Tribological behavior of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloys for Total Hip Prosthesis

Table 6

Volumetric wear rate (mm³N⁻¹·mm⁻¹) of Ti-6Al-7Nb and Ti-6Al-4V under different conditions.

Load/N	Sliding speed
	1 mm·s^−1		15 mm·s^−1		25 mm·s^−1
	Ti-6Al-4V	Ti-6Al-7NB	Ti-6Al-4V	Ti-6Al-7NB	Ti-6Al-4V	Ti-6Al-7NB
3 N	5.45×10^−3	5.48×10^−3	22.35×10^−3	22.06×10^−3	27.32×10^−3	31,38 × 10^−3
6 N	9.53×10^−3	9.64×10^−3	37.98×10^−3	38.1×10^−3	42.15×10^−3	45.28×10^−3
10 N	12.08×10^−3	13.12×10^−3	51.55×10^−3	57.35×10^−3	54.21×10^−3	57.62×10^−3