This book investigates the microstructural and mechanical properties of
titanium-tantalum (TiTa) alloy formed using selective laser melting
(SLM). TiTa has potential orthopaedic biomedical applications thanks to
its high strength to modulus ratio. However, because it is difficult to
obtain, it is still not widely used. The book describes how SLM is
utilized to form this alloy, and provides a better understanding of the
SLM process in porous lattice structure fabrication and its control
through statistical modelling.