Review Article
A Review of Additive Mixed-Electric Discharge Machining: Current Status and Future Perspectives for Surface Modification of Biomedical Implants
Table 2
Characteristics of nonbiodegradable metallic biomaterials (grades ranged from 5, excellent score, to 1, poor score) [
22,
23,
28,
57].
| | Characteristics | Stainless steel | Co-based alloys | Ti-based alloys | BMGs |
| | Machinability | | | | | | Conventional | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Advanced | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | Corrosion resistance | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | Wear resistance | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | | Biocompatibility | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | Bioactivity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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