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Investigations on the Machining of Sintered Titanium Foams Utilizing Face Milling and Peripheral Grinding
Author(s) -
Bram M.,
Kempmann C.,
Laptev A.,
Stöver D.,
Weinert K.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.200300356
Subject(s) - materials science , grinding , machining , titanium , sintering , metallurgy , scope (computer science) , porosity , composite material , computer science , programming language
Titanium foams are regarded as potent materials for biomedical applications such as bone implants, and are, if possible, manufactured close to their final shape by sintering processes. There are cases, however, in which it is necessary to generate the final shape by machining, and problems resulting from the porous structure and the material characteristics become critical. In this article, two important methods of machining, i.e. face milling and peripheral grinding, are investigated for their applicability to Ti foams, and their scope and limitations are discussed.