Properties and performance of titanium alloy processed by electron beam melting additive manufacturing

Afshin’s PhD thesis focused on mechanical properties investigation and microstructure characterisation of titanium alloy parts manufactured by Electron Beam Melting 3D printing technology. A comprehensive study was carried out to fully comprehend the potential of this 3D metal printing technology for applications of customised titanium parts subjected to different operating conditions. Hot Isostatic Pressing technique was used to improve the mechanical properties of final titanium parts. The outcomes of this research are expected to benefit biomedical and aerospace industry to provide comprehensive information for quality production of patient-specific biomedical implants or aerospace parts made of titanium. This research has the potential to promote wider applications of metallic 3D technologies like EBM in the multi-billion dollar biomedical and aerospace industries.