The effect of reduced fracture toughness on pitting and delamination type wear of elevated cross-linked polyethylene

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1445, 2004, Pages 137-150

  Maher, Suzanne A ^a   Furman, Bridgette D ^a   Wright, Timothy M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Fracture toughness; Polyethylene; Wear

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION MOLDING; CROSSLINKING; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HEAT TREATMENT; IRRADIATION; PITTING; TENSILE TESTING; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

POST IRRADIATION HEAT TREATMENT; SUBSURFACE DAMAGE;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 1342333842     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp11927s     Document Type: Article

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