✦ LIBER ✦
Flame-sprayed alumina on stainless steel for possible prosthetic application
✍ Scribed by Baldwin, C. M. ;Mackenzie, J. D.
- Book ID
- 102291880
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 398 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9304
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Various methods of roughening type 316 stainless steel substrate surfaces for flame‐spraying alumina (Al~2~O~3~) were investigated and tested for the best alumina‐to‐metal bond strength. Best strength values were obtained by means of roughening via anodic polarization pitting of the stainless steel. Subsequent in vitro testing indicated a severe loss in bond strength following exposure to aerated Ringer's solution. It is suggested that the utilization of flame‐sprayed devices has potential in orthopedic prostheses, but precautions must be observed.