The spine rod in the spinal fixation system should be tough enough to support the dynamic force and flexible also for flexible movement. 5.5 mm ~ 6 mm diameter spine rods made of Ti-6Al-4V ELI are common products. Two possibilities are studied. The one is that while keeping the flexibility unchanged (using 6mm diameter), how much the fatigue strength can be increased. The other is while the fle...

This paper presents some examples of knee and hip implant components containing porous structures and fabricated in monolithic forms utilizing electron beam melting (EBM). In addition, utilizing stiffness or relative stiffness versus relative density design plots for open-cellular structures (mesh and foam components) of Ti-6Al-4V and Co-29Cr-6Mo alloy fabricated by EBM, it is demonstrated that...

Ti-6Al-4V hour-glass shaped rotating beam specimens with duplex microstructure were processed by electric discharge machining (EDM). A comparatively high peak current of 29A was utilized in order to increase surface roughness for improved osteointegration. High cycle fatigue (HCF) tests were performed in rotating beam loading (R=-1) on these EDM specimens and results were compared with electrol...

The effect of the ultrasonic surface rolling process (USRP) on the rotary bending fretting fatigue (FF) of Ti-6Al-4V alloy was investigated. The reason for the USRP's ability to improve the FF resistance of Ti-6Al-4V alloy was studied. The results revealed that the USRP induced a compressive residual stress field with a depth of 530 μm and a maximum residual stress of -930 MPa. Moreover, the su...

A novel ?+? titanium alloy with multi-alloying addition was designed based on the cluster formula 12[Al-Ti12](AlTi2)+5[Al-Ti14](AlV12Mo06Nb02) which derived from Ti-6Al-4V. The nominal composition of this determined as Ti-6.83Al-2.28V-2.14Mo-0.69Nb-6.79Zr. In study, and Ti-6Al-4V samples were prepared by laser additive manufacturing. microstructure, micro-hardness, room/high temperature tensile...

The in situ tensile straining of cross-sectional specimens inside a TEM is intrinsically very difficult to perform despite its obvious interest to study interfaces of surface treated materials. We have combined a FIB-based method to produce H-bar specimens of a nitrided Ti-6Al-4V alloy and in situ TEM straining stage, to successfully study the plastic deformation mechanisms that are activated c...

Laser direct metal deposition (LDMD) has developed from a prototyping to a single metal manufacturing tool. Its potential for creating multimaterial and functionally graded structures is now beginning to be explored. This work is a first part of a study in which a single layer of Inconel 718 is deposited on Ti-6Al-4V substrate. Single layer tracks were built at a range of powder mass flow rates...

This study investigated the microstructure evolution of TiC/Ti-6Al-4V matrix composite produced using a 1073 nm continuous wave (CW), IPG Ytterbium fibre laser. The influence thermal gradient, overlap, and re-melting previous layers on TiC/Ti6Al4V samples was analyzed scanning electron microscope (SEM). showed that are composed undissolved TiC, in-situ TiC (eutectic primary TiC), α Ti β Ti. Whi...

A novel two-step bonding of Ti-6Al-4V/Si 3 N 4 joint was developed with Nb interlayer as residual-stress reliever via low-pressure transient-liquid-phase (TLPB) Ti-6Al-4V/Nb side prior to active-metal brazing Nb/Si side. While 1.75 mass% Ti in a 50-µm-thick CUSIL-ABA® filler sufficient for sound at when brazed 1103 K 10 min, one-step-brazed joints area × mm 2 were prone failure the due brittle ...