期刊
JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
卷 12, 期 -, 页码 39-49出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.03.013
关键词
CoCrMo alloy; Metal-on-metal; Hip prosthesis; Hard phases; Carbide; Precession electron diffraction
资金
- NIH [1RC2AR058993-01]
- NSF [CMMI-1030703]
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn [1030703] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
The microstructural and mechanical properties of the hard phases in CoCrMo prosthetic alloys in both cast and wrought conditions were examined using transmission electron microscopy and nanoindentation. Besides the known carbides of M23C6-type OA = Cr, Mo, Co) and M6C-type which are formed by either eutectic solidification or precipitation, a new mixed-phase hard constituent has been found in the cast alloys, which is composed of similar to 100 nm fine grains. The nanosized grains were identified to be mostly of M23C6 type using nano-beam precession electron diffraction, and the chemical composition varied from grain to grain being either Cr- or Co-rich. In contrast, the carbides within the wrought alloy having the same M23C6 structure were homogeneous, which can be attributed to the repeated heating and deformation steps. Nanoindentation measurements showed that the hardness of the hard phase mixture in the cast specimen was similar to 15.7 GPa, while the M23C6 carbides in the wrought alloy were twice as hard (similar to 30.7 GPa). The origin of the nanostructured hard phase mixture was found to be related to slow cooling during casting. Mixed hard phases were produced at a cooling rate of 0.2 degrees C/s, whereas single phase carbides were formed at a cooling rate of 50 degrees C/s. This is consistent with sluggish kinetics and rationalizes different and partly conflicting microstructural results in the literature, and could be a source of variations in the performance of prosthetic devices in-vivo. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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