Corrosion and Passivity of Ti-13% Nb-13% Zr in Comparison to Other Biomedical Implant Alloys

Corrosion (Houston)

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 965-976

  Yu, S Y ^b   Scully, J R ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biomedical implant alloys; Corrosion resistance; Crevice corrosion; Energy dispersive spectroscopy; Hydrochloric acid; Hydrolysis; Niobium; Passivation; Repassivation; Titanium; X ray diffraction; Zirconium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006724987     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3290281     Document Type: Article

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