30-10-2014 дата публикации
Номер: US20140322067A1
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A titanium alloy having ultrahigh strength and ultralow elastic modulus, and showing linear elastic deformation behavior is disclosed. The titanium alloy (Ti-20Nb-5Zr-1Fe-O) of the present invention consists of titanium, niobium, zirconium, iron and oxygen. More specifically, the amount of niobium is 18 to 22 at. %, the amount of zirconium is 3 to 7 at. %, the amount of iron is 0.5 to 3.0 at. %, the amount of oxygen is 0.1 to 1.0 wt. %, and the balance is titanium. 1. An ultrahigh strength and ultralow elastic modulus titanium alloy showing linear elastic deformation behavior , the titanium alloy consisting of titanium , niobium , zirconium , iron and oxygen.2. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the amount of niobium is 18 to 22 atomic percent (at. %) claim 1 , the amount of zirconium is 3 to 7 at. % claim 1 , the amount of iron is 0.5 to 3.0 at. % claim 1 , the amount of oxygen is 0.1 to 1.0 weight percent (wt. %) claim 1 , and the balance is titanium.3. The titanium alloy of claim 2 , wherein the elastic modulus of the titanium alloy is 68 gigapascal (GPa) before cold working and 60 GPa after cold working claim 2 , and the titanium alloy shows linear elastic deformation behavior suitable for use as an in vivo material.4. The titanium alloy of claim 2 , wherein the amount of linear elastic deformation is more than 1%.5. The titanium alloy of claim 2 , wherein the tensile strength of the titanium alloy is more than 900 megapascal (MPa) before cold working and more than 1150 MPa after cold working claim 2 , and the elongation of the titanium alloy is more than 18% before cold working and more than 8% after cold working. 1. Field of the InventionThis invention relates to an ultrahigh strength and ultralow elastic modulus titanium alloy showing linear elastic deformation behavior, wherein the structure of the titanium alloy is beta. Compared with conventional titanium alloys having similar properties and applications, the strength of the titanium alloy is so high ...
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