Antibacterial Behavior of a Cu-bearing Type 200 Stainless Steel

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2012-11-21
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ApreliminarystudywasmadeontheantibacterialbehaviorofanewlydesignedCu-bearingtype200stainlesssteelbydifferentmethodsincludingVickershardnessmeasurement,electrochemicaltestandantibacterialtest.TheresultsshowedthatCu-richprecipitationscausedbythesaturatedCuinthesteelmatrixwasnotonlyacrucialfactorforitsexcellentantibacterialcapability,butalsoforitsequivalentcorrosionresistanceasgoodasthecommercialtype200stainlesssteel.