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Fabrication of titanium scaffolds with porosity and pore size gradients by sequential freeze casting

  • Hyun Do Jung
  • , Se Won Yook
  • , Hyoun Ee Kim
  • , Young Hag Koh
  • Seoul National University
  • Korea University

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Abstract

This paper reports a novel method for producing porous Ti scaffolds with a gradient in porosity and pore size using the freeze casting method, in which TiH2/camphene slurries with various TiH2 contents (40, 25, and 10 vol.%) were cast sequentially into a mold, followed by freeze drying and heat-treatment in a vacuum at 1300 °C for 3 h. This simple sequential freeze casting method produced good bonding between the layers with different porosities of 35, 53, and 75 vol.% obtained using the TiH2 contents of 40, 25 and 10 vol.%, respectively. In addition, the pore size could be increased significantly by increasing the freezing time. The pore sizes obtained in the regions produced using 40, 25, and 10 vol.% TiH2 after freezing for 7 days were 96, 166, and 270 μm, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1545-1547
Number of pages3
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume63
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2009

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant from the Fundamental R&D Program for Core Technology of Materials funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea.

Keywords

  • Freeze casting
  • Mechanical properties
  • Metals and alloys
  • Porosity
  • Titanium (Ti)

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