Wear Resistance of Ti–6Al–4V Alloy Ball Heads for Use in Implants
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- A change in the surface microgeometry after nitriding at elevated temperatures, which excludes the use of such processing as a way of applying a finish to the completed product because one of the main conditions for the operation of friction components is a high level of surface cleanliness [21,23,24];
- The low adhesion strength of nitride coatings, which quite often leads to their peeling off during use [22]. In addition, the existence of a very hard nitride coating on the “soft” titanium base causes the appearance of an “eggshell” effect, i.e., cracking of the coating during use;
- The formation of a “droplet phase” on the surface of the product during the formation of a nitride coating, which significantly increases its roughness [26].
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
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Alloy | Basic Alloying Elements, (wt. %) | Impurities, (wt. %) | ||||||
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Ti | Al | V | Fe | C | O | N | H | |
Ti–6Al–4V | Balance | 5.8 | 4.1 | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.008 |
ISO 5232-3 | Balance | 5.5–6.75 | 3.5–4.5 | ≤0.3 | ≤0.08 | ≤0.2 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.015 |
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Skvortsova, S.; Orlov, A.; Valyano, G.; Spektor, V.; Mamontova, N. Wear Resistance of Ti–6Al–4V Alloy Ball Heads for Use in Implants. J. Funct. Biomater. 2021, 12, 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb12040065
Skvortsova S, Orlov A, Valyano G, Spektor V, Mamontova N. Wear Resistance of Ti–6Al–4V Alloy Ball Heads for Use in Implants. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 2021; 12(4):65. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb12040065
Chicago/Turabian StyleSkvortsova, Svetlana, Aleksei Orlov, Georgii Valyano, Victor Spektor, and Natalia Mamontova. 2021. "Wear Resistance of Ti–6Al–4V Alloy Ball Heads for Use in Implants" Journal of Functional Biomaterials 12, no. 4: 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb12040065