Effect of silver in thermal treatments of Fe-Mn-C degradable metals: Implications for stent processing.

ABSTRACT: Twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) steels are considered excellent materials for manufacturing products requiring extremely high mechanical properties for various applications including thin medical devices, such as biodegradable intravascular stents. It is also proven that the addition of Ag can guarantee an appropriate degradation while implanted in human body without affecting its bioactive properties. In order to develop an optimized manufacturing process for thin stents, the effect of Ag on the recrystallization behavior of TWIP steels needs to be elucidated. This is of major importance since manufacturing stents involves several intermediate recrystallization annealing treatments. In this work, the recrystallization mechanism of two Fe-Mn-C steels with and without Ag was thoroughly i

SUBMITTER: Loffredo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8777259 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature