Mechanical Properties and Degradation Behaviors of Zn-xMg Alloy Fine Wires for Biomedical Applications

Table 1

Chemical composition analyzed by OES.

Materials	Composition (wt.%)
	Mg	Al	Cu	Pb	Sn	Fe	Mn	Ni	Zn
Zn	0.0012	0.0120	0.0013	0.0092	0.0064	0.0075	0.0010	0.0009	Balance
Zn-0.02 mg	0.0223	0.0018	0.0014	0.0100	0.0110	0.0070	0.0025	0.0017	Balance
Zn-0.05 mg	0.0488	0.0013	0.0013	0.0105	0.0127	0.0083	0.0027	0.0020	Balance
Zn-0.2 mg	0.193	0.0013	0.0014	0.0103	0.0142	0.0090	0.0043	0.0021	Balance