In the field of magnesium-based degradable implantable devices, the Mg-Y-RE-Zr alloying system (WE-type) has gained popularity due to its satisfying degradation rate together with mechanical strength. However, utilization of RE and Zr in the WE-type alloys was originally driven to improve Mg-based alloys for high-temperature applications in the industry, while for medical purposes, there is a question of whether the amount of alloying elements may be further optimized. For this reason, our paper presents the Mg-3Y (W3) magnesium alloy as an alternative to the WE43 alloy. This study shows that the omission of RE and Zr elements did not compromise the corrosion resistance and the degradation rate of the W3 alloy when compared with the WE43 alloy; appropriate biocompatibility was preserved as well. It was shown that the decrease in the mechanical strength caused by the omission of RE and Zr from the WE43 alloy could be compensated for by severe plastic deformation, as achieved in this study, by equal channel angular pressing. Ultrafine-grained W3 alloy exhibited compression yield strength of 362 ± 6 MPa and plastic deformation at maximum stress of 18 ± 1%. Overall, the early results of this study put forward the motion of avoiding RE elements and Zr in magnesium alloy as a suitable material for biodegradable applications and showed that solo alloying of yttrium is sufficient for maintaining desirable properties of the material at once.

• Klíčová slova
• corrosion rate, magnesium, mechanical properties, ultrafine-grain microstructure, yttrium,
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

In this research, binary Mg-Zn (up to 3 wt% Zn) and ternary Mg-Zn-Gd (up to 3 wt% Gd, 3 wt% Zn) alloys were prepared by induction melting in an argon atmosphere. The structures of these alloys were characterized using light and scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry, X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence. In addition, Brinell hardness measurements were taken to supplement these studies. Corrosion behavior was evaluated by immersion tests and potentiodynamic measurements in a physiological solution (9 g/l NaCl). Depending on the composition, structures of the as-cast alloys contained α-Mg dendrites, MgZn, Mg5Gd and Mg3Gd2Zn3 phases. Compared to pure Mg, zinc improved the corrosion resistance of binary Mg-Zn. Gadolinium also improved the corrosion resistance in the case of Mg-1Zn-3Gd alloy. The highest corrosion rate was observed for Mg-3Zn-3Gd alloy. Our results improve the understanding of the relationships between the structure and corrosion behavior of our studied alloy systems.

• MeSH
• difrakce rentgenového záření MeSH
• gadolinium chemie   MeSH
• hořčík chemie   MeSH
• koroze MeSH
• mikroskopie elektronová rastrovací MeSH
• osmolární koncentrace MeSH
• potenciometrie MeSH
• slitiny chemie   MeSH
• testování materiálů MeSH
• tvrdost MeSH
• vstřebatelné implantáty MeSH
• zinek chemie   MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• gadolinium MeSH
• hořčík MeSH
• slitiny MeSH
• zinek MeSH