Coefficient of friction under dry and lubricated conditions of a fracture and wear resistant P/M titanium-graphite composite for biomedical applications

Wear

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 237-244

  Teoh, S H ^a   Thampuran, R ^a   Seah, W K H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coefficient of friction; Fracture; Pin on disc; Sintered titanium; Titanium carbide; Titanium graphite composite; Wear debris; Wear resistant biomaterials

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FRICTION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LUBRICATION; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POROSITY; SINTERING; TITANIUM CARBIDE; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

TITANIUM GRAPHITE COMPOSITES; TRIPHASIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

PROSTHETICS;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION; FRACTURE; FRICTION; TITANIUM ALLOY; WEAR;

EID: 0032006483     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(97)00231-7     Document Type: Article

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