Selective electron beam manufactured Ti-6Al-4V lattice structures for orthopedic implant applications: Current status and outstanding challenges

XZ Zhang, M Leary, HP Tang, T Song, M Qian - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V lattices display unique mechanical and
biological properties by virtue of their engineered structure. These attributes enable the …

A review on the fatigue behavior of Ti-6Al-4V fabricated by electron beam melting additive manufacturing

AH Chern, P Nandwana, T Yuan, MM Kirka… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Electron beam melting (EBM) is a rapidly-develo** metal additive manufacturing process
that holds significant interest in the aerospace and biomedical industries for the high …

High fatigue resistance in a titanium alloy via near-void-free 3D printing

Z Qu, Z Zhang, R Liu, L Xu, Y Zhang, X Li, Z Zhao… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The advantage of 3D printing—that is, additive manufacturing (AM) of structural materials—
has been severely compromised by their disappointing fatigue properties,. Commonly, poor …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the as-built SLM Ti-6Al-4V mechanical properties towards achieving fatigue resistant designs

D Agius, KI Kourousis, C Wallbrink - Metals, 2018 - mdpi.com
Ti-6Al-4V has been widely used in both the biomedical and aerospace industry, due to its
high strength, corrosion resistance, high fracture toughness and light weight. Additive …

Coupling effects of microstructure and defects on the fatigue properties of laser powder bed fusion Ti-6Al-4V

Z Qu, ZJ Zhang, YK Zhu, R Liu, SL Lu, SJ Li… - Additive …, 2023 - Elsevier
The coupling effects of microstructure and macro-scale defects are significant for the fatigue
properties of metallic materials. However, this correlation is still vague for additively …

A review on laser beam welding of titanium alloys

ST Auwal, S Ramesh, F Yusof… - The international Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
In recent years, there is an increased in used of titanium alloys for some parts of mass-
produced automobiles and aerospace. However, titanium alloys are characterized by …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructural effects on fatigue crack initiation mechanisms in a near-alpha titanium alloy

C Liu, X Xu, T Sun, R Thomas, JQ da Fonseca… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The role of different microstructural constituents on crack initiation in two-phase titanium
alloys is still an area of great controversy. The present study investigates the effects of …

Effect of crystallographic orientation and geometrical compatibility on fatigue crack initiation and propagation in rolled Ti-6Al-4V alloy

F Briffod, A Bleuset, T Shiraiwa, M Enoki - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Fatigue crack initiation and short crack propagation was systematically investigated in a
rolled α/β Ti-6Al-4V alloy through a combination of in situ optical microscopy observations …

Machine learning-based fatigue life prediction of lamellar titanium alloys: A microstructural perspective

Y Zhao, Y **ang, K Tang - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2024 - Elsevier
Fatigue life prediction based on the traditional empirical formulation in large fatigue regimes
is limited and prone to over-fitting. In this regard, we propose an integrated approach for …

Material-specific properties and applications of additive manufacturing techniques: A comprehensive review

R Kumar, M Kumar, JS Chohan - Bulletin of Materials Science, 2021 - Springer
Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a powerful tool of manufacturing over
conventional manufacturing techniques due to its customization features, design flexibility …