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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
Volume 812, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2021.141081
Keywords
Metal injection moulding; Selective laser melting; Biomedical titanium alloy; Titanium carbide; Low elastic modulus
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- National Metal and Materials Technology Center, Thailand [P2051082]
- Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC, UK Research and Innovation) [EP/S000828/2]
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The mechanical properties of a new low-modulus beta titanium alloy, designed for biomedical applications, were measured and compared after being processed by selective laser melting (SLM) and metal injection moulding (MIM) techniques. Results showed that SLM produced materials with superior strength, low modulus, and high ductility, while MIM produced materials with similar strength/stiffness ratios but lower ductility due to carbon pickup from the binder and slower cooling rates affecting the microstructure.
The mechanical properties of new low-modulus beta titanium alloyed designed for biomedical applications are measured and compared when processed via the selective laser melting (SLM) and the metal injection moulding (MIM) processes. Mechanical tensile testing reveals important differences between them: (i) Under optimal laser settings, SLM produces strong, low-modulus and ductile properties. This is associated with the laser creating fully dense material with appropriate microstructure after solidification. (ii) MIM can produce materials with similar strength/stiffness ratios, but with reduced ductility. The differences between the processes are linked to changes in chemistry in the microstructure: carbon pickup from MIM binder and slow cooling rate is responsible for the appearance of Ti2C resulting in low ductility and very high strength together with a transition from intergranular to transgranular fracture.
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