title: Mechanical properties of thin films of laser-welded titanium and their associated welding defects.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanical properties of thin films of laser-welded cast titanium using an interference strain/displacement gauge (ISDG) and to analyze factors that affect laser welding. Dog-bone-shaped small specimens of cast titanium were prepared by wire cutting after they were laser-welded. The specimens were divided into three groups according to the gap distance of the laser weld; the control was non-welded titanium. Small specimens without cast defects detected by X-ray screening were measured by a tensile test machine using ISDG, and stress-strain curves were drawn. Finally, the fracture texture was analyzed. The ultimate tensile strengths (UTSs) of specimens with a gap distance of 0.00, 0.25, and 0.50 mm were 492.16 ± 33.19, 488.09 ± 43.18, and 558.45 ± 10.80 MPa, respectively. There were no significant differences in UTS between the test groups and the control group (p > 0.05). However, the plastic deformation and the percent elongation increased as the gap distance increased. Incomplete penetration defects appeared in groups that had small gap distances, which may have affected the properties of the laser-welded titanium. However, the welding material was still pure titanium. These results suggest that an appropriate gap distance should be maintained to improve the application of dental laser welding.
authors: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Street, Xi'an, 710032, China.
authors: Yulu
authors: Y
authors: Wu
authors: Haitao
authors: H
authors: Xin
authors: Chunbao
authors: C
authors: Zhang
authors: Zhongbin
authors: Z
authors: Tang
authors: Zhiyuan
authors: Z
authors: Zhang
authors: Weifeng
authors: W
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D012994:Dental Soldering; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008422:Materials Testing; D010969:Plastics; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014070:Tooth / Q000502:physiology; D014896:Welding; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D014025:Titanium
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