Proceedings of the International Conference of Mechanical Engineering (ICOME-2022)

Selective Laser Sintering of Ti Alloy Powders for Hip Implants

Authors
Florin Isvoranu1, Cristina-Marilena Nițu1, Ștefan Ilaș1, Constantin Țigăneșteanu1, Mihăiţă-Costin Călin1, Mihaiela Iliescu1, *
1Institute of Solid Mechanics, Romanian Academy, 010141, Bucharest, Romania
*Corresponding author. Email: mihaiela.iliescu@imsar.ro
Corresponding Author
Mihaiela Iliescu
Available Online 30 May 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-152-4_6How to use a DOI?
Keywords
selective laser sintering; Ti powders; strength; hip implants
Abstract

Selective Laser Sintering, SLS, is a rapid prototyping technique, based on additive manufacturing. It enables fast, flexible, and efficient manufacturing of complex parts, customized according to the requirements of users. Research results on SLS additive manufacturing technique and its specific materials, like Ti alloy powders (Ti-6Al-4V) for hip implants are presented in this paper. The research is on various parameters values for the SLS process (laser power, focal diameter of the laser beam, number and direction of laser beam passes) and their influence on mechanical characteristics (strength resistance and fracture surface) of the sintered samples. Some metallographic tests and the electron microscopy evidence the influence of laser spot direction on the sintering process of Ti alloy powders. The scope of this paper is to study the various mechanical and morphological characteristics of Ti-6Al-4V selective laser sintered material used for hip implant. There is the need for this research to avoid accidentally break of implants and mixing the powders with human tissues.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference of Mechanical Engineering (ICOME-2022)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Engineering
Publication Date
30 May 2023
ISBN
10.2991/978-94-6463-152-4_6
ISSN
2589-4943
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-152-4_6How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Florin Isvoranu
AU  - Cristina-Marilena Nițu
AU  - Ștefan Ilaș
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AU  - Mihăiţă-Costin Călin
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