Zr-xNb-4Sn alloys with low Young’s modulus and magnetic susceptibility for biomedical implants
Renhao Xue, Dong Wang, Yueyan Tian, Jiang Wang, Libin Liu, Ligang Zhang
Abstract
The microstructure, mechanical and magnetic properties of Zr–x (8, 9, 10, wt.%)Nb–4Sn alloys were investigated to obtain novel Zr-based alloy with low Young’s modulus and magnetic susceptibility for biomedical implants. After homogenization annealing, hot forging and solution annealing, Zr–8Nb–4Sn, Zr–9Nb–4Sn and Zr–10Nb–4Sn alloys were composed of β+α″ phase, β+α″ phase, β+ω phase, respectively. The temperature at which the α" and ω phase were transformed into β phase during the heating process was about 200 °C, and the phase transformation temperature decreased with the increase of Nb element. Among all the Zr–x (x = 8,9,10)Nb–4Sn(wt.%) alloys, Zr–9Nb–4Sn alloy had the lowest Young's modulus of 46.6 GPa and the low magnetic susceptibility of 1.294 × 10−6 cm3g−1, which has a good application prospect for biomedical applications.