Fabrication of titanium dental implants by selective laser melting

Edson Santos; Kozo Osakada; Masanori Shiomi; Masanori Morita; Fumie Abe

doi:10.1117/12.596317

8 October 2004 Fabrication of titanium dental implants by selective laser melting

Edson Santos, Kozo Osakada, Masanori Shiomi, Masanori Morita, Fumie Abe

Proceedings Volume 5662, Fifth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596317
Event: Fifth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication, 2004, Nara, Japan

Abstract

The present paper will discuss the influence of the processing parameters on the characteristics of titanium models built by Selective Laser Melting. The microstructure and the fatigue strength of the three dimensional titanium models formed by Selective Laser Melting with an Nd-yttritrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) pulsed laser are investigated. In order to increase the wear resistance of titanium models, surface alloying via laser-gas-nitriding (LGN) is applied. The mechanical properties of the models built by laser forming are adequate for fabrication of dental implants.

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Edson Santos, Kozo Osakada, Masanori Shiomi, Masanori Morita, and Fumie Abe "Fabrication of titanium dental implants by selective laser melting", Proc. SPIE 5662, Fifth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication, (8 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596317

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