The design and manufacturing of a titanium alloy beak for Grus japonensis using additive manufacturing

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• 作者：Changhui Song^a ; ¹ ; Anming Wang^a ; ¹ ; Zijun Wu^b ; Ziyu Chen^c ; Yongqiang Yang^a ; ^{meyqyang@scut.edu.cn} ; Di Wang^a ; ^{scut061389@163.com}
• 关键词：Additive manufacturing ; Selective laser melting ; Titanium alloy ; Design and fabrication ; Beak
• 刊名：Materials & Design
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：5 March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：117
• 期：Complete
• 页码：410-416
• 全文大小：1525 K
• 卷排序：117

文摘

A bird with a broken beak of endangered Grus japonensis species was saved by additive manufacturing. Prototyping by fused deposition modelling (FDM) with polymer (polylactic acid) allowed bespoke validated design. Selective laser melting (SLM) allowed the fabrication of final light weight, strong and corrosion-resistant beak. Case study shows how personalized medical care can be provided efficiently, accurately and cost-effectively.