TRIBOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CARBON MATERIALS SUBJECTED TO ANNEALING INTENDED FOR USE IN HEART VALVES
Journal Title: Tribologia - Year 2016, Vol 267, Issue 3
Abstract
Carbon materials such as glassy carbon or C/C composites do not always meet the requirements set down for them in technical and biomechanical applications. The most important problem of the manufacturing process that the authors have managed to overcome was the elimination of internal cracks, which cause splitting, in the finished samples. The resulting uniform research material, due to the extremely sensitive implantation site, must meet the following numerous requirements: have high mechanical and chemical strength, exhibit biotolerance, and have high resistance to tribological wear. The paper presents the results of tribological, stereometric, and micromechanical tests of carbon materials that were annealed in a graphite furnace at temperatures of 1500°C, 2000°C, and 2500°C. In order to analyse tribological characteristics, a methodology for performing tests on the ball-on-disk apparatus (T-01 testing machine) was developed that reflect load conditions prevailing in the real node. The tribological tests of glassy carbon confirmed predictions that the temperature of manufacturing has a big impact on its tribological properties, and a higher temperature of annealing does not always improve the material properties.<br/><br/>
Authors and Affiliations
Piotr DUDA, Karolina JURKIEWICZ, Sławomir KAPTACZ
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