Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V produced by electron beam melting of pre-alloyed powders

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-178

  Facchini, Luca ^a   Magalini, Emanuele ^b   Robotti, Pierfrancesco ^b   Molinari, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b Eurocoating SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alloys; Medical equipment; Melting; Rapid prototypes

Indexed keywords

ACICULAR MORPHOLOGY; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DILATOMETRY; ISO STANDARDS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICROSTRUCTURAL STABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE CHANGES; OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS; PRE-ALLOYED POWDER; RAPID PROTOTYPE; RAPID PROTOTYPES; SOLIDIFICATION RATE; TENSILE AND FATIGUE TESTING; THERMAL TREATMENT; TI-6AL-4V; TI-6AL-4V ALLOY; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; CERIUM ALLOYS; DENTAL PROSTHESES; ELECTRON BEAM FURNACES; ELECTRON BEAM MELTING; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON OPTICS; ELECTRONS; FATIGUE TESTING; HEAT TREATMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; TENSILE TESTING; TITANIUM ALLOYS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

VANADIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 77952479321     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540910960262     Document Type: Article

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