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ArticleJournal of functional biomaterials2025

Manufacturing, Microstructure, and Mechanics of 316L SS Biomaterials by Laser Powder Bed Fusion.

Zhizhou Zhang, Paul Mativenga, Shi-Qing Huang

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Article in Journal of functional biomaterials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Zhizhou ZhangSchool of Mechanics and Construction Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Paul MativengaLaser Processing Research Laboratory, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
Shi-Qing HuangSchool of Mechanics and Construction Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.

Funding

Henry Royce Institute EP/R00661X/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is an advanced additive manufacturing technology that is gaining increasing interest for biomedical implants because it can produce dense, patient-specific metallic components with controlled microstructures. This study investigated the LPBF fabrication of 316L stainless steel, which is widely used in orthopedic and dental implants, and examined the effects of laser power and scanning speed on the microstructure and mechanical properties relevant to biomedical applications. The study achieved 99.97% density and refined columnar and cellular austenitic grains, with optimized molten pool morphology. The optimal LPBF parameters, 190 W laser power and 700 mm/s, produced a tensile strength of 762.83 MPa and hardness of 253.07 HV

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316L stainless steeladditive manufacturingbiomaterialslaser powder bed fusionmechanical propertiesmetallography

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PMID40863300
PMCPMC12387571

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