PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kubásek, Jiří
AU  - Vojtěch, Dalibor
TI  - Mechanical and corrosion properties of Mg based alloys considered for medical applications as biodegradable materials
DP  - 2013 Oct 1
TA  - Manufacturing Technology Journal
PG  - 334--341
VI  - 13
IP  - 3
AID - 10.21062/ujep/x.2013/a/1213-2489/MT/13/3/334
IS  - 12132489
AB  - Magnesium and its alloys are considered as suitable biodegradable materials which can be gradually dissolved in organism without production of toxic compounds. The present study is oriented on new group of possible biodegradable materials based on Mg-LMM (Mg- low melting metals) alloys. Due to the limited information about the effect of Ga, Sn and In on mechanical and corrosion properties, structure studies, mechanical and corrosion testing were performed. Corrosion behaviour of materials was studied using measuring of weight changes, Mg ions release and also by EIS technique in SBF (simulated body fluid) that is close in composition with human plasma. The obtained results indicate positive effect of both Ga and Sn on tensile and compressive properties, compared to the almost neglectable effect of In. On the contrary, all materials were characterized by decreased corrosion resistances compared to pure Mg. Mainly structure conditions were responsible for observed differences in corrosion rates.