... 18 10 2024 As an advanced titanium alloy, Ti-6Al-4V (TC4) is widely used in transportation, aerospace, petrochemical and biomedical fields due to its high specific strength, high heat resistance, excellent corrosion resistance and good biocompatibility (Liu and Shin, 2019). At present...

...Bo He; Jian Tan; Guang Yang; Junzhen Yi; Yushi Wang Purpose This paper aims to systematically investigate the effect of laser remelting on the surface morphology and mechanical properties of laser deposition manufactured thin-walled Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Design/methodology/approach Thin-walled Ti...

...Fatih Yılmaz; Ercan Gürses; Melin Şahin Purpose This study aims to evaluate and assess the elastoplastic properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy manufactured by Arcam Q20 Plus electron beam melting (EBM) machine by a tensile test campaign and micro computerized tomography (microCT) imaging. Design...

...Peng Wang; Dongju Chen; Jinwei Fan; Kun Sun; Shuiyuan Wu; Jia Li; Yueqiang Sun Purpose The purpose of this paper is to improve the performance and quality of Ti-6Al-4V fabricated by laser powder bed fusion. Design/methodology/approach Single-track experiments were conducted during...

...Adelaide Nespoli; Nicola Bennato; Elena Villa; Francesca Passaretti Purpose This paper aims to investigate the microstructural anisotropy of Ti-6Al-4V samples fabricated by selective laser melting. Design/methodology/approach Specimens are fabricated through a Renishaw AM400 selective laser...

... the dimensional characteristics of Ti-6Al-4V thin-walled parts with wire-based multi-laser additive manufacturing in vacuum. Design/methodology/approach Wire-based multi-laser additive manufacturing was carried out to understand the effect brought from different parameters. The Ti-6Al-4V thin-walled parts...

... 2018 04 07 2018 05 07 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Design of experiment Ti-6Al-4V Selective laser melting Medical implants Selective laser melting (SLM) is an additive manufacturing technique...

... processing parameters for high-density Ti-6Al-4V using the laser powder-bed-fusion technique. A processing diagram based on the normalized energy density concept is constructed, illustrating an optimized processing window for high- or low-density samples. Excellent mechanical properties are obtained for Ti...

...Lei Yan; Xueyang Chen; Wei Li; Joseph Newkirk; Frank Liou Purpose This paper aims to achieve Ti-6Al-4V from Ti, Al and V elemental powder blends using direct laser deposition (DLD) and to understand the effects of laser transverse speed and laser power on the initial fabrication of deposit’s...

...Dana H. Abdeen; Bruce R. Palmer Purpose This paper aims to study the effect of processing parameters of an electron beam melting (EBM) machine on the surface roughness, critical pitting temperature and density of Ti-6Al-4V parts produced from the EBM machine. Design/methodology/approach...

...Dana H. Abdeen; Bruce R. Palmer Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the corrosion behavior of Ti-6Al-4V parts produced with electron beam melting (EBM) machine and compare it with wrought Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Design/methodology/approach Potentiodynamic and potentiostatic tests were applied on EBM...

...A. Safdar; H.Z. He; Liu‐Ying Wei; A. Snis; Luis E. Chavez de Paz Purpose Ti‐6Al‐4V is one of the most attractive materials being used in aerospace, automotive and medical implant industries. Electron beam melting (EBM) is one of the direct digital manufacturing methods to produce complex...