MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MEDICAL IMPLANT MADE FROM TITANIUM ALLOYS

Sohaib KHLIL, Dan LEORDEAN, Petru BERCE

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This paper presents a new method that has been proposed and developed at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania) for estimating the durability of the customized implants made by Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process from titanium alloys. Commercially pure (CP) titanium and titanium alloys have wide range of applications in aerospace, energy, chemical and automotive industries. Some of the titanium alloys are excellent materials for biomedical use, especially as orthopedic and dental alloys. The replacement of the human bones is a complex and dynamic field of application. Engineers and orthopedics combine to make a person’s life as normal and painless. The most important characteristic features of the biomedical titanium and its alloys are high strength, low density, excellent corrosion resistance and the best biocompatibility among metallic materials.

Key words: implants, titanium alloys, biomedical materials, microstructure, mechanical properties

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