Preliminary investigation of Al-doped Zirconla in water for THR's

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 240-242, Issue , 2003, Pages 827-830

  Green, D D ^a   Williams, P A ^a   Pezzotti, G ^b   Clarke, I C ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alumina; THR; Tribology; Water Lubrication; Wear; Wear Debris; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CRACK INITIATION; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; TRIBOLOGY;

FEMORAL HEADS;

ZIRCONIA;

EID: 0037247166     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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