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  • Master Thesis
    Effects of Zirconia and Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Properties of the Resin-Based Dental Composites
    (01. Izmir Institute of Technology, 2023) Tanoğlu, Metin; Tunca Taşkıran, Senagül; Tanoğlu, Metin; 03.10. Department of Mechanical Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    The majority of the population suffers from dental caries, one of the most common chronic diseases. Therefore, restoration of teeth is an urgent need. The materials used in restoration are composites prepared by adding inorganic components to the polymeric matrix. However, failure due to fractures and secondary caries is still the main problem. Therefore, studies are continuing to improve the mechanical properties and water sorption and solubility properties of the composite. In this study, effects of zirconia, which improves the mechanical properties, and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, which are the components of the tooth, on the mechanical properties of the composite were investigated. According to the literature, amounts of additives were determined as 1 and 2 wt.% for zirconia and 3 and 5 wt.% for hydroxyapatite. Nine different composites were prepared by mixing with hand spatulation method and mortar mill. The flexural strength and modulus, compressive strength, depth of cure, water sorption and solubility properties of the composites were investigated. Samples were characterized by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Zirconia and HA particles significantly improved the flexural and compressive strength of the composites. The highest flexural strength was obtained in the sample containing 5 wt.% hydroxyapatite and 1 wt.% zirconia, with an increase of 58% compared to the control sample. The highest compressive strength was obtained in the sample containing 3 wt.% hydroxyapatite and 2 wt.% zirconia, with an increase of 22% compared to the control sample. Therefore, zirconia and HA nanoparticles have a synergistic effect.
  • Master Thesis
    The Constitutive and Damage Models of Additively Manufactured Ti6al4v Alloy
    (01. Izmir Institute of Technology, 2021) Güden, Mustafa; Hızlı, Burak; Güden, Mustafa; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology; 03.10. Department of Mechanical Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering
    Electron Beam Melting (EBM) is one of the metal additive manufacturing methods that enable the fabrication of Ti6Al4V alloy parts with intended shapes in where this alloy is of significant interest such as aerospace and biomedical industries due to its outstanding properties. In this study, the microstructural and mechanical properties of EBM-produced Ti64 were comprehensively investigated. Microstructural analysis was conducted on as-built specimens. Microstructural analysis showed that EBM-produced Ti64 possesses α+β duplex phase with directional microstructural alterations and high porosity fraction in the part volume. Mechanical properties were investigated under tension loadings at quasi-static rates (0.001-0.1 1/s) and compression loading at quasi-static and high strain rates (0.001-2154 1/s). Thereafter, Johnson-Cook (JC) strength and damage models were individually calibrated from the experimental results of tension and compression behaviors and experimental fracture strains in order to numerically predict the material flow behavior of EBM-produced Ti64 considering the strain, strain rate, and temperature effects in the case of various loadings combined with temperature changes. EBM-produced Ti64 exhibited proximate mechanical properties in terms of tension and compression behaviors, however extremely low ductile behavior under tension loadings resulting premature failure without necking. Eventual fracture of this material occurred via tearing of the scanned layers for tension loadings and shear crack following the shear band formation propagation on 45° to loading axis for compression loadings. Calibrated JC strength and damage models for EBM-produced Ti64 were able to predict flow behavior and fracture strains within strain rate range between 0.001 and 1000 1/s. However, the JC strength model could not predict the flow behavior at excessively high strain rates (2154 1/s) due to complex deformation mechanisms including adiabatic heating.