Dimensional Changes, Microstructure, Microhardness Distributions And Corrosion Properties Of Iron And Iron-Manganese Sintered Materials

Iron samples and Fe-Mn alloys with Mn content of 25 wt.% and 30 wt.% were prepared by blending, compressing and sintering with the aim to study their dimensional changes, microstructure, microhardness distribution and primarily the electrochemical corrosion behaviour in a simulated body environment

Zmiany wymiarowe, mikrostruktura, rozkład mikrotwardości i własności korozyjne spiekanych materiałów żelazo oraz żelazo-mangan

Iron samples and Fe-Mn alloys with Mn content of 25 wt.% and 30 wt.% were prepared by blending, compressing and sintering with the aim to study their dimensional changes, microstructure, microhardness distribution and primarily the electrochemical corrosion behaviour in a simulated body environment. The light microscopy (LM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and micro-hardness measurements revealed a microheterogeneous multiphase structure of sintered Fe-Mn samples. The potentiodynamic tests have demonstrated that the corrosion rates of such Fe-Mn alloys immersed in Hank’s solution were higher than those for a pure iron, and also higher than the rates reported for homogeneous Fe-Mn alloys.Próbki żelazne oraz stopy Fe-Mn, zawierające 25 i 30% mas. Mn, przeznaczone na biomateriały, zostały przygotowane na drodze mielenia, prasowania oraz spiekania w celu zbadania ich zmian wymiarowych, mikrostruktury, rozkładu mikrotwardości oraz odporności korozyjnej w skumulowanych w warunkach laboratoryjnych, panujących w ciele człowieka. Badania z wykorzystaniem mikroskopii optycznej i skaningowej, wraz z EDX oraz pomiary mikrotwardości ujawniły mikroniejednorodność wielofazowej struktury spiekanych stopów Fe-Mn. Testy potentiometryczne wykazały, że współczynniki korozji spieków Fe-Mn były wyższe niż spieków wykonanych z czystego żelaza oraz z jednorodnych stopów Fe-Mn

Mechanical and corrosion properties of iron-mangan materials sintered in the presence of plasma

The current trend in development of new metallic materials for certain types of implants is turning away from permanent, biologically inert materials to the use of biodegradable materials. Fe–Mn alloys represent high perspective material for development of new generation of temporary and biodegradable implants. The aim of this work was to study mechanical and corrosion characteristics of powder samples containing 25, 30 and 35 wt % of Mn which are fabricated by pressing, sintering, and additional spark plasma sintering. The influence of preparation method (pressing and sintering) to microstructure, phased composition and corrosion behavior of prepared alloys was studied