Residual Stress Homogenization of Hybrid Implants.

Objectives: Hybrid implants commonly exhibit decreased corrosion resistance and fatigue due to differences in compressive residual stresses between the smooth and rough surfaces. The main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of an annealing heat treatment to reduce the residual stresses in hybrid implants.

Methodology: Commercially pure titanium (CpTi) bars were heat-treated at 800 °C and different annealing times.