Elshalakany, AB.; Ali, S.; A. Amigó Mata; Eessaa, AK.; Mohan, P.; Osman, T.; Amigó, V. (2017). Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti-Mo-Zr-Cr Biomedical Alloys by Powder Metallurgy. ABSTRACTTitanium and its alloys have been widely used as biometals due to their excellent biocompatibility, corrosion resistance and moderate mechanical properties. Ti-15Mo-6Zr based alloys and a series of Ti-15Mo-6Zr-xCr (x = 1, 2, 3, 4 wt. %) alloys were designed and fabricated by powder metallurgy for the first time to develop novel biomedical materials. The microstructure, internal porosity and mechanical properties of the sintered Ti-15Mo-6Zr and Ti-15Mo-6Zr-xCr alloys were investigated using scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and bending and compression tests. The experimental results indicated that the microstructure and mechanical properties of these alloys changed as different Cr levels were added. The addition of small Cr levels further increased the β-phase stability, improving the properties of the Ti-15Mo-6Zr-xCr alloy. However, all of the alloys had good ductility, and the Ti-15Mo-6Zr-2Cr alloy had lower bending and compression moduli (31 and 23 GPa, respectively) than the Ti-15Mo-6Zr-based alloys (40 and 36 GPa, respectively). Moreover, the Ti-15Mo-6Zr-2Cr alloys exhibited higher bending and compression strength/modulus ratios, which were as large as 48.4 and 52.2, respectively; these were higher than those of the Ti-15Mo-6Zr-based alloy (41.3 and 33.6, respectively). In the search for a better implant material, β phase Ti-15Mo-6Zr-2Cr, with its low modulus, ductile properties, and reasonably high strength, is a promising candidate.
Biomaterials encompass synthetic alternatives to the native materials found in our body. They have shown rapid growth in the field of elderly population demands with the prolongation of human life. Titanium is one of the biomaterials with excellent properties and biocompatibility. However, its high stiffness may cause weakening in the structures. To sort out this problem, Ti-Cr, Ti-Mo, and Ti-Cu alloys were produced by powder metallurgy. Metal powders were mixed by mechanical alloying. After pressing and sintering, characterizations were carried out by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron backscattering diffraction, and three points bending test.
Aluminum alloys have been increasingly applied as a structural material in composite materials using metal matrix due to their excellent mechanical properties and low weight. The reinforcement are of fundamental importance in composite materials, owing to the their responsibility to support stresses acting on the metal matrix. Therefore, ceramic reinforcements can be replaced by intermetallic components with high mechanical properties and good thermal stability. The intermetallic components react chemically with the matrix, characterized by strong interactions, which makes possible the development of the new families of materials. The composite materials using aluminum reinforced with nickel aluminides and ceramic were developed using techniques based on a combination of powder metallurgy and extrusion processes, which makes possible to obtain more dense materials under lower processing temperatures. The powders of AA6061 and Ni3Al were manually mixed for 30 minutes, with different percentages of intermetallics and ceramics particles, 5 and 10% in weight. The composite powders were submitted to a hot extrusion process for 40 minutes at 540oC, and 385 MPa, with a reduction ratio of 25:1. This process insures extruded composites with a refined structure and a good distribution of the reinforcement particles. The material characterization were performed through structural analysis via scanning electron microscopy; mechanical behavior via tensile and hardening tests; and analysis of the fracture. The results show that the method used is effective to obtain composite materials with improved characteristics.
Código: 0172 Fecha de Aceptación: 1 diciembre 2013Resumen En este artículo se presentan resultados de una investigación sobre la validación de nanofibras agregadas de PVA obtenidas por sol-gel electrohilado, para reducir la retracción y las fisuras por fraguado de pastas de cemento portland ultrafino. La metodología aplicada consistió en variar la longitud de las nanofibras agregadas de PVA en 6 y 12 mm. Este procedimiento permitió evaluar el desempeño de estas nanofibras y compararlas con el de la misma matriz cementicia reforzada con fibras comerciales de polipropileno (PP). Las técnicas de caracterización aplicadas sobre las pastas fibrorreforzadas fueron granulometría láser del cemento, ensayos a la compresión, a la flexión e impacto y observación de falla a través de microscopía electrónica de barrido (SEM). Igualmente se observó la retracción y el fisuración a edades tempranas. Los resultados mostraron que las pastas de cemento con fibras agregadas de PVA presentaron resultados mejorados comparados con las pastas de cemento que contenían fibras de PP. Este tipo de material compuesto podría ser utilizado en la elaboración de túneles, lechadas en la reparación de edificaciones, y en general, en aplicaciones que requieran la inyección o relleno debido a las características fluidas de este tipo de cementos. AbstractThis work deals with the behavior of electrospun nanofibers aggregated of poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) as the secondary reinforcement for reducing the drying shrinkage of cement during the curing at early ages; these nanofibers were added as reinforcement to a matrix of ultrafine portland cement paste in two different lengths (6 mm and 12 mm); their behavior was similar to that of polypropylene (PP) fibers embedded in the same matrix. The pastes were characterized by cement laser particle sizer; compression, flexural and impact testing, and failure analysis through scanning electron microscope (SEM). Shrinkage and cracking were measured at early ages. The results showed that the cement pastes with addition of PVA fibers showed improved results compared to cement pastes containing PP fibers. Such composite materials may be useful in making tunnels, grouts for repairing buildings, and in general, in applications that require injection or filling fluid due to characteristics of this type of cement. Keywords: Polyvinyl alcohol; Electrospun nanofibers; Ultrafine cements; Nanofibers; Polypropylene fibers; Cementitious Composites IntroducciónEn la actualidad los nanomateriales han permitido el desarrollo de nuevos composites para múltiples aplicaciones. El control y obtención de este tipo de estructuras de tamaño nanométrico ha llevado a su utilización en muchos campos de aplicación como la medicina, electrónica, desarrollo de tejidos inteligentes, entre otros. En los últimos años ha crecido el interés por un proceso llamado electrohilado con el cual se pueden obtener nanofibras, o también fibras ultrafinas, a partir de polímeros en solución o en estado fundido que se proyectan sobre una pantalla colectora, de...
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