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Vol.22, No.3, 2022, pp. 353–357 |
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EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF Ti-6Al-4V ALLOY BEHAVIOUR UNDER DIFFERENT EXPLOITATION CONDITIONS Tamara Smoljanić1, Simon Sedmak1, Aleksandar Sedmak2, Zijah Burzić3, Aleksa Milovanović1 1) University of Belgrade, Innovation Centre of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, SERBIA 2) University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, SERBIA *email: aleksandarsedmak@gmail.com 3) Military Technical Institute, Belgrade, SERBIA
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Abstract The paper involves experimental testing of titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V specimens, based on which numerical models are made to provide the basis for further investigation. Due to the exploitation conditions these implants are subjected to, experimental tensile tests are performed on three types of specimens: regular type, and specimens previously subjected to the effects of humid and salty environment. The goal is to determine how these extreme conditions affect mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy, along with the development of numerical models which could accurately simulate the behaviour of real specimens. Keywords: Ti-6Al-4V, finite element method, hip implants, corrosion |
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