Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) of α-Al2O3 submicron ceramics pressureless sintered at different temperatures: Improvement in mechanical properties for use in total hip arthroplasty (THA)

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 900-906

  Bocanegra Bernal, M H ^a   Dominguez Rios C ^a   Garcia Reyes, A ^b   Aguilar Elguezabal, A ^a   Echeberria, J ^c   Nevarez Rascon, A ^d  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN MATERIALES AVANZADOS   (Mexico)

^b Interceramic   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHUA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alumina ceramics; Hip arthroplasty; Hot isostatic pressing; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA CERAMICS; APPLIED PRESSURE; BEFORE AND AFTER; DWELL TIME; GRAIN SIZE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; INDENTATION FRACTURE; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY; PRESSURELESS SINTERING; PRESSURELESS-SINTERED; SEM; SINTERABILITY; SUBMICRON; THEORETICAL DENSITY; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY;

ALUMINUM; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; THERMOPLASTICS; VICKERS HARDNESS; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING;

EID: 67649853105     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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