Mechanical and microstructural characteristics of commercial purity titanium implants fabricated by electron-beam additive manufacturing

Electron-beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) is a layer-by-layer additive manufacturing technique. In this study, the mechanical and microstructural characteristics of commercial purity (CP) titanium implants with various porosities, fabricated by EBAM, were examined. The results show that the CP-titanium implants were composed of fine grains and Fe-Ti intermetallic compounds with a size of 40nm. In addition, they exhibit high yield strength and a low elastic modulus that are comparable to those of human bone. [Display omitted] •We have fabricated commercially pure titanium implants by electron-beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) with a cross structure.•The relations between compressive yield strength and porosity for pure titanium implants, fabricated by EBAM, were studied.•The fabricated pure titanium implants show enhanced compressive strength with low elastic modulus.