ANALYSIS OF PROPERTIES AND TRIBOLOGICAL WEAR OF THE Co-Cr ALLOYS USED FOR PROSTHETIC CONSTRUCTIONS

The paper presents the results of investigations performed in the scope of the tribological wear of prosthetic cast alloys Co-Cr with micro-additions Mo and W. Abrasive wear resistance tests were carried out by means of a T-05 tester in the roller-block friction system in dry sliding metal-metal contact. A qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the alloy microstructure was made in correlation with hardness and abrasive wear. The analysis of the abrasive wear resistance of the examined alloys included an analysis of such parameters as the relative mass loss of the sample, the mean friction coefficient value, and the wear depth. It was established that the examined alloys Co-Cr-Mo-W are characterize by a low value of the friction coefficient, independent of the tribological test duration, which points to the lack of changes in the wear mechanism with the increase of the test duration time. The abrasive wear resistance of the tested materials are related to the morphology of the phases at the alloys microstructure after the solidification. A similar width of the interdendritic areas results in a similar degree of mass loss for the examined materials.