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

Table 5

Mean coefficient of friction of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy versus sliding distance under different conditions of loads and sliding speeds.

Loads	Sliding
	1 mm·s^−1		15 mm·s^−1		25 mm·s^−1
	Ti6Al4V	Ti6Al7Nb	Ti6Al4V	Ti6Al7Nb	Ti6Al4V	Ti6Al7Nb
3 N	0,356	0,339	0,597	0,4	0,489	0,419
6 N	0,297	0,36	0,473	0,413	0,565	0,418
10 N	0,374	0,357	0,452	0,398	0,476	0,407