SLM Additive Manufacturing of NiTi Porous Implants: A Review of Constitutive Models, Finite Element Simulations, Manufacturing
Nitinol shape memory alloy is a biocompatible material that is suitable for biomedical applications due to its superelasticity, shape memory effect, good corrosion and fatigue resistance, and sound damping properties. With the selective laser melting (SLM) additive manufacturing process, it is possible to produce customized NiTi implants in the form of