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Tribology Letters
Published in: Tribology Letters 1/2010

01-10-2010 | Original Paper

Tribological Behaviour of Orthopaedic Ti-13Nb-13Zr and Ti-6Al-4V Alloys

Authors: I. Cvijović-Alagić, Z. Cvijović, S. Mitrović, M. Rakin, Đ. Veljović, M. Babić

Published in: Tribology Letters | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to compare the tribological behaviour of novel orthopaedic implant alloy Ti-13Nb-13Zr with that of the standard Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy, available in four different microstructural conditions produced by variations in the heat treatments. The friction and wear tests were performed by using a block-on-disc tribometer in Ringer’s solution at ambient temperature with a normal load of 20–60 N and sliding speed of 0.26–1.0 m/s. It was found that variations in microstructures produced significant variations in the wear resistance of Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy. The wear losses of materials solution treated (ST) above the β transus temperature are significantly lower compared with those of materials ST in the (α + β) phase field and are almost insensitive to applied load and sliding speed. Wear loss of the (α + β) ST Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy continuously increased as applied load was increased and was highest at the highest sliding speed. The Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy in all microstructural conditions possesses a much better wear resistance than cold-rolled Ti-13Nb-13Zr alloy. Friction results and morphology of worn surfaces showed that the observed behaviour is attributed to the predominant wear damage mechanism.
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Metadata
Title
Tribological Behaviour of Orthopaedic Ti-13Nb-13Zr and Ti-6Al-4V Alloys
Authors
I. Cvijović-Alagić
Z. Cvijović
S. Mitrović
M. Rakin
Đ. Veljović
M. Babić
Publication date
01-10-2010
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Tribology Letters / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 1023-8883
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2711
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-010-9639-8

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