Structural, and tribological properties of nanostructured a þ b type titanium alloys for total hip
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2022-06-12
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Titanium alloys are in demand for various biomedical applications and the most popular
among them being, Tie6Ale4V. Hence, in this study, Tie6Ale7Nb are fabricated through the
route of mechanical milling using different sintering temperatures. X-ray diffraction and
hardness tests were conducted to characterize the developed sams to evaluate the effect of
sintering temperatures on the structural and mechanical properties. It is observed that the
sams sintered at a temperature of 1250
C had the smallest crystallite and pore size, with
enhanced relative density and mechanical properties. Tribological tests were conducted at
varying normal loads to characterize the wear and frictional behaviour and showed that the
sams sintered at 1250
C presented the lowest friction coefficient and wear rate.
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