A comparative study of the corrosion resistance of incoloy MA 956 and PM 2000 superalloys

Austenitic stainless steels, titanium and cobalt alloys are widely used as biomaterials. However, new medical devices require innovative materials with specific properties, depending on their application. The magnetic properties are among the properties of interest for some biomedical applications. However, due to the interaction of magnetic materials with Magnetic Resonance Image equipments they might used only as not fixed implants or for medical devices. The ferromagnetic superalloys, Incoloy MA 956 and PM 2000, produced by mechanical alloying, have similar chemical composition, high corrosion resistance and are used in high temperature applications. In this study, the corrosion resistance of these two ferritic superalloys was compared in a phosphate buffer solution. The electrochemical results showed that both superalloys are passive in this solution and the PM 2000 present a more protective passive film on it associated to higher impedances than the MA 956.

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Main Authors: Terada,Maysa, Marques,Rogério Albuquerque, Magnani,Marina, Padilha,Angelo Fernando, Costa,Isolda
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: ABM, ABC, ABPol 2010
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392010000400002
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