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Abstract: Knowledge of defect formation mechanisms in the manufacturing process helps improve product quality. In this study, defect formation due to re-melting of each layer in selective laser melting of Ti-6Al-4V demonstrated the physical behavior in the manufacture of metallic parts. The re-melting strategy was based on scanning with low energy density (ED) and increased ED with various combinations of laser processing parameters. The increased EDs and their parameters, namely laser power, scanning speed, and hatch distance, were selected based on the previous research experience by the authors. The concept of selecting a low ED followed by a high ED was to reduce the spattering of the powder material during the process. The low ED caused partial sintering of the powder, while the high ED caused the melting of the material, resulting in different metallurgical properties of the manufactured parts. Densities, pore properties, porosity in the initial layers, surface morphologies, and microstructures in the defective areas of the samples were studied to determine the effects of re-melting. Advantages and disadvantages were found with respect to the range of applications of the products
Keywords: re-melting, pore properties, defect, surface morphology, Ti-6Al-4V, selective laser melting
Published in DKUM: 14.03.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 2
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Abstract: The static and dynamic loading capacities of components depend on the stress level to which the material is exposed. The fatigue behavior of materials manufactured using additive technology is accompanied by a pronounced scatter between the number of cycles at the same stress level, which is significantly greater than the scatter from a material with the same chemical composition, e.g., AISI 316L, but produced by rolling or forging. An important reason lies in the fact that fatigue cracks are initiated almost always below the material surface of the loaded specimen. Thus, in the article, assuming that a crack will always initiate below the surface, we analyzed the fatigue behavior of specimens with the same bearing cross section but with a different number of bearing rods. With a larger number of rods, the circumference around the supporting part of the rods was 1.73 times larger. Thus, experimental fatigue of specimens with different sizes showed that the dynamic loading capacity of components with a smaller number of bars is significantly greater and can be monitored by individual stress levels. Although there are no significant differences in loading capacity under static and low-cycle loading of materials manufactured with additive technologies, in high-cycle fatigue it has been shown that the ratio between the circumference and the loading cross section of tensile-loaded rods plays an important role in the lifetime. This finding is important for setting a strategy for manufacturing components with additive technologies. It shows that a better dynamic loading capacity can be obtained with a larger loading cross section.
Keywords: AISI 316L stainless steel, additive manufacturing, FEM, high-cycle fatigue, fractography analysis
Published in DKUM: 25.11.2024; Views: 0; Downloads: 16
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Abstract: Metals with certain porosity are a new class of materials with extremely low density and a unique combination of excellent mechanical, thermal, electrical, and biocompatible properties. Absorption of impact and shock energy, dust and fluid filtration, construction materials, and most importantly, biocompatible implants are all potential applications for metallic foams. An orthopaedic implant made of metallic foam can provide an open-cell structure that allows for the ingrowth of new bone tissue and the transport of body fluids. Due to its strong biocompatibility and stable fixation between the implant and human bone, titanium foam has recently received much attention as an implant material. Finite element modelling is a suitable method to obtain an efficiently designed implant. Accurate finite element analyses depend on the precision before implementation as well as the functionality of the material properties employed. Since the mechanical performances of titanium foam and solid titanium are different, a constitutive model for porous metal is required. The model of Deshpande and Fleck in the finite element analysis software ABAQUS is used to describe the compressive and flexural deformation properties of titanium foam with 63.5% porosity. The finite element simulation results were compared with the practical mechanical properties obtained by compression testing of the foam. Finally, the material modelling was used to investigate the stress distributions on the dental implant system.
Keywords: finite element analysis, ABAQUS, titanium foam, sintering, dental implant, material modeling, mechanical properties, bending, compressing
Published in DKUM: 25.09.2024; Views: 0; Downloads: 5
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Abstract: It is well known that Selective Laser Melting (SLM) does not provide the same mechanical properties in all directions of the part. This is due to the microstructural grain orientation and pore shape in SLM products. Therefore, depending on the direction of the pressure applied to the SLM product, a different manufacturing orientation is required to achieve the best mechanical properties. Changing the microstructural grain orientation is difficult through SLM, but a process to reduce the size and number of the pores can be discovered through different combinations of manufacturing parameters. In prosthodontics, pressure is usually applied in the vertical direction, which leads to compression and bending of crowns with bridges. The compressive load can be easily absorbed in the crowns, but the bending force has a significant effect here. Therefore, a product with high tensile strength and high ductility is needed to survive longer. Considering these requirements, this study determined the best parameters for laser processing by SLM method to reduce porosity and improve mechanical strength and ductility of Co-CrW-Si alloy products. The result is a relative product density of 100% for cubic specimens and a yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, and elongation at break of the tensile specimens of 900 MPa, 1200 MPa, and 15%, respectively, obtained in specimen build-up in the Z direction with a laser power of 60 W and a scanning speed of 450 mm/s. Eventually, the best orientation for the production of dental prosthetic elements using the SLM process was determined.
Keywords: cobalt-chromium alloy, dental implant, density, tensile strength, ductility, selective laser melting
Published in DKUM: 03.07.2024; Views: 78; Downloads: 14
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Abstract: Pokrove za zadnje avtomobilske luči izdelamo z brizganjem plastičnih mas. Kakovost izdelkov nadzorujemo in zagotavljamo s spreminjanjem procesnih parametrov. Velik vpliv na spreminjanje kakovosti izdelkov med uporabo imajo zaostale napetosti, ki se pojavijo med njihovim ohlajanjem. Pomembno je, da visoke zaostale napetosti na izdelkih pravočasno odkrijemo, sicer se lahko zaradi njih, v času uporabe izdelka, na izdelkih pojavijo razpoke. Pri izvedbi eksperimenta nas je zanimalo, kako se s spreminjanjem procesnih parametrov spreminja nastanek razpok na izdelkih. Pokrove smo izpostavili tekočemu etanolu in pregledovali nastale razpoke. Nastanek razpok na pokrovih smo preprečili z brizganjem pri nižjem naknadnem tlaku in krajšem času delovanja naknadnega tlaka.
Keywords: PMMA, plastične mase, brizganje plastičnih mas, zaostale napetosti, nastanek razpok
Published in DKUM: 05.03.2024; Views: 318; Downloads: 6
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