Abstract
In order to replace toxic nickel element from NiTi biomaterials, Ti-Cr and Ti-Cr-X alloys are also new nickel free titanium based alloys for biomedical applications. In this study, comparative study of Ti-xCr-3Sn (x=4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 mol%) alloys was carried out. Ti-4Cr-3Sn and Ti-5Cr-3Sn alloys were composed of α′ martensitic phase (hcp) and other alloys with 6, 7, 8 and 9 mol% Cr were single β phase at room temperature. Among the developed alloys, Ti-6Cr-3Sn alloy showed maximum fracture strain, maximum shape memory effect, maximum pseudoelastic response and minimum hardness and minimum yield stress due to transformation of metastable β phase to stress induced martensite during mechanical loading. Vickers hardness and UTS has increased and fracture strain has decreased with greater than 6 mol% addition of chromium in Ti-xCr-3Sn alloys due to solid solution strengthening, β phase stabilization and slip as dominant deformation mechanism. It is concluded that among the developed Ti-xCr-3Sn alloys, Ti-6Cr-3Sn alloy is hopeful new alloy for biomedical applications.
