Ti-Cu alloys have strong antibacterial proper-ties,high strength and excellent corrosion resistance,which might be used in orthopedic and dental implants.In this paper,the tribocorrosion behaviors of Ti-Cu alloy with ...Ti-Cu alloys have strong antibacterial proper-ties,high strength and excellent corrosion resistance,which might be used in orthopedic and dental implants.In this paper,the tribocorrosion behaviors of Ti-Cu alloy with different Cu contents were investigated in four simulated biological environments compared with cp-Ti.The results showed that Ti-Cu sintered alloy exhibited higher corro-sion resistance,lower coefficient friction and wear loss than cp-Ti in all tested solutions due to the formation of fine and homogeneously distributed Ti_(2)Cu phase,espe-cially in solution with lower F ion and pH.High Cu content and extrusion process improved the corrosion resistance and the wear resistance because of high Ti_(2)Cu phase fraction and fine grain size.However,aggressive solution,such as the solution with lower F ion and pH,accelerated wear in comparison with other solutions for cp-Ti and Ti-Cu sintered alloys.Scanning electron microscope(SEM)surface morphology demonstrated that the wear mecha-nism of cp-Ti during tribocorrosion process was mainly abrasive wear and adhesive wear while that of Ti-Cu alloy was abrasive wear.In summary,Ti-Cu sintered alloys showed much better tribocorrosion property than cp-Ti,which shows great potential application in condition for wear and corrosion resistance.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (No.31971253)Heilongjiang Provincial Basic Scientific Research Business Fund for Universities (No.2018-KYYWF-0931)
文摘Ti-Cu alloys have strong antibacterial proper-ties,high strength and excellent corrosion resistance,which might be used in orthopedic and dental implants.In this paper,the tribocorrosion behaviors of Ti-Cu alloy with different Cu contents were investigated in four simulated biological environments compared with cp-Ti.The results showed that Ti-Cu sintered alloy exhibited higher corro-sion resistance,lower coefficient friction and wear loss than cp-Ti in all tested solutions due to the formation of fine and homogeneously distributed Ti_(2)Cu phase,espe-cially in solution with lower F ion and pH.High Cu content and extrusion process improved the corrosion resistance and the wear resistance because of high Ti_(2)Cu phase fraction and fine grain size.However,aggressive solution,such as the solution with lower F ion and pH,accelerated wear in comparison with other solutions for cp-Ti and Ti-Cu sintered alloys.Scanning electron microscope(SEM)surface morphology demonstrated that the wear mecha-nism of cp-Ti during tribocorrosion process was mainly abrasive wear and adhesive wear while that of Ti-Cu alloy was abrasive wear.In summary,Ti-Cu sintered alloys showed much better tribocorrosion property than cp-Ti,which shows great potential application in condition for wear and corrosion resistance.
