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WO2006007434A1
WO2006007434A1 PCT/US2005/021509 US2005021509W WO2006007434A1 WO 2006007434 A1 WO2006007434 A1 WO 2006007434A1 US 2005021509 W US2005021509 W US 2005021509W WO 2006007434 A1 WO2006007434 A1 WO 2006007434A1
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  • This disclosure relates to superelastic ⁇ titanium alloys, methods for manufacturing these alloys and articles derived therefrom.
  • Alloys that undergo a martensitic transformation may exhibit a "shape memory effect".
  • the high temperature phase known as "austenite” changes its crystalline structure through a diffusion-less shear process adopting a less symmetrical structure called 'martensite'.
  • This process may be reversible as in shape memory alloys and therefore upon heating, the reverse transformation occurs.
  • the starting temperature of the cooling or martensitic transformation is generally referred to as the M s temperature and the finishing temperature is referred to as the M f temperature.
  • the starting and finishing temperatures of the reverse or austenitic transformation are referred to as A s and A f respectively.
  • alloys undergoing a reversible martensitic phase transformation may be deformed in their high temperature austenitic phase through a stress- induced martensitic transformation as well as in their low temperature martensitic phase. These alloys generally recover their original shapes upon heating above the A f temperature and are therefore called "shape memory alloys".
  • shape memory alloys At temperatures above the A f , the stress- induced martensite is not stable and will revert back to austenite upon the release of deformation.
  • strain recovery associated with the reversion of stress-induced martensite back to austenite is generally referred to as "pseudoelasticity” or “superelasticity” as defined in ASTM F2005, Standard Terminology for Nickel-Titanium Shape Memory Alloys.
  • the two terms are used interchangeably to describe the ability of shape memory alloys to elastically recover large deformations without a significant amount of plasticity due to the mechanically induced crystalline phase change.
  • Nitinol is a shape memory alloy comprising a near-stoichiometric amount of nickel and titanium.
  • pseudoelastic nitinol When deforming pseudoelastic nitinol, the formation of stress-induced- martensite allows the strain of the alloy to increase at a relatively constant stress. Upon unloading, the reversion of the martensite back to austenite occurs at a constant, but different, stress.
  • a typical stress-strain curve of pseudoelastic nitinol therefore exhibits both loading and unloading stress plateaus. However, since the stresses are different, these plateaus are not identical, which is indicative of the development of mechanical hysteresis in the nitinol.
  • Nitinol Deformations of about 8 to about 10% can thus be recovered in the pseudoelastic nitinol.
  • Cold worked Nitinol also exhibits extended linear elasticity.
  • Linear Superelasticity to differentiate from transformation induced “Pseudoelasticity” or “Superelasticity”.
  • These properties generally make nitinol a widely used material in a number of applications, such as medical stents, guide wires, surgical devices, orthodontic appliances, cellular phone antenna wires as well as frames and other components for eye wear.
  • nitinol is difficult to fabricate by forming and/or welding, which makes the manufacturing of articles from it expensive and time-consuming. Additionally, users of nickel containing products are sometimes allergic to nickel.
  • a composition comprises about 8 to about 12 wt% molybdenum, about 2.8 to about 6 wt% aluminum, up to about 2 wt% vanadium, up to about 4 wt% niobium, with the balance being titanium, wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the alloy composition.
  • a composition comprises about 8.9 wt% molybdenum, about 3.03 wt% aluminum, about 1.95 wt% vanadium, about 3.86 wt% niobium, with the balance being titanium.
  • a composition comprises about 9.34 wt% molybdenum, about 3.01 wt% aluminum, about 1.95 wt% vanadium, about 3.79 wt% niobium, with the balance being titanium.
  • a method for making an article comprises cold working a shape from a composition comprising about 8 to about 12 wt% molybdenum, about 2.8 to about 6 wt% aluminum, up to about 2 wt% vanadium, up to about 4 wt% niobium, with the balance being titanium, wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the alloy composition; forming the shape; solution heat treating the shape; and cooling the shape.
  • a method comprises cold working a wire having a composition comprising about 8 to about 12 wt% molybdenum, about 2.8 to about 6 wt% aluminum, up to about 2 wt% vanadium, up to about 4 wt% niobium, with the balance being titanium, wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the alloy composition; cold working the shape; and heat treating the shape.
  • a method for producing an alloy composition comprising annealing the alloy composition; and deforming the alloy composition at a temperature greater than ambient temperature to a temperature below that at which a and ⁇ phase precipitates are formed; wherein the composition comprises titanium; and a molybdenum equivalent weight of about 7 to about 11 wt%, wherein the weight percents are based upon the total weight of the alloy composition.
  • a method for manufacturing an alloy composition having a high fatigue resistance comprising annealing the alloy composition; and cold working the alloy composition; wherein the composition comprises wherein the composition comprises titanium; and a molybdenum equivalent weight of about 7 to about 11 wt%, wherein the weight percents are based upon the total weight of the alloy composition.
  • an alloy composition comprising titanium; and a molybdenum equivalent weight of about 7 to about 11 wt%, wherein the weight percents are based upon the total weight of the alloy composition; wherein the composition is subjected to a process comprising annealing and deformation at a temperature greater than ambient temperature to a temperature below that at which a and ⁇ phase precipitates are formed.
  • an alloy composition comprising titanium; and a molybdenum equivalent weight of about 7 to about 11 wt%, wherein the weight percents are based upon the total weight of the alloy composition; wherein the composition is subjected to a process comprising annealing and cold working.
  • Figure 1 is a graphical representation showing the effect of molybdenum content on elastic recovery
  • Figure 2 is a graphical representation of the effect of aging at 35O 0 C on the elastic recovery of Sample 4 from Table 1;
  • Figure 3 is a graphical representation of the effect of aging at 350°C on the elastic recovery of Sample 5 from Table 1 ;
  • Figure 4 is a graphical representation showing the effect of aging at 35O 0 C on the elastic recovery of Sample 6 from Table 1;
  • Figure 5 is a graphic representation showing the effect of aging at about 250 to about 550 0 C for 10 seconds on the elastic recovery of Sample 4 from Table 1;
  • Figure 6 is a graphic representation showing the effect of aging at about 250 to about 55O 0 C for 10 seconds on the elastic recovery of Sample 5 from Table 1;
  • Figure 7 is a graphical representation showing the effect of cumulative cold drawing reduction on the UTS of Sample 11 from Table 2;
  • Figure 8 is a graphical representation showing the effect of cumulative cold drawing reduction on the Young's Modulus of Sample 11 from Table 2;
  • Figure 9 is a graphical representation showing the effect of tensile stress-strain curve for a wire having the composition of Sample 11 from Table 2 with 19.4% drawing reduction, tested to 2% strain;
  • Figure 10 is a graphical representation showing the effect of tensile stress- strain curve for a wire having the composition of Sample 11 from Table 2 with 19.4% drawing reduction, tested to 4% strain;
  • Figure 11 is an optical micrograph showing the microstructure of a cold drawn wire having the composition of Sample 10 from Table 2 with a 14% reduction;
  • Figure 12 is an optical micrograph showing partially recrystallized microstructure of a cold-drawn wire having the composition of Sample 10 from Table 2 having a 14% reduction after heat- treating at 816°C for 30 minutes;
  • Figure 13 is an optical micrograph showing fully recrystallized microstructure of a cold-drawn wire having the composition of Sample 10 from Table 2 having a 14% reduction after heat- treating at 871°C for 30 minutes;
  • Figure 14 is an optical micrograph showing the microstructure of a betatized Sample 10 from Table 2 after aging at 816 0 C for 30 minutes;
  • Figure 15 is an optical micrograph showing the microstructure of a betatized Sample 10 from Table 2 after aging at 788 0 C for 30 minutes;
  • Figure 16 is a graphical representation showing the UTS of betatized Sample 10 from Table 2 after aging at 500-900 0 C for 30 minutes;
  • Figure 17 is a graphical representation showing the ductility of betatized Sample 10 from Table 2 after aging at 500-900 0 C for 30 minutes;
  • Figure 18 is a graphical representation showing a tensile stress-strain curve tested to 4% tensile strain of a wire having the composition of Sample 11 from Table 2 after strand annealing at 871°C;
  • Figure 19 is an optical micrograph showing the microstructure of a wire having the composition of Sample 11 from Table 2 after strand annealing at 871 0 C;
  • Figure 20 is a graph depicting a stress-strain curve of an annealed wire tested to 4% tensile elongation at room temperature;
  • Figure 21 is a graph depicting a stress-strain curve of a cold-worked wire with reduction of 28% in cross-sectional area tested to 4% tensile elongation at room temperature;
  • Figure 22 is a graph depicting a stress-strain curve of an annealed wire tested to 4% tensile elongation at a deformation temperature of 50°C;
  • Figure 23 is a graph depicting a stress-strain curve of an annealed wire tested to 4% tensile elongation at a deformation temperature of 100°C;
  • Figure 24 is a graph depicting a stress-strain curve of an annealed wire which has been deformed to 4% at a deforming temperature of 100°C and tested to a 2% tensile elongation at 37°C;
  • Figure 25 is a graph depicting a stress-strain curve of an annealed wire which has been deformed to 4% at a deforming temperature of 100 0 C and tested to 3% tensile elongation at 37°C;
  • Figure 26 is a graph depicting a stress-strain curve of an annealed wire which has been deformed to 4% at 100 0 C and tested to 4% tensile elongation at 37°C;
  • Figure 27 is a graph depicting a strain versus fatigue cycle curve for an alloy composition that has been annealed and subjecting to cold working during which the reduction in cross-sectional area was 28%.
  • a ⁇ titanium alloy composition having pseudoelastic properties and linear-superelastic properties that can be used for medical, dental, sporting good and eyewear frame applications.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy composition has linear elastic properties and/or pseudoelastic properties after solution treatment.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy composition has pseudoelastic properties that are improved with heat treatment, hi yet another embodiment, the ⁇ titanium alloy composition displays linear-superelastic properties after being cold worked.
  • the composition advantageously can be welded to other metals and alloys.
  • the articles manufactured from the ⁇ titanium alloy can also be deformed into various shapes at ambient temperature and generally retain the high spring back characteristics associated with superelasticity. It is to be noted that all ranges disclosed herein are inclusive and combinable.
  • Pure titanium has an isomorphous transformation temperature at 882°C.
  • the body centered cubic (bcc) structure which is called /3-titanium, is stable above the isomorphous transformation temperature, and the hexagonal close packed (hep) structure, which is called a titanium is generally stable below this temperature.
  • bcc body centered cubic
  • hep hexagonal close packed
  • the resulting alloys have an increased ⁇ phase stability at temperatures less than or equal to about 882 0 C ( ⁇ transus temperature).
  • the temperature range of the stable a phase is increased above the isomorphous transformation temperature.
  • Elements which have the effect of increasing the ⁇ phase temperature range are called the ⁇ stabilizers, while those capable of extending the a phase temperature range are called the a stabilizers.
  • Unalloyed titanium transforms allotropically from body-center-cubic (bcc) ⁇ phase to hexagonal-close-packed (hep) a phase upon cooling through the ⁇ transus temperature of 882 0 C.
  • the ultimate niicrostructure of titanium alloys may have a, otf- ⁇ , or ⁇ phases.
  • the so-called ⁇ alloys contain critical amounts of /3-stabilizing elements and exhibit extended ⁇ stability at high temperatures and a reduction in ⁇ transus temperature to lower temperatures as elemental concentration increases. When a certain concentration level is achieved, the ⁇ phase can be retained upon rapid cooling from the beta phase field, although it is metastable.
  • the metastable ⁇ titanium alloys may undergo lattice transformations such as martensitic transformation under applied stress. Hence, titanium alloys at critical range of ⁇ stability may exhibit shape memory effect and superelasticity.
  • the ⁇ -stabilizing elements are further classified into ⁇ -isomorphous groups and /?-eutectoid groups.
  • /3-isomorphous elements such as V, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo and Re stabilize the ⁇ phase by forming a simple ⁇ a transformation while /3-eutectoid elements such as Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Pd, Ag, W, Pt and Au stabilize the ⁇ phase by forming /3-» ⁇ f ⁇ transformations.
  • Titanium alloys having a high enough concentration of ⁇ stabilizers generally are sufficiently stable to have a meta-stable ⁇ phase structure at room temperature.
  • the alloys showing such a property are called ⁇ titanium alloys.
  • Martensite transformations are generally present in ⁇ titanium alloys.
  • the martensitic transformation temperature in ⁇ titanium alloys generally decreases with an increasing amount of ⁇ stabilizer in the alloy, while increasing the amount of a stabilizer generally raises the martensitic transformation temperature. Therefore, depending on the extent of stabilization, ⁇ titanium alloys may exhibit a martensitic transformation when cooled rapidly from temperatures greater than those at which the ⁇ phase is the single phase at equilibrium.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy generally comprises an amount of about 8 to about 12 wt% of molybdenum, about 2.8 to about 6 wt% aluminum, up to about 2 wt% vanadium, up to about 4 wt% niobium, with the balance being titanium. All weight percents are based on the total weight of the alloy. Within the aforementioned range for molybdenum, it is generally desirable to have an amount of greater than or equal to about 8.5, preferably greater than or equal to about 9.0, and more preferably greater than or equal to about 9.2 wt% molybdenum.
  • Also desirable within this range is an amount of less than or equal to about 9.9, preferably less than or equal to about 9.8, preferably less than or equal to about 9.75, preferably less than or equal to about 9.65, and more preferably less than or equal to about 9.5 wt% molybdenum, based on the total weight of the alloy.
  • Also desirable within this range is an amount of less than or equal to about 5.0, preferably less than or equal to about 4.5, and more preferably less than or equal to about 4.0 wt% aluminum, based on the total weight of the alloy.
  • niobium Within the aforementioned range for niobium, it is generally desirable to have an amount of greater than or equal to about 2, preferably greater than or equal to about 3, and more preferably greater than or equal to about 3.5 wt% niobium, based on the total weight of the alloy.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy it is generally desirable for the ⁇ titanium alloy to comprise 8.9 wt% molybdenum, 3.03 wt% aluminum, 1.95 wt% vanadium, 3.86 wt% niobium, with the balance being titanium.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy comprises 9.34 wt% molybdenum, 3.01 wt% aluminum, 1.95 wt% vanadium, 3.79 wt% niobium, with the balance being titanium.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy may be solution treated and/or thermally aged.
  • solution treating the ⁇ titanium alloy the alloy is subjected to a temperature greater than or equal to about 85O 0 C, the ⁇ transus temperature for the alloy.
  • the solution treatment of the alloy is normally carried out in either vacuum or inert gas environment at a temperature of about 850 to about 1000°C, preferably about 850 to about 900°C, for about 1 minute or longer in duration depending on the mass of the part.
  • the heating is followed by a rapid cooling at a rate greater than or equal to about 5°C/second, preferably greater than or equal to about 25°C/second, and more preferably greater than or equal to about 50°C/second, by using an inert gas quench or air cooling to retain a fully recrystallized single phase ⁇ gram structure.
  • a rapid cooling at a rate greater than or equal to about 5°C/second, preferably greater than or equal to about 25°C/second, and more preferably greater than or equal to about 50°C/second, by using an inert gas quench or air cooling to retain a fully recrystallized single phase ⁇ gram structure.
  • the quenched alloy is subsequently subjected to an ageing treatment at about 350 to about 550°C for about 10 seconds to about 30 minutes to adjust the amount of a fine precipitate of the ⁇ phase.
  • the alloy may be subsequently subjected to an ageing treatment for up to about 8 hours at a temperature of about 350 to about 550 0 C.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy may be solution treated at a temperature below the ⁇ transus temperature of about 750 to about 850°C, preferably about 800 to about 85O 0 C, for about 1 to about 30 minutes to induce a small amount of ⁇ precipitates in the recrystallized ⁇ matrix.
  • the amount of the ⁇ precipitates is preferably less than or equal to about 15 volume percent and more preferably less than or equal to about 10 volume percent, based on the total volume of the composition. This improves the tensile strength to an amount of greater than or equal to about 140,000 pounds per square inch (9,846 kilogram/square centimeter).
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy in the solution treated condition may exhibit pseudoelasticity.
  • the solution treated ⁇ titanium alloy generally exhibits a pseudoelastic recovery of greater than or equal to about 75% of the initial strain when elastically deformed to a 2% initial strain, and greater than or equal to about 50% of the initial strain when elastically deformed to a 4% initial strain.
  • the initial strain is the ratio of the change in length to the original length of the alloy composition.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy in the solution treated condition may exhibit linear elasticity.
  • the solution treated ⁇ titanium alloy generally exhibits a linear elastic recovery of greater than or equal to about 75% of the initial strain when elastically deformed to a 2% initial strain, and greater than or equal to about 50% of the initial strain when elastically deformed to a 4% initial strain.
  • the initial strain is the ratio of the change in length to the original length of the alloy composition.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy may be hot worked or cold worked.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy may be cold worked by processes such as cold rolling, drawing, swaging, pressing, and the like, at ambient temperatures.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy may preferably be cold worked to an amount of about 5 to about 85% as measured by the reduction in cross-sectional area based upon the original cross sectional area. Within this range it is desirable to have a cross sectional area reduction of greater than or equal to about 10, preferably greater than or equal to about 15% of the initial cross sectional area. Also desirable within this range is a reduction in cross sectional area of less than or equal to about 50, more preferably less than or equal to about 30% based on the initial cross-sectional area.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy in the cold worked state exhibits linear superelasticity where greater than or equal to about 75% of the initial strain is elastically recoverable after deforming to a 2% initial strain, and greater than or equal to about 50% of the initial strain is elastically recoverable after deforming to a 4% initial strain, hi one exemplary embodiment related to cold working, the elastic modulus of the ⁇ titanium alloy is reduced through cold working by an amount of greater than or equal to about 10, preferably greater than or equal to about 20 and more preferably greater than or equal to about 25% based upon the elastic modulus, after the alloy is heat treated.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloy having linear elastic, linearly superelastic, pseudoelastic or superelastic properties may be used in the manufacturing of various articles of commerce. Suitable examples of such articles are eyewear frames, face inserts or heads for golf clubs, medical devices such as orthopedic prostheses, spinal correction devices, fixation devices for fracture management, vascular and non-vascular stents, minimally invasive surgical instruments, filters, baskets, forceps, graspers, orthodontic appliances such as dental implants, arch wires, drills and files, and a catheter introducer (guide wire).
  • the stability of the ⁇ phase can be expressed as the sum of the weighted averages of the elements that comprise the alloy, often known as the molybdenum equivalent (Mo eq .).
  • Mo eq . molybdenum equivalent
  • Mo eq . 1.00Mo + 0.28Nb + 0.22Ta + 0.67V + 1.43Co + 1.60Cr + 0.77Cu + 2.90Fe + 1.54MQ + 1.1 INi + 0.44W - LOOAl (1) wherein Mo is molybdenum, Nb is niobium, Ta is tantalum, V is vanadium, Co is cobalt, Cr is chromium, Cu is copper, Fe is iron, Mn is manganese, Ni is nickel, W is tungsten and Al is aluminum and wherein the respective chemical symbols represent the amounts of the respective elements in weight percent based on the total weight of the alloy. It is to be noted that aluminum can be substituted by gallium, carbon, germanium or boron.
  • Hf (hafnium), Sn (tin) and Zr (zirconium) exhibit similarly weak effects on the ⁇ stability. Although they act to lower the ⁇ transus, these elements are considered neutral additions.
  • US Air Force Technical Report AFML-TR-75-41 has suggested that Zr has a small Mo equivalent of 0.25 while Al is an ⁇ stabilizer having a reverse effect to that of Mo.
  • the Mo equivalent in weight percent is calculated according to the following equation (2) which is a modified form of the equation (1):
  • a shape memory alloy that displays superelasticity and/or pseudoelasticity which has a molybdenum equivalent of about 7 to about 11 wt%, based upon the total weight of the alloy
  • the elements that may be present in the composition in addition to titanium are molybdenum, vanadium, chromium, aluminum, and/or niobium.
  • the elements represented in equation (2) it is generally desirable for the elements represented in equation (2) to be present in the composition in amounts of less than or equal to about 50, preferably less than or equal to about 40, preferably less than or equal to about 30, preferably less than or equal to about 28, preferably less than or equal to about 25, and preferably less than or equal to about 23 wt%, based upon the total weight of the alloy composition.
  • an annealed pseudoelastic and/or superelastic alloy composition may retain a substantial portion of the deformation when it is subjected to a deformation at elevated temperatures rather than at ambient temperature. This property can be taken advantage of to facilitate forming articles from the alloy composition, which display a reduced spring back.
  • the annealing (that occurs prior to the elevated temperature deformation) is conducted at a temperature of about 800°C to about 900°C.
  • the annealed composition is deformed at temperatures below that at which a and ⁇ phase precipitation occurs.
  • the upper limit of the deforming temperature is limited by the precipitation kinetics.
  • the alloy compositions when heated exhibit ⁇ phase precipitation at 250-400°C, and a phase precipitation at 350-800°C.
  • the presence of a and ⁇ phase precipitates degrade ductility and embrittle the alloy.
  • the deforming operation may be conducted at temperatures of greater than or equal to about 50°C, and more preferably greater than or equal to about 100 0 C.
  • the upper limit for the deformation temperature is about 400 0 C, preferably below 200°C.
  • Exemplary deforming may be conducted at a temperature greater than or equal to about room temperature (23°C) to a temperature of less than or equal to about 400 0 C, preferably at a temperature of about 50 0 C to about 200 0 C, and more preferably at a temperature of about 100°C to about 150 0 C.
  • the heating may be accomplished by direct or indirect methods. Heating methods involving the use of radiation and/or convection may be used. Heating may also be accomplished by passing electric current directly through the alloy composition or by inductive heating using induction coils.
  • the alloy composition may be heated for a time period of less than or equal to about 1 minute, preferably less than or equal to about 30 seconds, preferably less than or equal to about 10 seconds and more preferably less than or equal to about 5 seconds.
  • the deformation of the annealed alloy composition at the elevated temperature may involve a reduction in cross-sectional area.
  • the deformation of the annealed alloy composition may not involve a reduction in cross-sectional area, but merely involves a change in shape of the article or component being subjected to deformation.
  • the mechanical deforming can be achieved by the use of a coiling machine, a numerical controlled forming machine or a four slide forming machine.
  • articles comprising the alloy composition can be formed by shaped dies, hi general it is desirable to deform an article comprising the alloy composition in an amount of 2% to about 80%, based upon the initial dimensions of the article.
  • Alloy composition samples that have been mechanically deformed generally have a lower elastic modulus than a similar annealed alloy composition that has not been deformed, hi one embodiment, a composition that has been deformed after annealing has an elastic modulus that is at least 5% less than the elastic modulus of a similar composition that has not been subjected to such a deformation. In another embodiment, a composition that has been deformed after annealing has an elastic modulus that is at least 10% less than the elastic modulus of a similar composition that has not been subjected to such a deformation.
  • a composition that has been deformed after annealing has an elastic modulus that is at least 20% less than the elastic modulus of a similar composition that has not been subjected to such a deformation. In yet another embodiment, a composition that has been deformed after annealing has an elastic modulus that is at least 25% less than the elastic modulus of a similar composition that has not been subjected to such a deformation.
  • the fatigue resistance of an annealed alloy composition may be improved by cold working.
  • the cold working is conducted at room temperature and preferably involves a reduction in the cross-sectional area.
  • the cross-sectional area of the component is reduced by an amount of greater than or equal to about 10, preferably greater than or equal to about 15, preferably greater than or equal to about 20, and more preferably greater than or equal to about 25%, based on the original cross sectional area prior to the cold working.
  • the samples that are to be subjected to the cold working may be cleaned by an acid treatment if desired.
  • the fatigue resistance of the alloy composition is improved by an amount of greater than or equal to about 25%, preferably greater than or equal to about 35%, preferably greater than or equal to about 45%, and more preferably greater than or equal to about 50%, based on the fatigue resistance of a similar alloy composition prior to the cold working after annealing. It is generally desirable for the alloy composition to display a fatigue resistance of greater than or equal to about 1 order of magnitude, preferably greater than or equal to about 2 orders of magnitude, and more preferably greater than or equal to about 3 orders of magnitude than the fatigue resistance of a similar composition that has not been subjected to cold working after annealing.
  • the superelastic ⁇ titanium alloy generally provides an adequate spring-back for eyewear applications. It is generally desired to use superelastic ⁇ titanium alloy having a minimum recovery of about 50% of the initial strain, when the alloy is deformed to an outer fiber initial strain of about 4% in a bend test.
  • the alloy composition is deformed to about 4% of the outer fiber initial length in a bend test. It is also generally desirable for the superelastic ⁇ titanium alloy to have a minimum recoverable strain of about 50% of the initial strain, when the alloy composition is strained to about 4% initial tensile strain. It is preferable to have a minimum recovery of greater than or equal to about 75% of the initial tensile strain, when the alloy is strained to about 4% initial strain in a tensile test. The strain recovery is measured as a function of the initial bending strain and the initial bending strain is expressed as a percentage of the ratio of the change in length to the original length.
  • AU of the sample alloys discussed below were prepared by a double vacuum arc melting technique.
  • the ingots were hot rolled and flattened to sheets having a thickness of 1.5 millimeter (mm).
  • the sheets were then heat treated at 87O 0 C for 30 minutes in air and air cooled to ambient temperature. Oxides on the sheets were removed by double-disc grinding and lapping to a thickness of 1.3 mm. Heat aging experiments were conducted at 35O 0 C using a nitride/nitrate salt bath.
  • Tensile strain recovery was measured by tensile elongation to a strain of 4% followed by unloading to zero stress. Tensile specimens with a cross sectional dimension of 0.90 mm x 2.0 mm were used and the strain was monitored using an extensometer. An environmental chamber with electrical heating and CO 2 cooling capabilities provided a testing capability from -30 0 C to 18O 0 C.
  • the optimal elastic strain recovery after heat aging at 350 0 C for 10 seconds for the alloy having about 9 wt% molybdenum is approximately 90% of the applied 4% bend strain. Alloys with a molybdenum content less than 8.4 wt% exhibit a different aging characteristic. Aging at 350 0 C may degrade elastic strain recovery as for alloy 2 having about 8.03 wt% molybdenum, or has no significant effect as for alloy 1 having about 7.63 wt% molybdenum.
  • the alloys shown in Table I also exhibit linear superelasticity after cold working with a reduction of greater than or equal to about 30% in the cross-sectional area.
  • a wire fabricated from an ingot having a composition of 11.06 wt% molybdenum, 3.80 wt% niobium, 1.97 wt% vanadium, 3.07 wt% aluminum with the remainder being titanium exhibited an elastic recovery strain of 3.5% after bending to a total deformation of 4% outer fiber strain, when the reduction in the cross sectional area after cold working was 84%.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloys were manufactured by double vacuum arc melting. Chemistries of the alloys were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OE). The results are tabulated in Table 2. The ingot was hot-forged, hot-rolled and finally cold-drawn to wire of various diameters in the range of about 0.4 to about 5 mm. Inter-pass annealing between cold reductions was carried out at 870°C in a vacuum furnace for wires having a diameter of larger than 2.5 mm or by strand annealing under inert atmosphere for the smaller diameters. Tensile properties were determined using an Instron model 5565 material testing machine equipped with an extensometer of 12.5 mm gage length. Microstructures were studies by optical metallography using a Nikon Epiphot inverted metallurgical microscope. Table 2
  • the strand-annealed wires generally have a higher ultimate tensile strength (UTS) around 1055 mega Pascals (MPa) than vacuum annealed wires and sheets, the typical UTS of which is about 830 MPa.
  • UTS ultimate tensile strength
  • Figure 7 plots the UTS of wires drawn from an annealed 1.0 mm diameter Sample 11 wire stock as a function of reduction in cross-section area. After a 49% reduction, the UTS was elevated from 1055 MPa to only 1172 MPa indicating a fairly weak strain hardening effect. Young's Modulus was determined by tensile testing the wire to 1% strain and measuring the linear slope of the stress-strain curve.
  • cold-drawn wires generally have a lower modulus than does annealed wire.
  • the modulus of approximately 65.9 gigapascals (GPa) for the annealed wire, decreases with increasing accumulative amount of reduction and stabilizes at approximately 50 GPa after cold drawing with a cumulative reduction greater than 20%.
  • a micrograph in Figure 11 reveals the cold-worked microstructure of the Sample 10 wire after a 14% cold working reduction in cross sectional area.
  • the recrystallized microstructures of the wire after heat-treatments at 816°C and 871 0 C for 30 minutes are shown in Figures 12 and 13, respectively. It is apparent that the material was not fully betatized after the heat-treatment at 816 0 C as ⁇ phase was present in the microstructure. As may be seen in Figure 11, a fully recrystallized ⁇ grain structure was obtained after the heat-treatment at 871°C for 30 minutes.
  • the Sample 11 composition in solution treated condition exhibits pseudoelasticity. Their mechanical properties are highly sensitive to solution heat treatment and subsequent aging at a temperature of about 350 to about 550 0 C. It was discovered that Sample 11 wires after strand annealing at 870°C exhibit well-defined pseudoelasticity. An example is presented in Figure 18, which shows a 4% tensile stress-strain curve of a strand- annealed, 0.4mm diameter Sample 11 wire. After deforming to a 4% elongation, the wire specimen was able to go through a pseudoelastic recovery recovering a 3.4% tensile strain and leaving a residual strain of only 0.6% after unloading.
  • a transverse cross-sectional view of the wire microstructure is shown in a micrograph of Figure 19.
  • the microstructure consists of equiaxial ⁇ precipitates in ⁇ matrix. It appears that the short duration of strand annealing did not allow the wire to fully recrystallize into the ⁇ grain structure. Without being limited by theory, it is believed that this may explain why strand-annealed wire generally has a higher UTS when compared to that of a fully betatized material.
  • the ⁇ titanium alloys can display an elastic strain recovery of 88.5%, when subjected to an initial bending strain of 4%.
  • the strain recovery is measured as a function of the initial bending strain and the initial bending strain is expressed as a percentage of the ratio of the change in length to the original length.
  • These alloys may be advantageously used in a number of commercial applications such as eyewear frames, face insert and heads for golf clubs, orthodontic arch wires, orthopedic prostheses and fracture fixation devices, spinal fusion and scoliosis correction instruments, stents, a catheter introducer (guide wire) and the like.
  • Figure 20 shows the stress-strain curve for an annealed sample (that has not been subjected to any additional deformation other than that in the test) having an alloy composition that contains 9.5 wt% molybdenum, 4 wt% niobium, 2 wt% vanadium, 3 wt% aluminum with the remainder being titanium.
  • the alloy composition was in the form of a wire having a circular cross-sectional area with a diameter of 0.406 millimeter.
  • Figure 20 shows that when the alloy composition is elongated to 4% and unloaded (i.e., allowed to return to its original state) it shows a residual plastic deformation of about 0.5% strain.
  • Figure 21 shows the stress-strain curve when the wire was cold worked (after annealing) to display a reduction in cross-sectional area of 19%.
  • the sample was tested to 4% elongation at room temperature following which the sample was unloaded.
  • the cold worked sample in Figure 21 shows 1.3% residual deformation for the wire.
  • the cold-worked wires can be successfully formed by mechanical deformation at room temperature to a desired shape while the forming of annealed wires is more difficult due to spring back to its original shape.
  • an orthodontic arch wire having a diameter of 0.016 inch (0.406 millimeter) can be cold formed into an arch shape from a cold- worked wire having a 19% reduction in cross- sectional area using a numerically controlled forming machine at room temperature.
  • the wire thus produced retains its shape, while an annealed wire (not subjected to cold working) subjected to similar numerically controlled forming in contrast, fails to retain the shape because of significant mechanical spring-backs.
  • the annealed wires were subjected to testing (deformation) at temperatures of 50 and 100°C respectively.
  • Figure 22 shows that the residual plastic deformation increases from about 0.5% after testing at room temperature to about 0.9% after testing at 50 0 C.
  • the test temperature is increased to 100°C, the residual deformation is further increased to about 1.5%, as shown in Figure 23. Therefore, forming the annealed superelastic alloy composition at temperature greater than the ambient temperature allows the part to retain the deformed configuration with much less spring-back when compared to forming the alloy at the ambient temperature. After forming, the deformed configuration is stable when exposed to a temperature up to 100°C.
  • Figure 27 compares strain versus fatigue cycle curves for an annealed wire and a cold worked wire when the cold working is undertaken to produce a 28% reduction in cross-section area.
  • the fatigue resistance performance is determined by rotating-beam fatigue tests.
  • the alloy composition for both the annealed and the cold worked wire samples were acid cleaned before testing.
  • the cold- worked specimen consistently exhibits a fatigue life that is half an order of magnitude to one order of magnitude greater than the fatigue life of the annealed wire for low cycle fatigue behavior (i.e., less than or equal to about 10 5 test cycles).
  • the compositions were also subjected to high cycle fatigue testing (i.e., greater than or equal to about 10 5 cycles) where the fatigue limit beyond 10 million cycles is improved from 0.5% bend strain for the annealed specimen to 0.75% bend strain for the cold worked sample.
  • samples that are annealed and deformed at elevated temperatures or are subjected to cold working may be advantageously used in applications that have increased fatigue life as well as in applications where a low modulus is desired.
  • Articles formed from the alloy compositions by cold working or by deforming at elevated temperatures can be used as eyeglass frame components, orthodontic arch wires, medical guide wires, surgical instruments, orthopedic devices, stents, or medical implants.

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L'invention porte sur une composition comprenant: d'environ 8 à environ 12 % en poids de molybdène; d'environ 2,8 à environ 6 % en poids d'aluminium; jusqu'à environ 2 % en poids de vanadium; jusqu'à environ 4 % en poids de niobium; et le reliquat de titane, les pourcentages en poids étant rapportés au poids total de l'alliage. L'invention porte également sur un procédé de fabrication d'un article consistant: à usiner à froid une forme faite d'une composition comprenant: d'environ 8 à environ 12 % en poids de molybdène; d'environ 2,8 à environ 6 % en poids d'aluminium; jusqu'à environ 2 % en poids de vanadium; jusqu'à environ 4 % en poids de niobium; et le reliquat de titane, les pourcentages en poids étant rapportés au poids total de l'alliage; à faire subir à la forme un traitement thermique; et à refroidir la forme.
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