrochemical conditions between −1 and 2V influences the wear accelerated corrosion by increasing it with the applied potential and slightly increases the mechanical wear of Ti30Nb4Sn. Wear accelerated corrosion can be predicted by existing models as a function of electrochemical and mechanical parameters of the titanium alloys.
ISSN:1751-6161
1878-0180
DOI:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.02.016