Nitriding process of a superelastic titanium alloy for biomedical applications.
Résumé
Within the framework of this work, we developed a nitriding process on biocompatible Ti-Nb based beta-type alloy which presents superelastic property. This alloy underwent a nitriding treatment, which was followed by a recrystn. in the beta phase domain before quenching in water. With this protocol, the alloy is thus hardened by the presence of the nitride on the surface while its superelastic characteristic is maintained. This whole of mech. properties can be very interesting for various biomedical applications. [on SciFinder(R)]