Design and fabrication of a metastable β-type titanium alloy with ultralow elastic modulus and high strength

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 14688
• Main Authors: Guo, Shun, Meng, Qingkun, Zhao, Xinqing, Wei, Qiuming, Xu, Huibin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 05.10.2015; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/301/1023; 639/301/54/993; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Science

Titanium and its alloys have become the most attractive implant materials due to their high corrosion resistance, excellent biocompatibility and relatively low elastic modulus. However, the current Ti materials used for implant applications exhibit much higher Young’s modulus (50 ~ 120 GPa) than hum...