Table 2 Porosity and sphericity measured by image analysis.

From: Effect of processing on microstructure, mechanical properties, corrosion and biocompatibility of additive manufacturing Ti-6Al-4V orthopaedic implants

Sample

Porosity (%)

Sphericity

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

S-Ref

0.045

0.02

0.815

0.03

S-HT-a

0.036

0.01

0.957

0.02

S-HT-b

0.153

0.10

0.660

0.15

S-HT-c

0.050

0.02

0.890

0.05

E-HIP

0.037

0.01

0.824

0.02

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