Influence of homogenization treatment on the degradation behavior of Zn-3Mg alloy in simulated body fluid solution

This paper reports a degradation study of Zn-(3 wt%) Mg alloy proposed for biodegradable medical implants. The alloy was cast from high-purity raw materials and homogenized at 370 ° C for 15 h under vacuum and water quenched. The effect of homogenization on microstructure and degradation behavior in...

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Main Authors: Dambatta, M., Kurniawan, Denni, Sudin, I., Yahaya, B., Hermawan, H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68075
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author Dambatta, M.
Kurniawan, Denni
Sudin, I.
Yahaya, B.
Hermawan, H.
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Kurniawan, Denni
Sudin, I.
Yahaya, B.
Hermawan, H.
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description This paper reports a degradation study of Zn-(3 wt%) Mg alloy proposed for biodegradable medical implants. The alloy was cast from high-purity raw materials and homogenized at 370 ° C for 15 h under vacuum and water quenched. The effect of homogenization on microstructure and degradation behavior in simulated body fluid was investigated. Results showed that homogenization transformed the star-like dendritic Zn-rich shape into a network of precipitate phase along eutectic colony and dispersed M g2 zn 11 phase. The homogenized alloy showed higher degradation resistance compared to the as-cast alloy, pure Zn, and pure Mg samples. The relationship between microstructure and degradation behavior discussed further in this paper.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-680752018-08-21T03:43:27Z Influence of homogenization treatment on the degradation behavior of Zn-3Mg alloy in simulated body fluid solution Dambatta, M. Kurniawan, Denni Sudin, I. Yahaya, B. Hermawan, H. This paper reports a degradation study of Zn-(3 wt%) Mg alloy proposed for biodegradable medical implants. The alloy was cast from high-purity raw materials and homogenized at 370 ° C for 15 h under vacuum and water quenched. The effect of homogenization on microstructure and degradation behavior in simulated body fluid was investigated. Results showed that homogenization transformed the star-like dendritic Zn-rich shape into a network of precipitate phase along eutectic colony and dispersed M g2 zn 11 phase. The homogenized alloy showed higher degradation resistance compared to the as-cast alloy, pure Zn, and pure Mg samples. The relationship between microstructure and degradation behavior discussed further in this paper. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68075 10.1177/1464420715583709 Sage restricted
spellingShingle Dambatta, M.
Kurniawan, Denni
Sudin, I.
Yahaya, B.
Hermawan, H.
Influence of homogenization treatment on the degradation behavior of Zn-3Mg alloy in simulated body fluid solution
title Influence of homogenization treatment on the degradation behavior of Zn-3Mg alloy in simulated body fluid solution
title_full Influence of homogenization treatment on the degradation behavior of Zn-3Mg alloy in simulated body fluid solution
title_fullStr Influence of homogenization treatment on the degradation behavior of Zn-3Mg alloy in simulated body fluid solution
title_full_unstemmed Influence of homogenization treatment on the degradation behavior of Zn-3Mg alloy in simulated body fluid solution
title_short Influence of homogenization treatment on the degradation behavior of Zn-3Mg alloy in simulated body fluid solution
title_sort influence of homogenization treatment on the degradation behavior of zn-3mg alloy in simulated body fluid solution
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68075