Synthesis of biomedical Ti-25Ni-15Si-10HA alloy by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering

Bains, P. S. and Mohal, S. and Gill, Jatinder and Ohunakin, O.S. and Adelekan, D.S (2019) Synthesis of biomedical Ti-25Ni-15Si-10HA alloy by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering. In: International Conference on Engineering for Sustainable World, 2019, Online.

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Abstract

In this research approach, a β-phase titanium alloy was produced successfully employing mechanical alloying and consolidated with spark plasma sintering (SPS) process. Herein, Ni, Si and HA powders with varied weight percentage were used to fabricate the Ti alloy. The influence of HA addition on microstructure of the alloy was assessed using optical microscopy route and further amplified using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The elemental composition and phase of Ti-alloy was investigated using x-ray diffractometer. Vicker hardness (HV) tester was employed to estimate the micro hardness of the specimen surface. During the FESEM analysis, it was observed that within the sintering process, alloy exhibits complex reactions with HA, which leads to the progress of bioactive compounds (CaO, TiO2, Ca3 (PO4)2, Ti2Ni, CaTiO3 and CaTiSiO5) enhancing the bioactivity of the Ti alloy. The fabricated Ti alloy (Ti-25Ni-15Si-10HA) exhibited superior microhardness (~458HV) at 900°C, comparative to the other alloys of the native category. Based upon the current investigation, Ti-25Ni-15Si-10HA alloy could find applications as bioimplants in dental and orthopedic areas.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	20 Apr 2021 14:43
Last Modified:	20 Apr 2021 14:43
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/14001

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