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ReviewHeliyon2022

Additive manufacturing of titanium-based alloys- A review of methods, properties, challenges, and prospects.

Thato Sharon Tshephe, Samuel Olukayode Akinwamide, Eugene Olevsky, Peter Apata Olubambi

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Review in Heliyon, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Thato Sharon TshepheCentre for Nanomechanics and Tribocorrosion, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Samuel Olukayode AkinwamideCentre for Nanomechanics and Tribocorrosion, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Eugene OlevskyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University, USA.
Peter Apata OlubambiCentre for Nanomechanics and Tribocorrosion, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of materials for biomedical, aerospace, and automobile industries has been a significant area of research in recent years. Various metallic materials, including steels, cast iron, nickel-based alloys, and other metals with exceptional mechanical properties, have been reportedly utilized for fabrication in these industries. However, titanium and its alloys have proven to be outstanding due to their enhanced properties. The β-titanium alloys with reduced modulus compared with the human bone have found more usage in the biomedical industry. In contrast, the α and α+β titanium alloys are more utilized to fabricate parts in the automobile and aerospace industries due to their relatively lightweight. Amongst the numerous additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, selective laser and electron beam melting techniques are frequently used for the fabrication of metallic components due to the full densification and high dimensional accuracy they offer. This paper reviews and discusses the different types of AM techniques, attention is also drawn to the properties and challenges associated with additively manufactured titanium -based alloys. The outcome from this study shows that 3D printed titanium and titanium-alloys exhibit huge prospects for various applications in the medical and aerospace industries. Also, laser-assisted 3D technologies were found to be the most effective AM method for achieving enhanced or near-full densification.

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Additive manufacturingAerospaceAutomobilesBiomedicalCorrosionMechanical propertiesTitanium alloy

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PMID35299605
PMCPMC8920912

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