FABRICATION AND SIMULATION OF FEEDSTOCK FOR TITANIUM-POWDER INJECTION-MOLDING CORTICAL-BONE SCREWS


Urtekin L., GENÇ A., Bozkurt F.

MATERIALI IN TEHNOLOGIJE, cilt.53, sa.5, ss.619-625, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17222/mit.2018.088
  • Dergi Adı: MATERIALI IN TEHNOLOGIJE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.619-625
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: feedstock, rheology, powder injection molding, Ti-6Al-4V cortical-bone screw, ALLOY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Titanium-powder injection molding is a combination of plastic injection and powder metallurgy. Using this technology, near-net titanium parts are produced. In this study, feedstock-development experiments were performed with Ti-6Al-4V powders and binders for the production of titanium cortical-bone screws. Critical solid-loading and optimum solid-loading values were determined to specify the most appropriate binder system and ratio by volume. The critical solid-loading rate was determined as 62 % by volume while the optimum solid-loading rate was 60 % by volume. The rheological properties of the feedstocks were obtained with a capillary rheometer, and the thermal properties with a TGA analysis. The rheological behavior and thermal properties of PW/PE/SA and PEG8000/PP/SA feedstocks at different mixing ratios were determined. A simulation of the flow was made with the Moldflow program, designing a screw and a mold. For the two different feedstocks, skeletal binders PP and PE were identified and simulations were carried out. The knowledge that the feedstock skeletal-binder properties predominate was obtained as the data for the flow in the mold in the light. Experiments and simulations showed that the water-based feedstock is a suitable binder system for the cortical-bone screw molding.