Joining characteristics of β-titanium wires with electrical resistance welding

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 378-384

  Iijima, Masahiro ^a   Brantley, William A ^b   Yuasa, Toshihiro ^a   Kawashima, Isao ^a   Mizoguchi, Itaru ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrodes; Microstructure; Titanium (alloys)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; MICROSTRUCTURE; TITANIUM ALLOYS; WELDING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BOND FAILURE; JOINT AREA; JOINT REGION; METALLURGICAL PHASES;

WIRE;

BETA TITANIUM; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODE; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DENTAL SOLDERING; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; TITANIUM;

EID: 42649083340     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30956     Document Type: Article

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