About 50% of metals used in Aerospace industries are Aluminium and Titanium alloys, Alloys such as Ti6Al4V, AL-7175, and AL7075 are used extensively in space vehicles, aviation, and automotive industries for having enhanced mechanical properties like High strength to weight ratio, low Thermal Expansion and better Corrosion resistance. Comparison of properties Aluminium and Titanium alloys shows...

OBJECTIVES The surface of pure titanium (Ti) shows decreased histocompatibility over time; this phenomenon is known as biological ageing. UV irradiation enables the reversal of biological ageing through photofunctionalisation, a physicochemical alteration of the titanium surface. Ti implants are sterilised by UV irradiation in dental surgery. However, orthopaedic biomaterials are usually compos...

A metallurgical zirconium nitride (ZrN) layer was fabricated using glow metallurgy using nitriding with zirconiuming prior treatment of the Ti6Al4V alloy. The microstructure, composition and microhardness of the corresponding layer were studied. The influence of this treatment on fretting wear (FW) and fretting fatigue (FF) behavior of the Ti6Al4V alloy was studied. The composite layer consiste...

Titanium (Ti) and its alloys are amongst the most commonly-used biomaterials in orthopedic and dental applications. The Ti-aluminum-vanadium alloy (Ti6Al4V) is widely used as a biomaterial for these applications by virtue of its favorable properties, such as high tensile strength, good biocompatibility and excellent corrosion resistance. TiO₂ nanotube (NTs) layers formed by anodization on Ti6Al...

The biomaterials used to maintain or replace functions in the human body consist mainly of metals, ceramics or polymers. In orthopedic surgery, metallic materials, especially titanium and its alloys, are the most common, due to their excellent mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility. Aside from the established Ti6Al4V alloy, shape memory materials such as nickel-titani...

Material surface is a key determinant of host response on implanted biomaterial. Therefore, modification of the implant surface may optimize implant-tissue reactions. Inflammatory reaction is inevitable after biomaterial implantation, but prolonged inflammation may lead to adverse reactions and subsequent implant failure. Proinflammatory activities of cytokines like interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, an...

Recent advances in abrasive waterjet (AWJ) technology have resulted in new processes for surface treatment that are capable of introducing compressive residual stresses with simultaneous changes in the surface texture. While the surface residual stress resulting from AWJ peening has been examined, the subsurface residual stress field resulting from this process has not been evaluated. In the pr...

The purpose of this paper is to optimize the EDM parameters to get the better surface finish on the Titanium alloys Ti6AL4V. The continuous advancement of the alloy is fulfilling the demand of the industry but for advance material like Titanium alloys Ti6AL4V partially adopted by industries cause of the difficulties in machining. Non Conventional machining process like Spark Erosion Electrical ...

C. Rontescu, T. D. Cicic, C. G. Amza, O. Chivu, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania. D. Dobrotă, Engineering Faculty, University “Constantin Brâncuşi” of Târgu-Jiu, România This paper presents the results obtained following the Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations on a bike frame made of 3 different materials, Al6061, Carbon Fiber and Ti6Al4V, in order to identify the optimum materi...