Mechanical behavior of shape memory alloys considering the effects of body fluids corrosion for biomedical applications

Feng Zhang; Jiahe Dong; Xuehang Luo; Bingfei Liu

doi:10.1515/mt-2024-0012

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Mechanical behavior of shape memory alloys considering the effects of body fluids corrosion for biomedical applications

Feng Zhang
Feng Zhang is a professor in the Department of Airports Management, Civil Aviation Management Institute of China, Beijing, China.
, Jiahe Dong
Jiahe Dong is a master degree candidate at the Aeronautical Engineering Institute, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, China.
, Xuehang Luo
Xuehang Luo is a teacher at Jiangshan College of Zhejiang Open University, Jiangshan, China.
and Bingfei Liu
Bingfei Liu, the corresponding author, is a Professor of the Aeronautical Engineering Institute, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, China.

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From the journal Materials Testing Volume 66 Issue 12

Abstract

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are widely used in biomedical engineering, including cardiovascular stents, artificial skeletons, and orthodontic implants. For the above applications, the body fluids corrosion processes will inevitably cause deterioration in the mechanical properties of the SMAs actuator during its service life, which will threaten the safety of human health. To analyze such problems, experimental measurements have been carried out to investigate the influence of body fluid corrosion on the mechanical properties of SMAs. Changes in the mechanical properties, such as Young’s modulus and phase transformation temperatures of SMAs under body fluids corrosion were tested firstly in the simulated body environment with the 0.9 wt. % NaCl solution at 37. With an increase of the immersion time, the results show that the Ti (titanium) percentage, austenitic (reverse) transformation start temperature, austenitic (reverse) transformation finish temperature, and maximum residual strain all increase, the Ni (nickel) percentage, martensitic transformation finish temperature, tensile strength, and yield strength decrease, and the martensitic transformation start temperature first decreases and then increases. The research in this work can provide an experimental basis for further study of the SMAs materials in biomedicine applications.

Keywords: corrosion; critical temperature; experiments; mechanical properties; stress–strain curve

Corresponding author: Bingfei Liu, Aeronautical Engineering Institute, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, China, E-mail: bingfeiliu2@126.com

Funding source: Civil Aviation Security Capacity Building Funding Project

Award Identifier / Grant number: Research on the Revision of Civil Airport Regulations and Certain-Key-Issues

Funding source: Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China

Award Identifier / Grant number: 3122023PY08

Funding source: Civil Aviation University of China

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2022CXJJ2

About the authors

Feng Zhang

Feng Zhang is a professor in the Department of Airports Management, Civil Aviation Management Institute of China, Beijing, China.

Jiahe Dong

Jiahe Dong is a master degree candidate at the Aeronautical Engineering Institute, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, China.

Xuehang Luo

Xuehang Luo is a teacher at Jiangshan College of Zhejiang Open University, Jiangshan, China.

Bingfei Liu

Bingfei Liu, the corresponding author, is a Professor of the Aeronautical Engineering Institute, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, China.

Research ethics: Not applicable.
Informed consent: Not applicable.
Author contributions: Feng Zhang: review & editing, supervision. Jiahe Dong: data curation, visualization. Xuehang Luo: conceptualization, original draft. Bingfei Liu: validation, investigation. The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.
Conflict of interest: The authors state no conflict of interest.
Research funding: The financial support of Civil Aviation Security Capacity Building Funding Project (Research on the Revision of Civil Airport Regulations and Certain-Key-Issues). The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (3122023PY08). The experimental technology innovation foundation of Civil Aviation University of China (2022CXJJ20).
Data availability: The raw data can be obtained on request from the corresponding author.

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