ISSN 3041-1815. Physicochemical Mechanics of Materials. 2026.
Volume 62, Issue 3
Influence of model porosity on the properties of Ti–6Al–4V alloy samples, produced by 3D printing
Brodnikovskyi D. B. 
Frantsevych Institute for Problems of Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (https://ror.org/010jn4k46)
Kuzmenko M. M.
Frantsevych Institute for Problems of Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (https://ror.org/010jn4k46)
Maksymenko M. V.
LLC “3D Metal Tech”, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Dmytrychenko O. O.
LLC “3D Metal Tech”, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Verbylo D. H.
Frantsevych Institute for Problems of Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (https://ror.org/010jn4k46)
Okun I. Yu.
Frantsevych Institute for Problems of Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (https://ror.org/010jn4k46)
Brodnikovskyi Ye. M.
Frantsevych Institute for Problems of Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (https://ror.org/010jn4k46)
Vasylyev O. D.
Frantsevych Institute for Problems of Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (https://ror.org/010jn4k46)
Ostash O. P.
Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine. (https://ror.org/02jv3yx22)
Holovenko Ya. B.
LLC “3D Metal Tech”, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Keywords
solid oxide fuel cell, anode substrate, titanium alloys, porosity, 3D printing.
Cite as
Brodnikovskyi D. М., Kuzmenko М. М., Maksymenko М. V., Dmytrychenko О. О., Verbylo D. H., Okun І. Yu., Brodnikovskyi Ye. М., Vasylyev О. D., Ostash О. P., and Holovenko Ya. B. Influence of model porosity on the properties of Ti–6Al–4V alloy samples, produced by 3D printing. Physicochemical Mechanics of Materials. 2026. 62(3), 134-140.
Abstract
The effect of model porosity (30; 40; 50, and 60%) on the mechanical and electrical properties, as well as the fracture micromechanism of samples produced by 3D printing from Ti–6Al–4V ELI powder, was investigated with the aim of developing a technology for manufacturing porous anode substrates of the lightweight solid oxide fuel cells. After annealing in argon, the material of the samples exhibits a martensitic structure typical of the Ti–6Al–4V alloy. At a porosity of 60%, the tensile and flexural strengths are 169 and 289 MPa, respectively, under a mixed fracture mode involving dimpled and intergranular mechanisms. The electrical conductivity is 2105 S/m, which meets the requirements for materials used in fuel cell components.