High resolution transmission electron microscopy study of the hardening mechanism through phase separation in a β-Ti-35Nb-7Zr-5Ta alloy for implant applications

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1625-1629

  Afonso, Conrado R M ^a   Ferrandini, Peterson L ^b   Ramirez, Antonio J ^a   Caram, Rubens ^b  

^a LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Hardening mechanism; Phase separation; Ti alloy

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ELASTIC MODULI; HARDENING; HARDNESS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH STRENGTH ALLOYS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; METAL CASTINGS; METAL IMPLANTS; PHASE SEPARATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TANTALUM ALLOYS; TITANIUM ALLOYS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

ARC FURNACES; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; HARDENING MECHANISM; HIGH SPECIFIC STRENGTH; HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOW ELASTIC MODULUS; METALLIC MATERIAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES; Β TI ALLOY;

NIOBIUM ALLOYS;

NIOBIUM; TANTALUM; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; HARDNESS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMPLANT; MICROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 76949095295     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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