کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1429940 | 987190 | 2009 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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Dense composite laminates of alumina (Al2O3) and tantalum (Ta) were fabricated by hot pressing and tested in vitro for potential use as a femoral head material in total hip arthroplasty (THA). Al2O3–Ta composite laminates hot pressed at 1450 °C and 1650 °C had flexural strengths of 940 ± 180 MPa and 1090 ± 340 MPa, respectively, which were far larger than the values of 420 ± 140 MPa and 400 ± 130 MPa for Al2O3 hot pressed at 1450 °C and 1650 °C, respectively. The interfacial shear strength, determined by a double-notched specimen test, was 310 ± 80 MPa for the composite laminate hot pressed at 1650 °C, indicating strong interfacial bonding between Al2O3 and Ta. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDS) analysis, and X-ray mapping of polished sections of the hot-pressed laminates showed the presence of an interfacial region formed presumably by diffusion of O (at 1450 °C) or O and Al (1650 °C) from Al2O3 into Ta. Composite femoral heads of Al2O3 and Ta could combine the low wear of an Al2O3 articulating surface with the safety of a ductile metal femoral head.
Journal: Materials Science and Engineering: C - Volume 29, Issue 6, 1 August 2009, Pages 1935–1941