On the Measurement of the Elastic Modulus of a Vitreous Coating on a Titanium Substrate by the Resonance Method

Authors: P. Van Landuyt, J.M. Streydio, F. Delannay, E. Munting, Université Catholique de Louvain

Abstract

We have synthesized a biocompatible glass that, when used as a glaze, allows wetting and adhesion on a titanium substrate. The elastic modulus of this glaze cannot be measured isolately. It is possible to calculate the modulus of the vitreous coating by measuring the resonant frequencies of a titanium plate before and after the deposition of the glaze. The values obtained can be compared to the modulus of elasticity of bulk glass. The evolution and the dispersion of the calculated modulus values are followed in function of the density for three different coatings.