[G] Biomaterials Development and Clinics(1)

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[31] Influence of Nb Content on Microstructural Characteristics and Corrosion Behavior of Ti-Nb Alloys Fabricated by SPS

○Neeraphat Kunbuala^1,2, Manami Mori³, Kasama Srirussamee⁴, Phacharaphon Tunthawiroon⁴, Kenta Yamanaka² (1. Biomed. Eng., Tohoku Univ., 2. IMR, Tohoku Univ., 3. NIT Sendai Col., 4. KMITL)

Keywords:

Ti-Nb alloy,Spark plasma sintering,Corrosion behavior,Electrochemical measurement,Biomedical materials

Ti-Nb alloys with various Nb contents were fabricated by spark plasma sintering to investigate the effect of Nb on microstructure and corrosion behavior. Increasing Nb content promoted phase evolution toward β-phase dominance and significantly improved corrosion resistance, as confirmed by electrochemical measurements.