Long crack growth behavior of implant material Ti-5Al-2.5Fe in air and simulated body environment related to microstructure

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 887-897

  Niinomi, Mitsuo ^a   Saga, Akira ^a   Fukunaga, Kei Ichi ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

CRACK CLOSURE; SECONDARY CRACKS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

EID: 0034316784     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(00)00058-X     Document Type: Article

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