TY - JOUR
T1 - Appropriate mechanochemical conditions for corrosion-fatigue testing of magnesium alloys for temporary bioimplant applications
AU - Eslami Harandi, Shervin
AU - Singh, Raman Raghuvir Kumar
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Magnesium (Mg) alloys possess great potential as bioimplants. A temporary implant employed as support for the repair of a fractured bone must possesssufficient strength to maintain their mechanical integrity for the required duration of healing. However, Mg alloys are susceptible to sudden cracking or fracture under the simultaneous action of cyclic loading and the corrosive physiological environment, i.e., corrosion fatigue (CF). Investigations of such fracture should be performed under appropriate mechanochemical conditions that appropriately simulate the actual human body conditions. This article reviews the existing knowledge on CF of Mg alloys in simulated body fluid and describes a relatively more accurate testing procedure developed in the authors’ laboratory.
AB - Magnesium (Mg) alloys possess great potential as bioimplants. A temporary implant employed as support for the repair of a fractured bone must possesssufficient strength to maintain their mechanical integrity for the required duration of healing. However, Mg alloys are susceptible to sudden cracking or fracture under the simultaneous action of cyclic loading and the corrosive physiological environment, i.e., corrosion fatigue (CF). Investigations of such fracture should be performed under appropriate mechanochemical conditions that appropriately simulate the actual human body conditions. This article reviews the existing knowledge on CF of Mg alloys in simulated body fluid and describes a relatively more accurate testing procedure developed in the authors’ laboratory.
UR - http://goo.gl/VjCjlQ
U2 - 10.1007/s11837-015-1387-7
DO - 10.1007/s11837-015-1387-7
M3 - Article
VL - 67
SP - 1137
EP - 1142
JO - JOM
JF - JOM
SN - 1047-4838
IS - 5
ER -