Abstract
Shape memory alloys (SMAs), such as Nitinol (i.e., NiTi), are of great importance in biomedical and engineering applications due to their unique superelasticity and shape memory properties. In recent years, additive manufacturing (AM) processes have been used to produce complex NiTi components, which provide the ability to tailor microstructure and thus the critical properties of the alloys, such as the superelastic behavior and transformation temperatures (TTs), by selection of processing parameters. In biomedical applications, superelasticity in implants play a critical role since it gives the implants bone-like behavior. In this study, a methodology of improving superelasticity in Ni-rich NiTi components without the need for any kind of post-process heat treatments will be revealed. It will be shown that superelasticity with 5.62% strain recovery and 98% recovery ratio can be observed in Ni-rich NiTi after the sample is processed with 250 W laser power, 1250 mm/s scanning speed, and 80 µm hatch spacing without, any post-process heat treatments. This superelasticity in as-fabricated Ni-rich SLM NiTi was not previously possible in the absence of post-process heat treatments. The findings of this study promise the fast, reliable and inexpensive fabrication of complex shaped superelastic NiTi components for many envisioned applications such as patient-specific biomedical implants.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-10-2019
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36641-4
Funding Information
The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support provided for the project “Nitinol Commercialization Accelerator” by the Ohio Department of Development through Grants WP 10-010, and TVSF awards 14-958 and 15-791. NSF support (CBET-0731087) is also appreciated.
Repository Citation
Shayesteh Moghaddam, Narges; Saedi, Soheil; Amerinatanzi, Amirhesam; Hinojos, Alejandro; Ramazani, Ali; Kundin, Julia; Mills, Michael J.; Karaca, Haluk E.; and Elahinia, Mohammad, "Achieving Superelasticity in Additively Manufactured NiTi in Compression Without Post-Process Heat Treatment" (2019). Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications. 66.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/me_facpub/66
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Scientific Reports, v. 9, article no. 41, p. 1-11.
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