生物医用钛合金成分设计方法研究进展

Research Progress on Component Design Methods of Biomedical Titanium Alloys

摘要

钛合金因其优异的力学性能、耐腐蚀性和生物相容性，在生物医用材料研究中备受青睐。随着应用需求的不断提升，新型生物医用钛合金的成分设计不仅需要考虑合金元素的生物安全性指标，而且要实现低成本与高性能。因此，本文综述了生物医用钛合金成分设计策略的研究进展，重点聚焦于低模量 β 型钛合金的设计方法，系统介绍了钼当量（Mo_eg）、d电子合金设计理论、平均价电子浓度（VEC）、第一性原理计算及多种新型混合计算技术。这些设计方法拓宽了低模量钛合金的成分设计空间，为未来生物医用钛合金的发展方向提供了新思路。

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基金资助

陕西省科学技术情报学会“开源科技情报采集与应用”培育课题资助项目(2024KTP-16)