INFLUENCE OF SLM PARAMETERS ON COCR ALLOYShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: ACTA TECHNICA NAPOCENSIS SERIES-APPLIED MATHEMATICS MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING, ISSN 1221-5872, Vol. 66, no 2, p. 215-222Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Among the most advanced technologies recently developed, selective laser melting (SLM) is one of the most innovative. The present SLM work aimed to determine the effect of laser power on hard metals such as cobalt chrome (CoCr) alloy. The following physical-mechanical proprieties were determined: ultimate tensile strength, Young modulus, surface hardness, and porosity level. Using industrial computer tomography (CT), the micro-porosity of SLM specimens was analyzed. It was observed that the laser power affects both the mechanical properties and microstructure of CoCr parts. Decreasing the porosity level will increase the mechanical resistance. The lowest porosity level was recorded on samples manufactured with 120 W. On the other hand, lower laser power (70 W) can improve the elasticity of SLM parts down to 19 GPa. The highest ultimate tensile strength was obtained at 120 W, maintaining constant the other SLM parameters. The highest surface hardness was 239 HB. Depending on implant requires, the SLM process can customize even the physical-mechanical properties of CoCr alloy. Future SLM research is needed to evaluate the fatigue limit of CoCr implants using the present technological parameters. From our point of view, the SLM technology will change the medical manufacturing industry, making it much flexible and customized.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
TECHNICAL UNIV CLUJ-NAPOCA, FAC MACHINE BUILDING DEPT SYSTEMS ENG , 2023. Vol. 66, no 2, p. 215-222
Keywords [en]
CoCr alloy, tensile strength, CT investigation, porosity, hardness
National Category
Materials Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-62328ISI: 001044548800007Local ID: ;intsam;899753OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-62328DiVA, id: diva2:1792342
2023-08-292023-08-292023-08-29Bibliographically approved