Assessment of b stabilizers additions on microstructure and properties of as-cast b Ti-Nb based alloys

The novelty of the present work lies in elucidating the correlation of Moeq with mechanical and surface parameters. The Ti-15Nb (TN-15), Ti-40Nb (TN-40), Ti-33Nb-33Zr (TNZ-33), Ti-40Nb-40Zr (TNZ40) and Ti-35Nb-7Zr-5Ta (TNZT) alloys were obtained by casting. The alloys were formed by b-Ti grains with a micrometric morphology, except the as-cast TN -15 alloy formed by a thorn b. Adding Nb and Zr influenced the lattice parameters of phase b, as well as the crystal structure. Grain size (GS) decreased adding Nb and Zr following this relation: TN-40 > TNZ-33>TNZT > TNZ40. The roughness decreased with rising Nb and Zr contents being in the range of 1.3-3 mm, and it was possible to correlate it with the Moeq. The contact angle and free energy surface values were inversely proportional, and the as -cast TNZ40 alloy with smaller GS was less wettable (60) than TN40 (GS: 1423 mm). The mechanical properties decreased to Moeq of 14.9 wt% then their significantly went above this value, except for the as-cast TN-15 alloy (E: 65 GPa, microhardness: 264 HV) formed mainly by a hardener phase a. Both elastic modulus and microhardness showed the same tendency as the Moeq values and the cell parameter of phase b (ab). The oxygen content was all in accordance with ASTM E1409-13 for applications as metallic biomaterials being in the range of 0.044-0.195 wt%.(c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).