<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The titanium and its alloys are potentially prone to hydrogen embrittlement, including those proposed for dental implants. The research has been aimed to assess a susceptibility to environment-enhanced degradation of the Ti-13Zr-13Nb alloy in artificial saliva with or without hydrofluoric acid, subject or not to cathodic polarisation. The results have shown that even if artificial saliva is safe environment, both cathodic polarization and cathodic current result in brittle cracking. Either hydride-related embrittlement or fluoride-related stress corrosion cracking are considered as potential sources.</p></abstract>

The titanium and its alloys are potentially prone to hydrogen embrittlement, including those proposed for dental implants. The research has been aimed to assess a susceptibility to environment-enhanced degradation of the Ti-13Zr-13Nb alloy in artificial saliva with or without hydrofluoric acid, subject or not to cathodic polarisation. The results have shown that even if artificial saliva is safe environment, both cathodic polarization and cathodic current result in brittle cracking. Either hydride-related embrittlement or fluoride-related stress corrosion cracking are considered as potential sources.

Environmental degradation of titanium alloy in artificial saliva

Gdansk University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Enginering, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

Advances in Materials Science

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The titanium and its alloys are potentially prone to hydrogen embrittlement, including those proposed for dental implants. The research has been aimed to...

Environmental degradation of titanium alloy in artificial saliva

Published Online: Oct 23, 2012

Page range: 5 - 15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10077-012-0008-1

Keywords
titanium alloys, implants, hydrogen degradation, stress corrosion cracking

This content is open access.

Environmental degradation of titanium alloy in artificial saliva

Published Online: Oct 23, 2012

Page range: 5 - 15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10077-012-0008-1

Keywordstitanium alloys, implants, hydrogen degradation, stress corrosion cracking

This content is open access.

Keywords
titanium alloys, implants, hydrogen degradation, stress corrosion cracking