Microstructure development on sintered Ti/HA biocomposites produced by powder metallurgy

Pedro Balbinotti, Enori Gemelli, Gabriel Buerger, Sarah Amin de Lima, Jailson de Jesus, Nelson Heriberto Almeida Camargo, Vinícius André Rodrigues Henriques, Glória Dulce de Almeida Soares

Materials Research · 2011 · 56 citations · 21 references

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Titanium-based composites with in-situ calcium and phosphor phases were prepared by powder metallurgy processing with titanium and hydroxyapatite (HA) powders. The mixtures were performed in a friction mill with alcohol for 5 hours, dried in a rotating evaporator, pressed at 600 MPa and sintered at 1200 ºC for 2 hours in argon atmosphere. Crystal phases of the as-fabricated composite are found to be, α-Ti, CaTiO3, Ca3(PO4)2 and Ti xPy phase(s). The analyses revealed that titanium particles were covered with a compact layer of Ti xPy and CaTiO3 phases, which resulted from the decomposition of HA into CaTiO3 and β-Ca3(PO4)2 at approximately 1025 ºC. Then the reactions were followed by the decomposition of β-Ca3(PO4)2, resulting in the growth of CaTiO3 layer and in the nucleation and growth of Ti xPy phase(s).

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