Investigations of the mechanical properties of an alumina toughened zirconia ceramic for an application in joint prostheses

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 284-286, Issue , 2005, Pages 1019-1022

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

^a Mathys Orthopaedie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alumina; Composites; Wear; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; JOINT PROSTHESES; PHASE COMPOSITION; WEAR OF MATERIALS; ZIRCONIA;

WEAR BEHAVIOURS; WEAR RATES;

BIOCERAMICS;

EID: 34249112497     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-961-x.1019     Document Type: Article

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