Alternative Biomedical Materials for Prosthetics: Ti-6Al-7Nb and Nylon 6

 

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Autores: Araya, Miguel, Campabadal, Manuel, González-Hernández, Joaquín, Cubero-Sesin, Jorge M.
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2019
Beskrivelse:This research deals with the study and characterization of two materials with different chemical nature, a metallic alloy (Ti-6Al-7Nb) and an FDM 3D-printed thermoplastic polymer (Nylon 6), applying techniques such as metallographic analysis, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction for the titanium alloy; and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry for the analysis of the Nylon polymer. Among the most relevant results for the titanium alloy stands the presence of two phases in the crystal structure: a primary phase α immersed in a duplex matrix (α+β), with a lower fraction of β crystals. The X-ray analysis showed the existence of Ti and TiO in the sample. For the polymeric sample, it was possible to identify the basic structure with infrared analysis, confirming that the sample is from a Nylon 6 filament. Also, the calorimetric analysis made possible the identification and comparison of the melting temperature for both raw and processed samples.
País:Portal de Revistas TEC
Institution:Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas TEC
Sprog:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/4320
Online adgang:https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/jemd/article/view/4320
Palabra clave:Aleación de Titanio
Nylon
caracterización
SEM
XRD
FTIR
DSC
Titanium alloy
Characterization