Fatigue behavior of type 316 stainless steel under simulated body conditions
- 1 May 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
- Vol. 5 (3) , 267-281
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.820050313
Abstract
The fatigue‐crack propagation behavior of Type 316 stainless steel was studied under simulated body conditions. The fatigue specimens were immersed in circulating Ringers Solution at a temperature of 98°F. Cyclic loading was accomplished at a frequency and load waveform that corresponded to normal level walking. The concepts of linear elastic fracture mechanics were used to evaluate the fatigue behavior, and it was found that the crack‐growth rate was higher under simulated body conditions than for a corresponding test conducted under ambient air conditions.Keywords
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