Research on Microstructure and Properties of Ti35Nb7Zr-xHA Biocomposites
SHAN Wenrui1,2, ZHANG Yuqin1,2, HE Zhengyuan1,2, JIANG Yehua1,2
1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093; 2 National-local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Technology of Metal Solidification Forming and Equipment, Kunming 650093
Abstract: To improve the bioactivity of Ti-Nb-Zr alloy, Ti35Nb7Zr-xHA biocomposites with different hydroxyapatite (HA) contents (x=0,5,10, 20 (mass fraction,%)) were prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique. The effects of HA contents on microstructure, mechanical properties and in vitro bioactivity of the composites were investigated. The results show that the composites are mainly consisted of β-Ti phase, α-Ti phase, HA and metal-ceramic phases (TixPy,CaTiO3,Ti2O,CaO). With the increase of the HA content, the β-Ti phase decrease, while the α-Ti phase and metal-ceramic phase increase obviously. Compared to Ti-35Nb-7Zr alloy (E:45 GPa,σ:1 736 MPa), the compressive strength and the elastic modulus of Ti35Nb7Zr-xHA composites (x=5, 10) are in range of 1 593—1 662 MPa and 48—49 GPa, respectively, which are close to those of Ti-35Nb-7Zr alloy, and presenting a good mechanical properties. However, the Ti35Nb7Zr-20HA composite has highest elastic modulus (E:55 GPa) and lowest compressive strength (σ:958 MPa) compared with other composites, presenting poor mechanical property. Furthermore, lots of bone-like apatite is deposited on the surface of Ti35Nb7Zr-10HA composite after soaking in SBF for 7 d via in vitro bioactivity experiments, the Ti35Nb7Zr-10HA presents an excellent bioactivity compared with the Ti-35Nb-7Zr alloy.
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