MICROSTRUCTURE INFLUENCE ON FRICTION BEHAVIOR OF THE TI6AL4V BIOMEDICAL ALLOY AT LOW LOADS

Fatima Zivic, Slobodan Mitrovic, Petar Todorovic, Dragan Adamovic, Nenad Grujovic, Marko Spasic, Ivan Stojadinovic

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10.22190/FUME230308013Z
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Dynamic friction coefficient (COF) between Ti6Al4V and Al2O3 was analyzed under low loads (100 mN, 250 mN, 500 mN, 750 mN, 1000 mN), sliding speed (4 mm/s, 8 mm/s, 12 mm/s) at dry contact and in the Ringer's solution. Different Ti6Al4V microstructures were studied: Sample 1 - fully lamellar; Sample 2 - martensitic; sample 3 - equiaxed; and sample 4 - globular microstructure. The maximum COF values varied as: 0.4 - 1.23 (Sample 1), 0.5 – 2.8 (Sample 2), 0.4 – 1.1 (Sample 3), and 0.4 – 2.3 (Sample 4). Lamellar and martensitic microstructures were not beneficial for the tribological response since they exhibited severe wear and very high COF values. The globular Ti alloy microstructure showed extremely high COF and wear under dry conditions. In general, water quenching was not a favorable treatment for tribological behavior. The lowest COF values and wear volumes were exhibited in the case of equiaxed microstructure.

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Ti6Al4V, Friction Coefficient, Tribochemical Wear, Reciprocating Sliding

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