Multiscale modeling of titanium investment cast dental prostheses

RC Atwood, PD Lee*, RV Curtis, Lucy Di-Silvio

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Abstract

Titanium alloys are attractive materials for biomedical applications due to their superior biocompatibility. However, the use of titanium alloys for dental and maxillofacial prostheses is particularly challenging because each prosthesis has a unique, complex shape. A multiscale model for the processing of Ti prostheses was developed that combines a commercial macrocode for process simulation with an in-house code to explicitly track the development of the microstructure including surface reactions. The model was applied to simulate the dental titanium investment casting process. The macroscopic heat transfer model is coupled with a microscale simulation incorporating the release and diffusion of impurity elements at the mold-metal interface. The penetration depth of impurity species was simulated to determine the amount of alpha-case formed. The microstructural modeling results indicate that the critical factor is the time for which liquid Ti is in contact with the mold and that the incorporation of silicon from the mold increases this time by depressing the solidus temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)255-262
Number of pages8
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications
Volume25
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2005
EventMaterials and Science Technology Meeting 2004 - New Orleans, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Duration: 26 Sept 200429 Sept 2004

Keywords

  • dental prostheses
  • titanium
  • investment casting
  • multiscale modeling
  • mold-metal interfacial reactions
  • SOLIDIFICATION
  • ALLOY
  • CONTAMINATION
  • PREDICTION
  • SIMULATION
  • POROSITY
  • SURFACE

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