Ti-alloys used in prosthetic applications are mostly alloys initially developed for aeronautical applications, so their behavior was not optimized for medical use. A need remains to design new alloys for biomedical applications, where requirements such as biocompatibility, in-body durability, specific manufacturing ability, and cost effectiveness are considered. Materials for this application must present excellent biocompatibility, ductility, toughness and wear and corrosion resistance, a large laser processing window and low sensitivity to changes in the processing parameters. Laser deposition has been investigated in order to access its applicability to laser based manufactured implants. In this study, variable powder feed rate laser cladding has been used as a method for the combinatorial investigation of new alloy systems that offers a unique possibility for the rapid and exhaustive preparation of a whole range of alloys with compositions variable along a single clad track. This method was used as to produce composition gradient Ti-Mo alloys. Mo has been used since it is among the few elements biocompatible, non-toxic β-Ti phase stabilizers. Alloy tracks with compositions in the range 0-19 wt.% Mo were produced and characterized in detail as a function of composition using microscale testing procedures for screening of compositions with promising properties. Microstructural analysis showed that alloys with Mo content above 8% are fully formed of β phase grains. However, these β grains present a cellular substructure that is associated to a Ti and Mo segregation pattern that occurs during solidification. Ultramicroindentation tests carried out to evaluate the alloys’ hardness and Young’s modulus showed that Ti-13%Mo alloys presented the lowest hardness and Young’s modulus (70 GPa) closer to that of bone than common Ti alloys, thus showing great potential for implant applications.
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ICALEO 2009: 28th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing
November 2–5, 2009
Orlando, Florida, USA
ISBN:
978-0-912035-59-8
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Laser-assisted development of Ti alloys: The search for new biomedical alloys
Amelia Almeida;
Amelia Almeida
Instituto Superior Tecnico, Dep. Materials Engineering, Technical University of Lisbon
, Lisbon, Portugal
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Dheeraj Gupta;
Dheeraj Gupta
Instituto Superior Tecnico, Dep. Materials Engineering, Technical University of Lisbon
, Lisbon, Portugal
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Rui Vilar
Rui Vilar
Instituto Superior Tecnico, Dep. Materials Engineering, Technical University of Lisbon
, Lisbon, Portugal
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Published Online:
November 01 2009
Citation
Amelia Almeida, Dheeraj Gupta, Rui Vilar; November 2–5, 2009. "Laser-assisted development of Ti alloys: The search for new biomedical alloys." Proceedings of the ICALEO 2009: 28th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing. ICALEO 2009: 28th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing. Orlando, Florida, USA. (pp. pp. 1040-1046). ASME. https://doi.org/10.2351/1.5061450
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