Study of the Microstructure and Properties of Ti-18Zr-13Mo Metastable β Biomedical Titanium Alloys by Laser Directed Energy Deposition
Author of the article:WANGLinzeng1,2,YU Jun1,2, LIN Xin1,2, LONG Zhenyu1,2, WU Liangyi1,2, NIU Yihao1,2
Author's Workplace:1. State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China; 2. MIIT Key Laboratory of Metal High Performance Additive Manufacturing and Innovative Design, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
Key Words:laser-directed energy deposition; metastable β biomedical titanium alloy; elasticity modulus; yield strength
Abstract:
Titanium and titanium alloys are widely used in aerospace, machinery manufacturing, biomedical and other
fields because of their excellent properties, such as high specific strength, good corrosion resistance and low density.
Compared with traditional 316L stainless steel and cobalt-chromium alloys, titanium alloys have relatively lower elastic
moduli, excellent corrosion resistance and biocompatibility, gradually attracting the attention of industry personnel. In this
work, a Ti-18Zr-13Mo (wt. %) metastable β-Ti alloy was successfully fabricated via laser directed energy deposition based
on the mixed element method. The alloy is composed of β phase, with an elastic modulus of 73.5 GPa, a yield strength of
842.2 MPa, and an elongation rate of 20% in the deposition state. The elastic modulus of the alloy can be further reduced
to 69.5 GPa by solution treatment. Compared with Ti6Al4V alloys, Ti-18Zr-13Mo alloys can effectively reduce the
occurrence of the “stress shielding” phenomenon of implants and can provide sufficient strength support. Therefore, the
Ti-18Zr-13Mo alloy is a suitable metastable β biomedical titanium alloy material for bone implants.