Study on long life of artificial joints by investigating optimal sliding surface geometry for improvement in wear resistance

Precision Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 492-498

  Sawano, Hiroshi ^a   Warisawa, Shin'ichi ^b   Ishihara, Sunao ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abrasive waterjet; Dimple structure; Effective life of artificial joint; Scratch marks; Sliding surface; Wear resistance

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE WATERJET; DIMPLE STRUCTURE; EFFECTIVE LIFE OF ARTIFICIAL JOINT; SCRATCH MARKS; SLIDING SURFACE;

ABRASIVES; WEAR RESISTANCE;

SURFACE RESISTANCE;

EID: 67650424257     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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