Biocompatible low Young's modulus achieved by strong crystallographic elastic anisotropy in Ti-15Mo-5Zr-3Al alloy single crystal.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The elastic anisotropy of the Ti-15Mo-5Zr-3Al (mass%) β-Ti alloy, an ISO certified biomedical material, was investigated using its single crystal. It was revealed that the Young's modulus exhibited pronounced anisotropy. The Young's modulus was reduced to 44.4GPa along the 〈100〉 direction in the Ti-15Mo-5Zr-3Al single crystal, that is comparable to that of human cortical bones. We determined the strategy that β-Ti alloys with extremely low moduli can be developed by reducing the electron-atom (e/a) ratio in alloys, and by suppressing the formation of the ω-phase at the same time. This new knowledge must lead to the development of "single crystalline β-Ti implant materials" as hard tissue replacements for reducing the stress shielding effect.
Medical subject headings
- Alloys
- Aluminum
- Biocompatible Materials
- Elastic Modulus
- Molybdenum
- Titanium
- Zirconium