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Additive Manufacturing of Functionally Graded Ceramic Materials by Stereolithography
Published on: January 25, 2019
Microstructure and strength of extruded porous HA ceramics
M Rusnah1, M Andanastuti, B Idris
1Bahagian Teknologi Perubatan, Institut Penyelidikan Teknologi Nuklear Malaysia (MINT).
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
|October 8, 2004
Abstract:
The paper discusses the influence of sintering temperature on the microstructure and strength of hydroxyapatite ceramics prepared using the extrusion process. The average pore diameters observed were in the range of approximately 150mm to 300mm whereas the compaction strength was found to be around 120-160 MPa.
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