TiNiCuAu ALLOY MATERIAL EXCELLENT IN FATIGUE STRENGTH AND SUITABILITY FOR LIVING BODY AND MEMBER FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT USING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a TiNi alloy material excellent in fatigue resistance and corrosion resistance, particularly in the suppression of the elution of Ni ions to use over a long period in the living body.;SOLUTION: This TiNiCuAu alloy material excellent in fatigue resistance and biocompatibility has a composition containing, by atom, 49.0 to 50.0% Ti, 5.0 to 20% Cu and 0.5 to 15% Au, and the balance Ni.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2002,JPO