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Fabrication of Titanium alloy by Electromagnetic Continuous Casting (EMCC) Method for Medical Applications

전자기 연속 주조법을 이용한 의료용 타이타늄 합금 제작에 관한 연구

  • Choi, Su-Ji (Liquid Processing & Casting Technology R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-Jae (Liquid Processing & Casting Technology R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology) ;
  • Baek, Su-Hyun (Liquid Processing & Casting Technology R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology) ;
  • Hyun, Soong-Keun (Advanced Materials Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Jung, Hyun-Do (Liquid Processing & Casting Technology R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology) ;
  • Moon, Byung-Moon (Liquid Processing & Casting Technology R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
  • 최수지 (한국생산기술연구원 주조공정그룹) ;
  • 이현재 (한국생산기술연구원 주조공정그룹) ;
  • 백수현 (한국생산기술연구원 주조공정그룹) ;
  • 현승균 (인하대학교 신소재공학과) ;
  • 정현도 (한국생산기술연구원 주조공정그룹) ;
  • 문병문 (한국생산기술연구원 주조공정그룹)
  • Received : 2017.09.01
  • Accepted : 2017.12.07
  • Published : 2018.02.28
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Abstract

Electromagnetic continuous casting (EMCC) was used to fabricate Ti-6Al-4V alloys with properties suitable for medical applications. Ti-6Al-4V alloy ingots fabricated by EMCC were subjected to heat treatment, such as residual stress removing (RRS), furnace cooling after solution treatment (ST-FC) and water-cooling after solution treatment (ST-WC), in order to obtain characteristics suitable for the standard. After component analysis, the microstructure and mechanical properties (tensile strength and elongation) were evaluated by ICP, gas analysis, OM, SEM, a Rockwell hardness tester and universal testing machine. The Ti-6Al-4V alloy ingot fabricated by EMCC was fabricated without segregation, and the lamellar structure was observed in the RRS and ST-FC specimens. The ST-WC specimen showed only martensite structure. As a result of evaluating the mechanical properties based on the microstructure results, we found that the water-cooled heat treatment condition after the solution treatment was most suitable for the Ti-6Al-4V ELI standard.

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