Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine
Vol. 7 No. S1 (2025): Trans. AMMM Supplement
https://doi.org/10.18416/AMMM.2025.25062165%20

Material Properties, Structural Designs, and Printing Technologies, ID 2165

Printed highly bio-tolerant Ti/Nb/Ta alloys
Combination of elasticity and strength

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Melanie Stenzel (TANIOBIS), Markus Weinmann (1) TANIOBIS GmbH), Nicole Kuek (2) Alloyed Ltd), Oliver Morgan (2) Alloyed Ltd)

Abstract

Titanium alloys are state-of-the art implant materials featuring good biocompatibility and osseointegration. Unfortunately, they have a high Young’s modulus of 108 – 115 GPa, which contrasts with the better elasticity of the human bones, having a Young’s modulus of 12 – 25 GPa. This mismatch increases the risk of stress-shielding and can lead to of implant rejection. In addition, the use of only biocompatible and non-allergenic elements is beneficial for an increased biocompatibility. Suitable alternatives are Ti/Nb/Ta (TNT) alloys, consisting exclusively of biocompatible elements, providing the favorable combination of high elasticity, strength, reliable fatigue properties and good biocompatibility

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Stenzel, M., Weinmann, M., Kuek, N., & Morgan, O. (2025). Printed highly bio-tolerant Ti/Nb/Ta alloys : Combination of elasticity and strength. Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine, 7(S1), 2165 . https://doi.org/10.18416/AMMM.2025.25062165

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