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Effect of porosity, Ti/Ta ratio, and processing routes on the hardness and elastic modulus of TiNbZrTa alloys

Celia González Guillén
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Ghaith Al Hawajreh Kamel
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Eduardo Degalez-Duran
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Elizaveta Klyatskina
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Muhammad Naeem
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Liliana Romero-Resendiz
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Gonzalo Gonzalez Reyes
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Vicente Amigó Borrás
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Version 1 : Received: 25 October 2023 / Approved: 25 October 2023 / Online: 26 October 2023 (03:27:19 CEST)

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González-Guillén, C.; Al Hawajreh Kamel, G.; Degalez-Duran, E.; Klyatskina, E.; Naeem, M.; Romero-Resendiz, L.; Gonzalez, G.; Amigó Borrás, V. The Effect of Ti/Ta Ratio and Processing Routes on the Hardness and Elastic Modulus of Porous TiNbZrTa Alloys. Materials 2023, 16, 7362. González-Guillén, C.; Al Hawajreh Kamel, G.; Degalez-Duran, E.; Klyatskina, E.; Naeem, M.; Romero-Resendiz, L.; Gonzalez, G.; Amigó Borrás, V. The Effect of Ti/Ta Ratio and Processing Routes on the Hardness and Elastic Modulus of Porous TiNbZrTa Alloys. Materials 2023, 16, 7362.

Abstract

TiNbZrTa alloys are promising for multidisciplinary applications, such as refractory and biomedical purposes due to their high thermal stability and non-toxicity. Hardness and elastic modulus are among the key features for their adequate industrial applications. The influence of porosity and Ti/Ta ratio were investigated on TiNbZrTa alloys produced by three different processing routes, i.e., (i) blend element and posterior press and sintering (BE + P&S), (ii) mechanical alloying with press and sintering (MA + P&S), and (iii) arc melting and casting. Atomic diffusion was improved during processing, resulting in lower porosity in the following order: casting < MA + P&S < BE + P&S. Ta offered limited atomic diffusion due to its high melting point compared to other constituent elements. Thus, the total porosity of alloys increased with increasing the Ta contents, i.e., by lowering the Ti/Ta ratio. However, the Ti/Ta ratio did not considerably affect the bonding energy or the elastic modulus. Hardness was increased significantly in dense alloys compared to the porous ones. However, porosity and Ti/Ta ratio did not show a clear trend in hardness among the porous alloys.

Keywords

Refractory high-entropy alloy; Biomaterial; Biomedical implant; Blend element; Mechanical alloying; Mechanical properties; Impulse excitation technique; Powder metallurgy; Casting

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Materials Science and Technology

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