Alloys and pseudoalloys
The Research Department is engaged in the preparation of special titanium alloys. Research projects should result in the preparation and manufacture of special titanium alloys by conventional metallurgy and by powder metallurgy on laboratory and pilot production scales with the aim to manufacture the alloys in sufficient amounts to satisfy the needs of small and medium processing enterprises.
Currently, efforts are centered on the preparation of cold-forming β alloys for implants to be used in stomatology and orthopaedics - Ti38Nb and Ti35Nb5Ta. In relation to this key material research, an extensive biological research investigating the biocompatibility of those materials is in progress in order to make sure that the implants will not produce any harm to tissues, organs or the body.
| α-Titanium alloy microstructure alpha-Ti |  |
| β-Titanium alloy microstructure beta-Ti |  |
| videosequence from titanium alloy biocompatibility testing (28 MB) beta-Ti |  |