Reasons for inferior performance of ceramic on a-C:H-coated Ti-6Al-4V in hip simulator testing compared to ball on flat reciprocating sliding tests

Wear

Volumn 265, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 1727-1733

  Osterle W ^a   Djahanbakhsh, M ^a   Hartelt, M ^a   Wasche R ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

A C:H; Artificial hip joint; Coating failure; Hip simulator; Reciprocating sliding test

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMORPHOUS CARBON; AMORPHOUS FILMS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HIP PROSTHESES; ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SIMULATORS; TESTING; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

A-C:H; ARTIFICIAL HIP JOINT; COATING FAILURE; HIP SIMULATOR; RECIPROCATING SLIDING TEST;

COATINGS;

EID: 54149098948     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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