Effect of sintering temperature on the morphology, crystallinity and mechanical properties of carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHA)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2020
Abstract
Effect of sintering temperature on the physical and mechanical properties of synthesized B-type carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHA) over a range of temperature in CO2 atmosphere has been investigated. The B-type CHA in nano size was synthesized at room temperature by using a direct pouring wet chemical precipitation method. The synthesized CHA powders were subsequently consolidated by sintering treatment from 800 to 1100 degrees C. The sintered CHA samples were evaluated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), carbon-hydrogen-nitrogen-sulfur-oxygen (CHNS/O) elemental analyzer, Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and Vicker's indentation technique. The results obtained from XRD and FESEM indicated that the synthesized B-type CHA powders were nanometer in size. The crystallinity and crystallite size of the sintered CHA samples were increased due to increasing sintering temperature. The heat treatment between 800 degrees C and 1000 degrees C has resulted in coarsening and increased hardness of the sintered CHA samples. However, these properties began to deteriorate when sintering beyond 1100 degrees C due the formation of calcium oxide.
Keywords
Carbonated hydroxyapatite, Sintering, Bioceramics, Crystallinity, Mechanical properties, B-type CHA
Divisions
mechanical,nanotechnology
Funders
University of Malaya Research Grant (UMRG)
Publication Title
Ceramics International
Volume
46
Issue
17
Publisher
Elsevier
Publisher Location
THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND