Journal
MATERIALS & DESIGN
Volume 29, Issue 10, Pages 2034-2037Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.04.017
Keywords
non-ferrous metals and alloys; corrosion; mechanical
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- Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Committee [07ZCKFSF01100]
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Magnesium alloys are currently used in many structural applications. It is believed that magnesium and its alloys may also find applications in biomedical fields. In this study, a new biomedical magnesium-based alloy, i.e., magnesium-calcium (Mg-Ca) has been designed from biological and metallurgical viewpoints. The microstructure, mechanical and corrosion behaviors of Mg-Ca alloys with varying calcium content were investigated. The results show that a magnesium alloy with 0.6 wt.% calcium content (denoted as Mg-0.6Ca) shows good corrosion and mechanical properties. Our preliminary results demonstrate a good potential of this Mg-0.6Ca alloy as a new biomedical material. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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