Selective laser melting of magnesium for future applications in the medicine

M. M. Savalani; C. C. Ng; Hau Chung Man

doi:10.1109/ICMA.2010.45

Selective laser melting of magnesium for future applications in the medicine

M. M. Savalani, C. C. Ng, Hau Chung Man

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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Abstract

In recent years, researchers have focused on the development of degradable implants. Magnesium is considered to be a potential implant material for biodegradable orthopaedic applications because of its inherent beneficial properties including superior biocompatibility, biodegrability and proper mechanical properties. Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is a laser aided layer by layer technique which enables the quick fabrication of solid metallic parts virtually of any geometry, based on a computer design. This paper focuses on the SLM of pure magnesium powders using a Nd:YAG laser under different processing conditions. The results show that magnesium parts are successfully fabricated, which indicates opportunity for magnesium orthopaedic implants to be achieved through SLM technique.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2010 International Conference on Manufacturing Automation, ICMA 2010
Pages	50-54
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMA.2010.45
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2010
Event	6th International Conference on Manufacturing Automation, ICMA 2010 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 13 Dec 2010 → 15 Dec 2010

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Conference	6th International Conference on Manufacturing Automation, ICMA 2010
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
City	Hong Kong
Period	13/12/10 → 15/12/10

Keywords

Computer-aided engineering
Magnesium
Rapid manufacturing
Selective laser melting

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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