Effect of Thermomechanical Treatments on Microstructure, Phase Composition, Vickers Microhardness, and Young’s Modulus of Ti-xNb-5Mo Alloys for Biomedical Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
- The microstructures of the samples were sensitive to the thermomechanical processing performed. In the Ti-5Mo, Ti-10Nb-5Mo, and Ti-20Nb-5Mo samples, the homogenization heat treatment promoted the growth of α’ and β phases and the reduction in α” phase, whereas hot rolling suppressed α’ and β phases and facilitated α” phase formation. With a majority of β phase, the Ti-30Nb-5Mo sample showed a minor amount of α” phase, not quantified by the Rietveld method, after hot rolling.
- The studied mechanical properties of the alloy samples with 10% Nb were more sensitive to the thermomechanical treatments.
- The microhardness of all samples was higher than that of CP-Ti, leading to increased wear resistance.
- The high Vickers microhardness and Young’s modulus of the as-cast and heat-treated Ti-10Nb-5Mo and Ti-20Nb-5Mo samples may indicate the presence of ω phase in their microstructures.
- All samples exhibited a lower Young’s modulus than those of commercial alloys.
- Annealed Ti-30Nb-5Mo samples showed the best values of Young’s modulus (69 GPa), presenting a favorable mechanical property for biomedical applications.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Cardoso, G.C.; Buzalaf, M.A.R.; Correa, D.R.N.; Grandini, C.R. Effect of Thermomechanical Treatments on Microstructure, Phase Composition, Vickers Microhardness, and Young’s Modulus of Ti-xNb-5Mo Alloys for Biomedical Applications. Metals 2022, 12, 788. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12050788
Cardoso GC, Buzalaf MAR, Correa DRN, Grandini CR. Effect of Thermomechanical Treatments on Microstructure, Phase Composition, Vickers Microhardness, and Young’s Modulus of Ti-xNb-5Mo Alloys for Biomedical Applications. Metals. 2022; 12(5):788. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12050788
Chicago/Turabian StyleCardoso, Giovana Collombaro, Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf, Diego Rafael Nespeque Correa, and Carlos Roberto Grandini. 2022. "Effect of Thermomechanical Treatments on Microstructure, Phase Composition, Vickers Microhardness, and Young’s Modulus of Ti-xNb-5Mo Alloys for Biomedical Applications" Metals 12, no. 5: 788. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12050788