The effects of oxygen addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-Mo alloys for biomedical application.

The effective use of oxygen as an alloying element in Ti alloys is attractive due to the reduction of production cost and the increase in strength and hardness of the alloy. Although the oxygen addition in a Ti alloy increases strength and hardness, it may induce brittleness. An appropriate combination of alloying elements and thermomechanical treatment must be clarified for the use of oxygen as an alloying element.

Biocompatibility of new low-cost (α + β)-type Ti-Mo-Fe alloys for long-term implantation.

In this work, two new α + β titanium alloys with low contents of ubiquitous and low-cost alloying elements (i.e., Mo and Fe) were designed on the basis of the electronic parameters and molybdenum equivalent approaches.