The influence of microstructural features on fatigue crack propagation in Ti­6Al­4V

In our modern world, where computers, mobile phones and many other applications have become indispensable, there is a growing need for high precision machines in order to be able to produce these technologies. For these complex high precision applications it is important to understand the fatigue properties of the materials used to prevent...

Design and heat treatment of 3D printed spinal cages

Back pain and back instability affect close to 80% of the population at some point during their life. One solution is to insert a spinal cage, which results in spinal fusion, meaning two vertebrae fuse together to create one big vertebra. This study focuses on the investigation of both the processing aspects as the design aspects of producing a...