High efficient surface finishing of bio-titanium alloy by large-area electron beam irradiation

Akira Okada, Yoshiyuki Uno, Noriyasu Yabushita, Kensuke Uemura, Purwadi Raharjo

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Abstract

A new surface finishing process for bio-titanium alloy products by large-area electron beam (LAEB) irradiation is proposed. In the LAEB irradiation equipment, high energy density EB can be irradiated without concentrating the beam. Therefore, LAEB with a maximum diameter of 60mm can be used for instantaneous melting or evaporating metal surface. Experimental results made it clear that the surface roughness becomes smaller with increasing energy density of beam. Under a proper irradiating condition, the surface roughness of titanium alloy machined with end mill decreases from 10 to 0.8μm R z in a few minutes. Moreover, the corrosion resistance can be greatly improved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)506-511
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Materials Processing Technology
Volume149
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 10 2004

Keywords

  • Bio-titanium alloy
  • Finishing process
  • Large-area electron beam irradiation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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