Mechanical, corrosion, and wear properties of biomedical Ti–Zr–Nb–Ta–Mo high entropy alloys

Hua, Nengbin; Wang, Wenjie; Wang, Qianting; Ye, Youxiong; Lin, Sihan; Zhang, Lei; Guo, Qiaohang; Brechtl, Jamieson; Liaw, Peter K.

doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157997

Title: Mechanical, corrosion, and wear properties of biomedical Ti–Zr–Nb–Ta–Mo high entropy alloys

Journal Article · 21 November 2021 · Journal of Alloys and Compounds

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157997 · OSTI ID:1769231

Hua, Nengbin ^[1]; Wang, Wenjie ^[1]; Wang, Qianting ^[1]; Ye, Youxiong ^[2]; Lin, Sihan ^[1]; Zhang, Lei ^[1]; Guo, Qiaohang ^[1]; Brechtl, Jamieson ^[2]; Liaw, Peter K. ^[2]

Fujian Univ. of Technology, Fuzhou (China)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

The microstructures, mechanical, corrosion, and wear behaviors of the Ti_xZrNbTaMo (x = 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2, molar ratio) high entropy alloys (HEAs) were studied in this work. It was found that the Ti–Zr–Nb–Ta–Mo HEAs showed a dendrite structure with two body-centered-cubic (BCC) solid solution phases. The Ti_0.5ZrNbTaMo HEA exhibited a high hardness of about 500 HV, high compressive strength approaching 2,600 MPa, and large plastic strain of over 30%. Furthermore, the highly-protective oxide films formed on the surface of Ti–Zr–Nb–Ta–Mo HEAs in the phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solution, which resulted in the high corrosion resistance of the HEAs. The Ti–Zr–Nb–Ta–Mo HEAs exhibited the greater dry- and wet-wear resistance than that of the traditional biomedical Ti6Al4V alloy. The results also indicated that with the decrease in the Ti content, the wear resistance of the Ti–Zr–Nb–Ta–Mo HEAs in the PBS solution improved. Finally, the Ti_0.5ZrNbTaMo alloy presented the highest corrosive wear resistance among the four HEAs owing to its combination of good mechanical properties and high chemical stability.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province; New Century Excellent Talents in University of Fujian Province; National Science Foundation (NSF); US Army Research Office (ARO)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1769231

Journal Information:: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 861, Issue 1; ISSN 0925-8388

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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