Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of a Custom-Built Implant Manufactured in Titanium Alloy by Direct Metal Laser Sintering

Autor(es)

Larosa, Maria Aparecida ; Jardini, Andre Luiz ; de Carvalho Zavaglia, Cecilia Amelia ; Kharmandayan, Paulo ; Calderoni, Davi Reis ; Maciel Filho, Rubens

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: ADVANCES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2014-01-01.

Resumo

Custom-built implants manufacture has always presented difficulties which result in high cost and complex fabrication, mainly due to patients' anatomical differences. The solution has been to produce prostheses with different sizes and use the one that best suits each patient. Additive manufacturing technology, incorporated into the medical field in the late 80's, has made it possible to obtain solid biomodels facilitating surgical procedures and reducing risks. Furthermore, this technology has been used to produce implants especially designed for a particular patient, with sizes, shapes, and mechanical properties optimized, for different areas of medicine such as craniomaxillofacial surgery. In this work, the microstructural and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V samples produced by direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) are studied. The microstructural and mechanical characterizations have been made by optical and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and microhardness and tensile tests. Samples produced by DMLS have a microstructure constituted by hexagonal alpha ' martensite with acicular morphology. An average microhardness of 370 HV was obtained and the tensile tests showed ultimate strength of 1172 MPa, yield strength of 957 MPa, and elongation at rupture of 11%. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 08/57860-3 - BIOFABRIS - Instituto de Biofabricação
• Beneficiário: Rubens Maciel Filho
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 10/05321-1 - Desenvolvimento de Próteses Biomédicas Implantáveis em Liga de Titânio Utilizando Sinterização Direta de Metais por Laser
• Beneficiário: Maria Aparecida Larosa
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado