Metals 2 Flashcards

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Oxide film

A

Oxidation/reduction reaction

Kinetic factor that control corrosion rate in biological aqueous solutions

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2
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Surface treatment reasons

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  1. Corrosion resistance
  2. Blood compatibility
  3. Strength
  4. Biocompatibility
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3
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Blood compatibility

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Adsorption of proteins
Effect of blood clotting
Gold results in the highest clotting effect

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4
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Surface Strength

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Almost all cracks start at the surface

Done with Ion implantation

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5
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Ion Implantation

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Raise surface strength and increases wear resistance

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6
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Surface biocompatibility

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Deposition of hydroxyapatite (bone) or tricalcium phosphate

Done with plasma spraying

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7
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Sintering

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Making objects from powders by heating the powder material below their melting point until they adhere to one another

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8
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Ti properties

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Light weight
Excellent corrosion resistance
MOST biocompatibility
Soft (low wear and friction properties)

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9
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Ti alloys

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cpTi (4 grades, impuritites)

Ti6Al4V

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10
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cpTI

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More Oxygen equals greater strength

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11
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Ti crystallographic forms

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Alpha (low temp)

Beta (high temp)

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12
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Ti alpha alloys

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Al, gallium, or tin
NOT heat-treatable
Weldable
Good creep, NO ductile-brittle transform
Low temp applications (not biomedical)
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13
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Ti beta alloys

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Heat treatable and cold formable
Undergoes ductile-brittle transform
NOT suitable for low temp apps
Isomorphous and Eutectoid

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14
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Ti alpha-beta alloys

A
Ti6Al4V
Good formability
Heat treatable
High tensile strength
Not weldable
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15
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Reasons to use Stainless steel

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Easy to obtain
Inexpensive
Highly Machinable
Low failure rate
NOT interchangeable parts
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16
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SS characteristics

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Iron-based with Cr

17
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SS alloys

A

Martensitic
Ferritic
Austenitic
Duplex

18
Q

Martensitic SS

A

Heat treatment
Surgical and dental instruments
Low Cr

19
Q

Ferritic SS

A

NO Heat treatment
Handles for instruments
Low-mid Cr

20
Q

Austenitic SS

A

Med-mid Cr
NO heat treatment
Medical implants and devises
ex. 316L

21
Q

316L SS

A

Cold-worked

Stents, implants, fracter fixers

22
Q

Duplex SS

A

Equally ferrite and austenite

NOT used

23
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Cobalt-chromium properties

A

High wear resistance (articulation)
Very dense and heavy
95% of knee implants

24
Q

CoCr Alloys

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CoCrMo is hardest, strongest and most fatigue resistant for biomedical apps
cold working

25
Q

Nitinol

A

Ni-Ti
Shape memory alloy
Self-expanding stents

26
Q

What is special about 316L SS

A

Low carbon

27
Q

Most used Ti and why?

A

alpha-beta

It is heat treatable, biocompatible and high strength

28
Q

What is the main app of CoCr and what are the challenges?

A

Articulation surfaces

Metal on metal