CORROSION STUDY OF METALLIC （金属的腐蚀研究）.pdfVIP

Association of Metallurgical Engineers of Serbia Scientific paper AMES UDC: 669.295.571292.018.8 CORROSION STUDY OF METALLIC BIOMATERIALS IN SIMULATED BODY FLUID * Hamid Reza Asgari Bidhendi , Majid Pouranvari Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Department, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran Received 27.12.2010 Accepted 21.02.2011 Abstract Titanium alloys and stainless steel 316L are still the most widely used biomaterials for implants despite emerging new materials for this application. There is still some ambiguity in corrosion behavior of metals in simulated body fluid (SBF). This paper aims at investigating the corrosion behavior of commercially pure titanium (CP-Ti), Ti–6Al–4V and 316LVM stainless steel (316LVM) in SBF (Hank’s solution) at 37 ºC using the cyclic polarization test. Corrosion behavior was described in terms of breakdown potential, the potential and rate of corrosion, localized corrosion resistance, and breakdown repassivation. The effects of anodizing on CP-Ti samples and the passivation on the 316LVM were studied in detail. It was shown that CP-Ti exhibited superior corrosion properties compared to Ti–6Al–4V and 316LVM. Key words: Corrosion behavior, metallic biomaterials, Hanks solution, anodization, passivation Introduction The first requirement for any material to be placed in the human body is that it should be biocompatible and not cause any adverse reaction in the body [1]. The material must withstand the body environment and s