Materials Science Forum, Vol.426-4, 3295-3297, 2003
Heat treatment influence over the austenitic stainless steel properties used as biomaterials
The paper presents the influence of heat treatment over the austenitic stainless steel structure and properties involve the biocompatibility. For this purpose, was elaborated a group of austenitic stainless steel implants,throughout in vacuum precision casting. In order to obtain a monophase structure (austenitical), the casting coupon it was submit at a heat treatment, who are parameters 1100 degreesC/3h/water.