ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED Ti6Al4V LATTICE STRUCTURES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a rapidly developing technology which provides opportunity to build up complex geometries due the freedom of manufacturing. Lattice structures, three-dimensional open-celled structures composed one or more repeating unit cells, can be produced with unique mechanical, thermal, acoustic, biomedical and electrical properties by optimization type dimension cell additive manufacturing parameters. provide lightweight porous parts are widely preferable in applications. Different lattice have been used for obtaining bone like implant surface accelerate osseointegration. There many studies this field, but ideal designs dimensional accuracy various field not completely reached. In study, octahedral, star dodecahedron thin strut diameter were manufactured laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) Ti6Al4V powder. Cubic plate samples built on z-direction their top side surfaces inspected terms topographical characteristics scanning electron microscope.