Sliding and Fretting Wear Behavior of Biomedical Ultrafine-Grained TiNbZrTaFe/Si Alloys in Simulated Physiological Solution
This work investigated the wear behavior of ultrafine-grained Ti<sub>65</sub>Nb<sub>23.33</sub>Zr<sub>5</sub>Ta<sub>1.67</sub>Fe<sub>5</sub> (at.%, TNZTF) and Ti<sub>65</sub>Nb<sub>23.33</sub>Zr<sub>5</sub&g...
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| author | Yuhua Li Qian Zhang Yuxin He Rong Zhao Jinghui Chu Libin Niu Juxin Qu |
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| description | This work investigated the wear behavior of ultrafine-grained Ti<sub>65</sub>Nb<sub>23.33</sub>Zr<sub>5</sub>Ta<sub>1.67</sub>Fe<sub>5</sub> (at.%, TNZTF) and Ti<sub>65</sub>Nb<sub>23.33</sub>Zr<sub>5</sub>Ta<sub>1.67</sub>Si<sub>5</sub> (at.%, TNZTS) alloys fabricated by high-energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering. Wear tests were conducted in a simulated physiological solution under both reciprocating sliding and fretting wear conditions with different loads, frequencies, and stroke lengths. The microstructures, mechanical properties, and anti-wear properties of the investigated alloys were characterized. The results showed that the TNZTF and TNZTS alloys had much less wear volume than the commonly used Ti-6Al-4V (TC4) alloy and commercially pure titanium (CP-Ti). The TNZTF and TNZTS alloys exhibited much more smooth wear surfaces and shallower wear scars compared with TC4 and CP-Ti. The investigated alloys exhibited different wear mechanisms under the reciprocating sliding wear conditions, while they were similar under the fretting wear conditions. Compared with TC4 and CP-Ti, the fabricated TNZTF and TNZTS alloys showed a substantially higher wear resistance, owing to their ultrafine-grained microstructure and superior hardness. Additionally, the addition of Nb and Zr further enhanced the wear resistance by forming a protective Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> and ZrO<sub>2</sub> oxide film. This work provides guidance for designing new biomedical titanium alloys with excellent wear resistance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3489166449d64300b460e86876e411992024-02-23T15:25:22ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442024-02-0117478710.3390/ma17040787Sliding and Fretting Wear Behavior of Biomedical Ultrafine-Grained TiNbZrTaFe/Si Alloys in Simulated Physiological SolutionYuhua Li0Qian Zhang1Yuxin He2Rong Zhao3Jinghui Chu4Libin Niu5Juxin Qu6College of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaNational Engineering Research Center of Near-Net-Shape Forming for Metallic Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaThis work investigated the wear behavior of ultrafine-grained Ti<sub>65</sub>Nb<sub>23.33</sub>Zr<sub>5</sub>Ta<sub>1.67</sub>Fe<sub>5</sub> (at.%, TNZTF) and Ti<sub>65</sub>Nb<sub>23.33</sub>Zr<sub>5</sub>Ta<sub>1.67</sub>Si<sub>5</sub> (at.%, TNZTS) alloys fabricated by high-energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering. Wear tests were conducted in a simulated physiological solution under both reciprocating sliding and fretting wear conditions with different loads, frequencies, and stroke lengths. The microstructures, mechanical properties, and anti-wear properties of the investigated alloys were characterized. The results showed that the TNZTF and TNZTS alloys had much less wear volume than the commonly used Ti-6Al-4V (TC4) alloy and commercially pure titanium (CP-Ti). The TNZTF and TNZTS alloys exhibited much more smooth wear surfaces and shallower wear scars compared with TC4 and CP-Ti. The investigated alloys exhibited different wear mechanisms under the reciprocating sliding wear conditions, while they were similar under the fretting wear conditions. Compared with TC4 and CP-Ti, the fabricated TNZTF and TNZTS alloys showed a substantially higher wear resistance, owing to their ultrafine-grained microstructure and superior hardness. Additionally, the addition of Nb and Zr further enhanced the wear resistance by forming a protective Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> and ZrO<sub>2</sub> oxide film. This work provides guidance for designing new biomedical titanium alloys with excellent wear resistance.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/4/787biomaterialstitanium alloyswear resistancesliding and frettingsimulated physiological solution |
| spellingShingle | Yuhua Li Qian Zhang Yuxin He Rong Zhao Jinghui Chu Libin Niu Juxin Qu Sliding and Fretting Wear Behavior of Biomedical Ultrafine-Grained TiNbZrTaFe/Si Alloys in Simulated Physiological Solution Materials biomaterials titanium alloys wear resistance sliding and fretting simulated physiological solution |
| title | Sliding and Fretting Wear Behavior of Biomedical Ultrafine-Grained TiNbZrTaFe/Si Alloys in Simulated Physiological Solution |
| title_full | Sliding and Fretting Wear Behavior of Biomedical Ultrafine-Grained TiNbZrTaFe/Si Alloys in Simulated Physiological Solution |
| title_fullStr | Sliding and Fretting Wear Behavior of Biomedical Ultrafine-Grained TiNbZrTaFe/Si Alloys in Simulated Physiological Solution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sliding and Fretting Wear Behavior of Biomedical Ultrafine-Grained TiNbZrTaFe/Si Alloys in Simulated Physiological Solution |
| title_short | Sliding and Fretting Wear Behavior of Biomedical Ultrafine-Grained TiNbZrTaFe/Si Alloys in Simulated Physiological Solution |
| title_sort | sliding and fretting wear behavior of biomedical ultrafine grained tinbzrtafe si alloys in simulated physiological solution |
| topic | biomaterials titanium alloys wear resistance sliding and fretting simulated physiological solution |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/4/787 |
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