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T. MATKOVI?, Lj. SLOKAR, P. MATKOVI? ISSN 0543-5846 METABK 49(1) (2010) UDC-UDK 669.29:620.1 = 111 EFFECT OF COMPOSITION ON THE STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF Ti-Co-Cr ALLOYS The present work is a study of six as-cast Ti-Co-Cr alloys in the Ti-rich region with the purpose of examining the possibility of obtaining a new β-type Ti-alloys. Two experimental alloys Ti80Co10Cr10 and Ti70Co10Cr20 are nearly single-phases and are identified as bcc β-Ti phase. They also display the lowest hardness values and the best corrosion properties. The present study indicates that the region of biomedically-acceptable ternary Ti-rich alloys is situated within lower concentrations of alloying elements, i.e. about 10 at.% Co and 20 at. % Cr. Key words: Ti-Co-Cr alloys, β- type alloys, Structure, Hardness, Corrosion resistance Utjecaj sastava na strukturu i svojstva Ti-Co-Cr legura. Istra?ivanje ?est lijevanih Ti-Co-Cr legura u podru?ju bogatom s titanom provedeno je s ciljem da se ustanovi mogu?nost dobivanja novih β-Ti legura. Dvije eksperimentalne legure Ti80Co10Cr10 i Ti70Co10Cr20 pokazuju skoro jedno-faznu mikrostrukturu, koja je identificirana kao bcc β-Ti faza. One tako?er imaju najni?e vrijednosti tvrdo?a i najbolja korozijska svojstva. Ovo istra?ivanje pokazuje, da se podru?je biomedicinski prihvatljivih ternarnih, titanom bogatih legura nalazi unutar ni?ih koncentracija legirnih elemenata tj. oko 10 at.% Co i 20 at. % Cr. Klju?ne rije?i: Ti-Co-Cr legure, legure β-tipa, struktura, tvrdo?a, korozijska otpornost INTRODUCTION Metallic biomaterials are, to date, the most suitable materials for replacing failed hard tissue. The main metallic biomaterials are stainless steels, cobalt-based alloys, and titanium and its alloys. Am