TY - JOUR A1 - Tezel, Tugce A1 - Schultheiss, Ulrich A1 - Hornberger, Helga A1 - Kovan, Volkan T1 - Operational wear behaviour of 3D-printed lightweight metal gears: EDS and oil analysis comparison JF - Materials Testing N2 - Additive manufacturing (AM) has come to the fore in recent years among manufacturing techniques. This technique, which has different advantages than traditional ones such as casting, forging and machining, is expected to be widely used in producing machine parts like gears in the coming years. Therefore, experimental data on AM parameters for lightweight metal gears are important for industrial production. In this study, a wear test was applied to AlSi10Mg and Ti6Al4V gears under operational conditions, and the wear behaviour of conventionally and additively manufactured gears was compared. The amount of abrasion elements was determined by analysing the oil in the gearbox. In addition, gear surfaces were analysed using scanning electron microscopy and an energy-dispersive spectrometer before and after wear. Thus, the wear behaviour of gears produced by conventional and AM under service conditions was demonstrated comparatively. KW - additive manufacturing KW - titanium KW - aluminium KW - gear KW - wear Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/mt-2023-0222 SN - 0025-5300 VL - 66 IS - 6 SP - 830 EP - 834 PB - de Gruyter ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schultheiß, Ulrich A1 - Hornberger, Helga T1 - Comparison of etchants for corrosion-resistant stainless steels in medical engineering JF - Practical Metallography N2 - Corrosion-resistant stainless steels are widely used in medical engineering. Today, additive manufacturing techniques are also used for this purpose, in particular for implant steels. Additively processed materials sometimes react differently to etching than conventionally processed ones. The use of etchants for contrasting the microstructure must therefore be adapted. Chemical etching using V2A etchant, Murakami, and anhydrous Kalling solutions, as well as electrochemical etching using nitric acid, sodium hydroxide, and oxalic acid were performed. Etched samples made of conventionally processed X2CrNi-Mo17-12-2 were compared to samples manufactured using selective laser melting and sintering, and the optimal contrast was developed in each case. It can be shown that the different etchants reveal different microstructural constituents and that etchants must therefore be selected as a function of the application. N2 - Korrosionsbeständige Edelstähle werden vielfältig in der Medizintechnik eingesetzt. Dabei werden insbesondere bei Implantat-Stählen heute auch additive Fertigungstechniken angewandt. Additiv verarbeitete Materialien reagieren teilweise anders beim Ätzen als konventionell verarbeitete, weshalb der Einsatz von Ätzmitteln zur Gefüge-Kontrastierung adaptiert werden muss. Es wurde sowohl chemisch mit V2A-Beize, Murakami- und wasserfreier Kalling-Lösung geätzt, als auch elektrochemisch mit Salpetersäure, Natronlauge und Oxalsäure. Geätzte Proben aus konventionell verarbeitetem X2CrNiMo17-12-2 wurden mit Proben verglichen, die mittels selektivem Laserschmelzen und -sintern hergestellt wurden, und die jeweils optimale Kontrastierung entwickelt. Es kann gezeigt werden, dass die unterschiedlichen Ätzmittel verschiedene Gefügebestandteile hervorheben und somit je nach Anwendungsfall das jeweilige Ätzmittel ausgewählt werden muss. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/pm-2024-0094 VL - 62 IS - 1 SP - 19 EP - 30 PB - de Gruyter ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Reich, Sven A1 - Hornberger, Helga T1 - The effect of multicolored machinable ceramics on the esthetics of all-ceramic crowns JF - Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry N2 - Statement of problems: Computer-aided design/computer-assisted machining systems offer the possibility of fabricating restorations from one machinable ceramic block. Whether multishaded blocks improve esthetic results and are a viable alternative to individually stained ceramics has not been fully determined. Purpose: The aim of this investigation was to examine the effect of multishaded blocks on the esthetic appearance of all-ceramic CEREC crowns and compare these crowns with single-shade and stained restorations. Material and methods: Ten subjects were included in this study. For each subject, 6 different crowns were milled with the use of a CEREC machine. One crown was milled from each of the following machinable ceramic materials: CEREC Vitablocs Mark II in classic colors; Vitablocs Mark II in 3D-Master colors; Vitablocs Mark II in either classic or 3D-Master colors, with additional staining; Megadenta Bloxx multishaded; Mark II experimental multilayer; and an experimental multilayer leucite ceramic. Three independent examiners assessed the esthetic appearance of crowns fabricated to match each subject's anterior tooth shade. A scale of 1 to 6 was used to score the shade match and esthetic adaptation of each crown, with 1 representing excellent characteristics and 3.5 serving as the threshold for clinical acceptability. The examiners' scores were averaged, and the mean values were analyzed with the Wilcoxon signed rank test (P=40 MPa as measured according to ISO 6 872; said second material is an organic material which at least partly fills the pores of said porous matrix; and said composite material has a modulus of elasticity, E, of >=25 GPa as measured according to ISO 10 477. Y1 - 2001 UR - https://depatisnet.dpma.de/DepatisNet/depatisnet?action=bibdat&docid=US020090001623A1 ER -