Wear Resistance of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Ball Heads for Use in Implants.

The effect of thermohydrogen treatment and vacuum ion-plasma nitriding on the determination of the volume and surface structure of ball heads made of Ti-6Al-4V alloy was studied. It was found that the submicrocrystalline structure formed in the head during thermohydrogen treatment makes it possible to achieve hardness values of 39-41 units HRC and a surface roughness of 0.02 μm.