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Experimental Study On Surface Integrity Of Cryogenically Machined Ti-6al-4v Alloy For Biomedical Devices, M. Hardt, F. Klocke, B. Döbbeler, M. Binder, Ibrahim S. Jawahir

Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing Faculty Publications

Titanium and its alloys are widely used in the biomedical sector. In this field, titanium and its alloys are the material of choice for biomedical devices such as hip and knee replacements. Usually, a Total Hip Replacement (THR) is based on four components, made out of different materials due to the material properties associated with the functional performance. One approach to lower the overall manufacturing costs and enhance the reliability of THR’s is to manufacture the prosthesis out of one material. The titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V is, therefore, feasible as it exhibits better osseous integration compared to other metallic materials used …