Tribological behaviour of an alumina toughened zirconia ceramic for an application in joint prostheses

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 309-311 II, Issue , 2006, Pages 1261-1264

  Begand, Sabine ^a   Oberbach, Thomas ^a   Glien, Wilfried ^a  

^a Mathys Orthopaedie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dispersion ceramic; Hip simulator; Wear

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ALUMINA; CERAMIC MATERIALS; JOINT PROSTHESES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BURST STRENGTH; DISPERSION CERAMIC; HIP SIMULATOR; TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 33645359192     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-992-x.1261     Document Type: Conference Paper

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