Journal: Journal of Materials Science. Materials in Medicine
Article Title: Novel synthesis of Al 2 O 3 short fibers/Ti-12Mo-6Zr composites for cranial reconstruction applications: spark plasma sintering, microstructure and nanomechanical properties
doi: 10.1007/s10856-025-06919-x
Figure Lengend Snippet: FESEM of the investigated powders; a , b Al 2 O 3 short fibers, c Mo, d Zr, e Ti, f – h mechanically alloyed powdered material after ball milling, i , j EDAX elemental composition analysis produced powders of Al 2 O 3 short fibers/Ti-12Mo-6Zr and Ti-12Mo-6Zr composites after wet milling in ethanol for 24 h
Article Snippet: Fig. 8 a – f FESEM microstructure images with low and high magnifications, g , h EDAX elemental compositional analysis of the Widmannstatten-like microstructure of the prepared Ti-12Mo-6Zr biomaterial by SPS at 1000 o C and 50 MPa for 5 min Fig. 9 a , b FESEM microstructure images of 1 wt.% Al 2 O 3 short fibers/Ti-12Mo-6Zr and 2.5 wt.% Al 2 O 3 short fibers/Ti-12Mo-6Zr composites, ( c – e ) the 5 wt.% Al 2 O 3 short fibers/Ti-12Mo-6Zr composites with different magnifications, f the Al6MoTi dendrite phase, g high magnification of the interface between the Al 2 O 3 short fibers and the metal matrix and h the EDAX elemental analysis of the 5 wt.% Al 2 O 3 short fibers/Ti-12Mo-6Zr composites prepared by SPS at 1000 o C and 50 MPa for 5 min
Techniques: Produced, Wet-Milling