Strauß, Lea & Löwisch, Günther (2024). Effect of Residual Stress, Surface Roughness, and Porosity on Fatigue Life of PBF-LB AlSi10Mg. In: Lectures Notes on Advanced Structured Materials 2, S.275-290.
Strauß, Lea & Löwisch, Günther (2024). Effect of Residual Stress, Surface Roughness, and Porosity on Fatigue Life of PBF-LB AlSi10Mg. In: Lectures Notes on Advanced Structured Materials 2, S.275-290.
Abstract
Fabricating metal parts with the additive manufacturing technology of laser-based powder bed fusion enables unconventional and individual geometries, such as optimized topologies. However, one drawback is that the layer-by-layer processing from the laser beam results in high thermal gradients as well as high cooling rates leading to effects like a fine microstructure, anisotropy, inhomogeneities, and residual stress. A combination of these factors with the brittleness of some materials significantly reduces a part’s lifespan. Within this study, the effect of heat treatment as well as the printing parameter set for PBF-LB AlSi10Mg on residual stress, and therefore, high cycle fatigue, is reported. Residual stress was measured using X-ray diffraction analysis. In addition to residual stress, surface roughness was determined in order to evaluate the effect of the peak in surface roughness on fatigue life due to its notch effect. Furthermore, each crack-initiating inhomogeneity was measured according to the
-concept of Murakami. As a result, general sensitivity factors are reported in order to predict crack-initiating-based fatigue life affected by the stress amplitude, residual stress, and peak surface roughness.
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Strauss, Lea; Bruyas, Arnaud; Pappas, Daphne; Ben Salem, Dhia; Krampe, Erhard; Gonzalez, Raul; Leonhardt, Stefan; Schmitt-John, Thomas. (2024). Plasma surface modification and three‐dimensional structuring of additively manufactured polyetheretherketone implants for improvement of osseointegration. Plasma Processes and Polymers, Vol. 21, No.3.
Strauss, Lea; Bruyas, Arnaud; Pappas, Daphne; Ben Salem, Dhia; Krampe, Erhard; Gonzalez, Raul; Leonhardt, Stefan; Schmitt-John, Thomas. (2024). Plasma surface modification and three‐dimensional structuring of additively manufactured polyetheretherketone implants for improvement of osseointegration. Plasma Processes and Polymers, Vol. 21, No.3.
Abstract
Osseointegration is highly desirable for implants used for bone replacement. Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is an attractive material due to its characteristics such as high biocompatibility and Young's modulus similar to human bones. However, PEEK is bioinert, meaning cells do not adhere and proliferate on its surface. This problem is addressed in this study, with the goal of enhancing osseointegration of additively manufactured PEEK. The influences of surface modifications and porous structures on cellular behavior were assessed by wettability and in vitro tests with subclone of the human osteosarcoma cell line-2 osteoblasts. Overall, the combination of surface modification, type of plasma process used, atmospheric pressure versus vacuum-based, and surface structuring, especially gyroid structures, improve the cellular proliferation on PEEK. Therefore, its ability to enhance osseointegration is highly promising.
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