The corrosion behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V, Ti-6Al-7Nb and Ti-13Nb-13Zr in protein solutions

Biomaterials

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 631-637

  Khan, M A ^a   Williams, R L ^a   Williams, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

CORROSION RESISTANCE; HARDNESS; PH EFFECTS; PROTEINS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM ALLOYS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

PASSIVE CORROSION; REPASSIVATION;

BIOMATERIALS;

ALLOY; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; OXIDE; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; FETAL CALF SERUM; HARDNESS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALLOYS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CATTLE; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0033120166     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(98)00217-8     Document Type: Article

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