Magnesium alloy has been considered as one of the third-generation biomaterials for the regeneration and support of functional bone tissue.As a regeneration implant material with great potential applications,in-situ M...Magnesium alloy has been considered as one of the third-generation biomaterials for the regeneration and support of functional bone tissue.As a regeneration implant material with great potential applications,in-situ Mg_(2)Si phase reinforced Mg-6Zn cast alloy was comprehensively studied and expected to possess excellent mechanical properties via the refining and modifying of Mg_(2)Si reinforcements.The present study demonstrates that the primary and eutectic Mg_(2)Si phase can be greatly modified by the yttrium(Y)addition.The size of the primary Mg_(2)Si phases can be reduced to~20μm with an addition of 0.5 wt.%Y.This phenomenon is mainly attributed to the poisoning effect of the Y element.Moreover,wear resistance and tensile properties of the ternary alloy have also been improved by the Y addition.Mg-6Zn-4Si-0.5Y alloy exhibits optimal tensile properties and wears resistance.The ultimate tensile strength and the elongation of the alloy with 0.5 wt.%Y are 50%and 65%higher than those of the ternary alloy,respectively.Excessive Y addition(1.0 wt.%)deteriorates the tensile properties of Mg-Zn-Si alloy.The improvement of the tensile properties is mainly due to the modification of primary and eutectic Mg_(2)Si phases as well as the solid solution strengthening of the Y atoms.This study provides a certain implication for the application of Mg-Zn-Si alloys containing Y elements as regeneration implants.展开更多
基金supported by Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(19KJD430004)the Fund of the Jiangsu CHINA-ISRAEL Industrial Technology Research Institute and Changzhou Sci&Tech Program(Nos.CJ20190042,CJ20200046).
文摘Magnesium alloy has been considered as one of the third-generation biomaterials for the regeneration and support of functional bone tissue.As a regeneration implant material with great potential applications,in-situ Mg_(2)Si phase reinforced Mg-6Zn cast alloy was comprehensively studied and expected to possess excellent mechanical properties via the refining and modifying of Mg_(2)Si reinforcements.The present study demonstrates that the primary and eutectic Mg_(2)Si phase can be greatly modified by the yttrium(Y)addition.The size of the primary Mg_(2)Si phases can be reduced to~20μm with an addition of 0.5 wt.%Y.This phenomenon is mainly attributed to the poisoning effect of the Y element.Moreover,wear resistance and tensile properties of the ternary alloy have also been improved by the Y addition.Mg-6Zn-4Si-0.5Y alloy exhibits optimal tensile properties and wears resistance.The ultimate tensile strength and the elongation of the alloy with 0.5 wt.%Y are 50%and 65%higher than those of the ternary alloy,respectively.Excessive Y addition(1.0 wt.%)deteriorates the tensile properties of Mg-Zn-Si alloy.The improvement of the tensile properties is mainly due to the modification of primary and eutectic Mg_(2)Si phases as well as the solid solution strengthening of the Y atoms.This study provides a certain implication for the application of Mg-Zn-Si alloys containing Y elements as regeneration implants.
