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Mechanical Properties of Selective Laser Sintering Pure Titanium and Ti-6Al-4V, and Its Anisotropy
Authors: Harada Y, Ishida Y, Miura D, Watanabe S, Aoki H, Miyasaka T, Shinya A
Publisher: MDPI
Publication year: 2020
Journal: Materials
Journal name in source: MATERIALS
Journal acronym: MATERIALS
Article number: ARTN 5081
Volume: 13
Issue: 22
Number of pages: 18
eISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13225081
Web address : https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13225081
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/51290220
Selective laser sintering (SLS) is being developed for dental applications. This study aimed to investigate the properties of Ti-6Al-4V and pure titanium specimens fabricated using the SLS process and compare them with casting specimens. Besides, the effect of the building direction on the properties of the SLS specimens was also investigated. Specimens were prepared by SLS using Ti-6Al-4V powder or pure titanium powder. Casting specimens were also prepared using Ti-6Al-4V alloys and pure titanium. The mechanical properties (tensile strength and elongation), physical properties (surface roughness, contact angle, and Vickers hardness); corrosion resistors (color difference and corrosion), and surface properties (chemical composition and surface observation) were examined. Both Ti-6Al-4V and pure titanium specimens produced using the SLS process had comparable or superior properties compared with casting specimens. In comparing the building directions, specimens fabricated horizontally to the printing platform showed the greatest tensile strength, and the surface roughness scanned in the horizontal direction to the platform showed the smallest. However, there was no significant effect on other properties. Thus, the SLS process with Ti-6Al-4V powder and pure titanium powder has great performance for the fabrication of dental prosthesis, and there is a possibility for it to take the place of conventional methods.
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