The mechanical properties and microstructures of β Ti-25%Nb-11%Sn ternary alloy rods were investigated for biomedical applications as a function of heat treatment temperature after swaging by an 86% reduction in cross-section area. An as-swaged rod consisting of a β (bcc) single phase shows a low Young's modulus of 53 GPa, which is interpreted in terms of both the metastable composition of the ...

Starting materials used were 99.8% pure nickel, 99.9% pure iron, 99.9% pure tantalum, and 99.9% pure molybdenum. The materials in a total weight of 500g were melted with a high-frequency induction furnace in vacuum. The melt was poured into an iron mold with an opening of 20mm diameter and 150mm length. After forging, the ingot was reduced to a thin plate 0.3mm in thickness by rolling and a wir...