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Title: Ultrafine-grained titanium for medical implants

Abstract

We disclose ultrafine-grained titanium. A coarse-grained titanium billet is subjected to multiple extrusions through a preheated equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) die, with billet rotation between subsequent extrusions. The resulting billet is cold processed by cold rolling and/or cold extrusion, with optional annealing. The resulting ultrafine-grained titanium has greatly improved mechanical properties and is used to make medical implants.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [3]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
  2. Santa Fe, NM
  3. Ufa, RU
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
874486
Patent Number(s):
6399215
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL B21C - MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES OR PROFILES, OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
ultrafine-grained; titanium; medical; implants; disclose; coarse-grained; billet; subjected; multiple; extrusions; preheated; equal; channel; angular; extrusion; ecae; die; rotation; subsequent; resulting; cold; processed; rolling; andor; optional; annealing; greatly; improved; mechanical; properties; mechanical properties; cold rolling; /428/72/148/420/623/

Citation Formats

Zhu, Yuntian T, Lowe, Terry C, Valiev, Ruslan Z, Stolyarov, Vladimir V, Latysh, Vladimir V, and Raab, Georgy J. Ultrafine-grained titanium for medical implants. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Zhu, Yuntian T, Lowe, Terry C, Valiev, Ruslan Z, Stolyarov, Vladimir V, Latysh, Vladimir V, & Raab, Georgy J. Ultrafine-grained titanium for medical implants. United States.
Zhu, Yuntian T, Lowe, Terry C, Valiev, Ruslan Z, Stolyarov, Vladimir V, Latysh, Vladimir V, and Raab, Georgy J. Tue . "Ultrafine-grained titanium for medical implants". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874486.
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abstractNote = {We disclose ultrafine-grained titanium. A coarse-grained titanium billet is subjected to multiple extrusions through a preheated equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) die, with billet rotation between subsequent extrusions. The resulting billet is cold processed by cold rolling and/or cold extrusion, with optional annealing. The resulting ultrafine-grained titanium has greatly improved mechanical properties and is used to make medical implants.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
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A two step SPD processing of ultrafine-grained titanium
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