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A Novel Multiaxial Wear Tester for Accelerated Testing of Materials

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Author(s)

M C. Shen, Stephen M. Hsu, John A. Tesk, A Christou

Abstract

A versatile wear tester has been designed and built. The initial study showed that that with this tester, tes procedures can be developed to achieve clinically relevant simulations in a short time. With the continuously monitored force traces, this tester can be used to study the wear mechanisms of different material pairs. Understanding of the wear mechanisms will aid the rapid development of improved artificial joint materials development.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of 45th Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society
Conference Dates
February 1-4, 1999
Conference Location
Undefined
Conference Title
Orthopaedic Research Society

Keywords

hip, materials, testing, wear

Citation

Shen, M. , Hsu, S. , Tesk, J. and Christou, A. (1999), A Novel Multiaxial Wear Tester for Accelerated Testing of Materials, Proceedings of 45th Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, Undefined (Accessed December 7, 2024)

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Created November 30, 1999, Updated October 12, 2021