Journal
WEAR
Volume 478, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2021.203884
Keywords
CoCrMo biomedical Grade alloy; High-pressure torsion; Nanocrystalline structures; Tribocorrosion
Funding
- Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials (EPSRC) [EP/R00661X/1]
- European Research Council under ERC [267464]
- European Research Council (ERC) [267464] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
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CoCrMo alloys are commonly used for hip and knee replacements due to their excellent long-term survival rates, but recent studies have shown high failure rates associated with adverse tissue reactions. Samples processed using high-pressure torsion (HPT) exhibited decreased corrosion resistance, and the contribution of mechanical and corrosion material loss in tribocorrosion was also examined.
CoCrMo alloys are used in hip and knee replacements due to their excellent long-term survival rates. However, high failure rates have recently been observed associated with adverse tissue reactions. CoCrMo alloy surfaces undergo microstructural changes during wear, including the formation of epsilon-martensite and, occasionally, a nanocrystalline surface layer. It is not clear whether these changes are beneficial or detrimental to the performance of the component. Thus, high-pressure torsion (HPT) was employed to produce different grain sizes and crystallographic structures in a CoCrMo alloy and the corrosion and tribocorrosion behaviour were critically investigated as a function of grain size. The results reveal a degradation of the corrosion resistance for the HTP processed samples. The contributions of mechanical and corrosion material loss in tribocorrosion is also examined.
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