Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materialsTitaniumAlloysHip ProsthesisMaterials TestingLasers
Increasing the fatigue strength of laser-powder bed fusion manufactured Ti6Al4V hip stems by means of appropriate post-treatments.
Stefan Schroeder, Jens Gibmeier, Phuong Thao Mai, Maximilian C M Fischer, Moritz M Innmann, Tobias Renkawitz, J Philippe Kretzer
Published: 202610.1016/j.jmbbm.2025.107221
Abstract
Due to the lower fatigue resistance of LPBF manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy compared to wrought material, hip stems are still manufactured conventionally, despite the advantages of patient-specific joint replacements. Therefore, the aim of the study was t…
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