Materials Research Express (Jan 2022)

Improvement in the microhardness and corrosion behaviour of Ti-14Mn biomedical alloy by cold working

  • M K Gouda,
  • Salah A Salman,
  • Saad Ebied

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ac4b77
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
p. 015401

Abstract

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β -titanium alloys are essential in many applications, particularly biomedical applications. Ti-14Mn β -type alloy was produced using an electric arc furnace from raw alloying elements in an inert atmosphere. The alloy was homogenized at 1000 °C for 8 h to ensure the complete composition distribution, followed by solution treatment at 900 °C, then quenched in ice water. The alloy was subjected to cold deformation via cold rolling with different ratios: 10, 30, and 90%. The phases change, microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance of Ti-14Mn alloys were evaluated before and after cold rolling. The results showed that the β -phase is the only existed phase even after a high degree of deformation. The microstructure shows a combination of twinning and slipping deformation mechanisms in the deformed alloy. Microhardness values indicated a linear increase equal to 30% by increasing the ratio of cold deformation due to the strain hardening effect. The corrosion resistance of Ti-14Mn alloy was doubled after 90% cold rolling.

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