Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) is a technique to manufacture complex functional mechanical parts from a computer-aided design (CAD) model. Usually, the mechanical components produced by this procedure show higher residual porosity and poorer mechanical properties than those obtained by conventional manufacturing techniques. In this work, a Co-Cr-Mo alloy produced by DMLS with a composition suitable for biomedical applications was submitted to hardness measurements and structural characterization. The alloy showed a hardness value remarkably higher than those commonly obtained for the same cast or wrought alloys. In order to clarify the origin of this unexpected result, the sample microstructure was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) and energy dispersive microanalysis (EDX). For the first time, a homogeneous microstructure comprised of an intricate network of thin ε (hcp)-lamellae distributed inside a γ (fcc) phase was observed. The ε-lamellae grown on the {111}γ planes limit the dislocation slip inside the γ (fcc) phase, causing the measured hardness increase. The results suggest possible innovative applications of the DMLS technique to the production of mechanical parts in the medical and dental fields.

Structural characterization of biomedical Co-Cr-Mo components produced by direct metal laser sintering / Barucca, G.; Santecchia, E.; Majni, G.; Girardin, E.; Bassoli, Elena; Denti, Lucia; Gatto, Andrea; Iuliano, L.; Moskalewicz, T.; Mengucci, P.. - In: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. C, BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS, SENSORS AND SYSTEMS. - ISSN 0928-4931. - STAMPA. - 48:(2015), pp. 263-269. [10.1016/j.msec.2014.12.009]

Structural characterization of biomedical Co-Cr-Mo components produced by direct metal laser sintering

BASSOLI, Elena;DENTI, Lucia;GATTO, Andrea;
2015

Abstract

Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) is a technique to manufacture complex functional mechanical parts from a computer-aided design (CAD) model. Usually, the mechanical components produced by this procedure show higher residual porosity and poorer mechanical properties than those obtained by conventional manufacturing techniques. In this work, a Co-Cr-Mo alloy produced by DMLS with a composition suitable for biomedical applications was submitted to hardness measurements and structural characterization. The alloy showed a hardness value remarkably higher than those commonly obtained for the same cast or wrought alloys. In order to clarify the origin of this unexpected result, the sample microstructure was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) and energy dispersive microanalysis (EDX). For the first time, a homogeneous microstructure comprised of an intricate network of thin ε (hcp)-lamellae distributed inside a γ (fcc) phase was observed. The ε-lamellae grown on the {111}γ planes limit the dislocation slip inside the γ (fcc) phase, causing the measured hardness increase. The results suggest possible innovative applications of the DMLS technique to the production of mechanical parts in the medical and dental fields.
2015
5-dic-2014
48
263
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Structural characterization of biomedical Co-Cr-Mo components produced by direct metal laser sintering / Barucca, G.; Santecchia, E.; Majni, G.; Girardin, E.; Bassoli, Elena; Denti, Lucia; Gatto, Andrea; Iuliano, L.; Moskalewicz, T.; Mengucci, P.. - In: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. C, BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS, SENSORS AND SYSTEMS. - ISSN 0928-4931. - STAMPA. - 48:(2015), pp. 263-269. [10.1016/j.msec.2014.12.009]
Barucca, G.; Santecchia, E.; Majni, G.; Girardin, E.; Bassoli, Elena; Denti, Lucia; Gatto, Andrea; Iuliano, L.; Moskalewicz, T.; Mengucci, P.
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