Abstract
The mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of the titanium-tantalum alloys together with pure titanium are comparatively studied for biomedical applications in this study. The experimental results confirm the previous theoretic investigation that tantalum has a potential to enhance the strength and reduce the elastic modulus of titanium alloys at the same time, and indicate that the titanium-tantalum alloys are more suitable than pure titanium for biomedical applications because of their lower elastic modulus, higher strength and enhanced corrosion resistance than pure titanium used as a standard metallic biomaterial, and the same excellent compatibility to pure titanium.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 380-384 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Materials Transactions |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Mar |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Elastic modulus
- Mechanical property
- Metallic biomaterial
- Titanium-tantalum alloy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering