Cubic Lattice Structures of Ti6Al4V under Compressive Loading: Towards Assessing the Performance for Hard Tissue Implants Alternative
Autor: | Sahil Dhiman, Malkeet Singh, Sarabjeet Singh Sidhu, Marjan Bahraminasab, Danil Yurievich Pimenov, Tadeusz Mikolajczyk |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
porous lattice structures
additive manufacturing cubic unit cell compressive strength finite element analysis selective laser melting Technology Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering TK1-9971 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Microscopy QH201-278.5 Descriptive and experimental mechanics QC120-168.85 |
Zdroj: | Materials, Vol 14, Iss 14, p 3866 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1996-1944 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ma14143866 |
Popis: | Porous Lattice Structure (PLS) scaffolds have shown potential applications in the biomedical domain. These implants’ structural designs can attain compatibility mechanobiologically, thereby avoiding challenges related to the stress shielding effect. Different unit cell structures have been explored with limited work on the fabrication and characterization of titanium-based PLS with cubic unit cell structures. Hence, in the present paper, Ti6Al4V (Ti64) cubic PLS scaffolds were analysed by finite element (FE) analysis and fabricated using selective laser melting (SLM) technique. PLS of the rectangular shape of width 10 mm and height 15 mm (ISO: 13314) with an average pore size of 600–1000 μm and structure porosity percentage of 40–70 were obtained. It has been found that the maximum ultimate compressive strength was found to be 119 MPa of PLS with a pore size of 600 μm and an overall relative density (RD) of 57%. Additionally, the structure’s failure begins from the micro-porosity formed during the fabrication process due to the improper melting along a plane inclined at 45 degree. |
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