Improvement of the Corrosion Resistance and Potential for Metal Ion Release of Titanium Alloy Ti-6Al-4V ELI in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) after Thermomechanical

Abstract:

Ti-6Al-4V ELI is one of the titanium alloys commonly used as an implant material for its good biocompatibility. However, it has problems related to its corrosion behavior, especially when it is used for a long time. This study aimed to analyze the corrosion behavior of the implant material Ti-6Al-4V ELI in Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) for a certain period, using the weight loss method in HBSS as the corrosive medium at 37°C. The immersion time was varied from two, four, until six weeks. Before immersion, the sample was thermomechanically treated with a combination of solution heat treatment at a temperature of 950°C and a holding time of 1 hour, water quenching, plastic deformation with deformation variations of 10%, 15%, and 20%, and, finally, aging heat treatment at a temperature of 550°C and holding time for 1.5 hours. The study results show that thermomechanical treatment and increased plastic deformation could reduce the corrosion rate and the metal ions released into the solution. These findings were evidenced by the corrosion rates of the pre-thermomechanical and the thermomechanical Ti-6Al-4V ELI with deformations of 10%, 15%, and 20% at the 6-week immersion of 6.57 x 10^-6 mmpy, 4.27 x 10^-6 mmpy, 3.89 x 10^-6 mmpy, and 2.76 x 10^-6 mmpy, respectively, and the metal ions released of 7.3 μg/L, 7 μg/L, 6.3 μg/L, and 6 μg/L, respectively. The corrosion rate of Ti-6Al-4V ELI under thermomechanical treatment, namely 2.76 x 10^-6 mmpy, was the lowest compared to other materials in HBSS, while the highest one was that of Ti-6Al-7Nb of 3.05 x10^-2 mmpy. In addition, the study results show that Ti-6Al-4V ELI under thermomechanical treatment is the best material compared to others for biomedical applications, based on corrosion resistance and metal ions released into HBSS.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1057)
• Pages: 176-188
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-c3g4x4
• Online since: March 2022
• Authors: Sir Anderson, Tansri Ayub Al-Bayummy, Jon Affi, Yuli Yetri, Gunawarman Gunawarman*
• Keywords: Corrosion Rate, Metal Ions Release, Thermomechanics, Ti-6Al-4V ELI

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