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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2013
Applicant:
The Texas A&m University System, College Station, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ji Ma, Bryan, TX (US);
Ibrahim Karaman, College Station, TX (US);
Assignee:
THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, College Station, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F 1/10 (2006.01); C22F 1/00 (2006.01); C22C 1/02 (2006.01); C22C 14/00 (2006.01); C22F 1/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F 1/006 (2013.01); A61L 27/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); C22C 1/02 (2013.01); C22C 14/00 (2013.01); C22F 1/183 (2013.01); A61L 2400/16 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01); A61L 2430/12 (2013.01); A61L 2430/24 (2013.01); A61L 2430/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of manufacturing biocompatible, corrosion resistant, self-adaptive, shape-memory titanium-based alloys by using specific ranges of elements in the alloy. Subsequent to melting, the alloy may undergo heat treating, thermo-mechanically processing, and training. Subsequent to training, the alloy has an ultra-low elastic modulus and exhibits self-adaptive, superelastic behavior.