Abstract
The mechanical properties, electrochemical behavior, wear and corrosive-wear performance of a Pd40Cu30Ni10P20 bulk metallic glass (BMG) were studied. It is found that the Pd-based BMG shows high hardness of over 500 HV, which is superior to that of conventional biomedical alloys, like the CoCrMo alloy, 316 L stainless steel (SS), and Ti6Al4V alloy. The Pd-based BMG possesses a great corrosion resistance in the phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solution, which is ascribed to the formation of a highly-protective Pd-enriched sub-surface structure. The Pd-based BMG exhibits the greater dry- and corrosive-wear resistance than that of traditional crystalline biomedical alloys studied in this work. This trend can effectively ensure the working longevity of the Pd-based BMG as orthopedic implant. The triobocorrosion experiment results illustrate that the extremely high corrosive-wear resistance of the Pd-based BMG can be attributed to the high passivation capacity during wet sliding. The possible mechanism of the corrosion-accelerating wear deterioration is discussed, which provides the guidance for the improvement in the corrosive-wear resistance of Pd-based BMGs for their potential biomedical applications.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 106847 |
Journal | Intermetallics |
Volume | 124 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The present work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51401053 and 21701024), the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2018J01629), the New Century Excellent Talents in University of Fujian Province (GY-Z17066), and the Scientific Research Project of Fujian University of Technology (GY-Z17152). The present work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 51401053 and 21701024 ), the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province ( 2018J01629 ), the New Century Excellent Talents in University of Fujian Province ( GY-Z17066 ), and the Scientific Research Project of Fujian University of Technology ( GY-Z17152 ).
Funders | Funder number |
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New Century Excellent Talents in University of Fujian Province | |
National Natural Science Foundation of China | 51401053, 21701024 |
Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province | 2018J01629 |
Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University | GY-Z17066 |
Fujian University of Technology | GY-Z17152 |
Keywords
- Bulk metallic glasses
- Corrosive wear
- Polarization
- Tribocorrosion
- Wear