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Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Volume: 3
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.v03.c9001803
EISBN: 978-1-62708-241-9
.... orthopedic implant devices fracture corrosion inclusions and stress gaps medical materials cracking fretting pitting fractography fracture toughness Ti6Al4V (titanium-aluminum-vanadium alloy) UNS R56406 316L stainless steel (austenitic wrought stainless steel) UNS S31603 Introduction...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.med.c9001690
EISBN: 978-1-62708-226-6
... the weight of the patient, while cyclic loads can total up to 3 × 10 6 cycles per year. 4 The premature failure of metallic implants can be influenced by several factors, including mechanical design, material selection, manufacturing practice, medical installation procedure, postoperative...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Volume: 3
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.v03.c9001841
EISBN: 978-1-62708-241-9
... Technology , 2nd edn. In: Reinhardt K.A. , Kern W. (eds.). William Andrews Publishing ( 2008 ) Selected References Selected References • James B.A. , Medical Device Failure Analysis , Materials for Medical Devices , Vol 23 , ASM Handbook , Narayan R.J. , Ed., ASM...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 11A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 August 2021
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v11A.a0006811
EISBN: 978-1-62708-329-4
... Abstract Bearing in mind the three-legged stool approach of device design/manufacturing, patient factors, and surgical technique, this article aims to inform the failure analyst of the metallurgical and materials engineering aspects of a medical device failure investigation. It focuses...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Volume: 3
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.v03.c9001805
EISBN: 978-1-62708-241-9
.... , Medical Device Failure Analysis , Materials for Medical Devices , Vol 23 , ASM Handbook , Narayan R.J. , Ed., ASM International , 2012 , p 343 – 359 . 10.31399/asm.hb.v23.a0005657 • Albert D.E. , Material and Chemical Characterization as a Part of the Biological Evaluation...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.homegoods.c9001610
EISBN: 978-1-62708-222-8
... : in Implants for Surgery - Metallic Materials - Parts 1–12 , International Organization for Standardization , ISO 5832-1 to ISO 5832-12, Geneve . 8. Anon : Medical Devices; Emergency Medical Services , in Annual Book of ASTM Standards , vol. 13.01 , section 13, ASTM , W. Conshohocken, PA , 1992...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 11A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 August 2021
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v11A.a0006832
EISBN: 978-1-62708-329-4
.... The topics covered are admissibility of expert opinions, how to evaluate data, factual evidence, mandatory and voluntary standards, physical evidence, medical records, scientific literature, design decisions evaluation, environment of use, user's contribution, reports of opposing experts, report of findings...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Volume: 3
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.v03.c9001802
EISBN: 978-1-62708-241-9
... microscopy strain nitinol (nickel-titanium shape memory alloy) UNS N01555 Introduction As the use of NiTi in medical devices increases, so too will the number of NiTi failures. Important information regarding the loading condition, fracture mode, and material performance can be determined from...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 11A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 August 2021
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v11A.a0006836
EISBN: 978-1-62708-329-4
... failures are also discussed. In addition, the article discusses common causes of failures and presents examples of specific spring failures, describes fatigue failures that resulted from these types of material defects, and demonstrates how improper fabrication can result in premature fatigue failure...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 11A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 August 2021
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v11A.9781627083294
EISBN: 978-1-62708-329-4
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.med.c9001606
EISBN: 978-1-62708-226-6
... should never have been instituted for a mechanical device and should not be tolerated in a medical application where the comfort and well-being of an injured human is at issue. Would simply a material change prevent fatigue failures of the type observed in these fixation devices? Of course, it can...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.modes.c9001593
EISBN: 978-1-62708-234-1
... cycle fatigue associated with cyclic temperature changes from normal service. The design of the part and the material selection were significant contributing factors because of stresses induced during molding, physical aging of the amorphous polysulfone resin, and the substantial differential...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 11B
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 15 May 2022
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v11B.a0006938
EISBN: 978-1-62708-395-9
... be more straightforward but are not necessarily more benign. For example, the energy associated with e-beam and gamma sterilization of medical devices can lead to oxidative degradation of improperly stabilized materials, or abstract chlorine from a polymer that may create hydrochloric acid and initiate...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 11B
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 15 May 2022
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v11B.a0006917
EISBN: 978-1-62708-395-9
... of industries, including automotive, medical, appliances, aerospace, consumer goods, and much more. While they give product designers and manufacturers great versatility, they also come with a unique set of challenges. Plastics are robust materials, but if many have an Achilles’ heel, it is generally resistance...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.med.c0048421
EISBN: 978-1-62708-226-6
... Abstract Wear on a titanium screw head with a lip of material that that was transported by fretting at a plate-hole edge was studied. A flat fretting zone was visible on the screw surface over the material lip. A cellular wear structure containing wear debris was found. No morphological signs...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 11B
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 15 May 2022
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v11B.a0006918
EISBN: 978-1-62708-395-9
... performance of polymers. crack-tip process fatigue crack growth fatigue fracture fatigue life analysis plastics toughening FATIGUE is of critical concern when designing polymeric components for structural applications. Like all engineering materials, fatigue failure often ensues in the polymer...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.med.c0048419
EISBN: 978-1-62708-226-6
... of type 316LR stainless steel and some mechanical fretting and very few corrosion pits were revealed. Type 304 stainless steel was deemed not to be satisfactory as an implant material. Inclusions Surgical implants 304 UNS S30400 Pitting corrosion Figure 1 shows a screw head that exhibits...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.med.c0048413
EISBN: 978-1-62708-226-6
... on the surface during cyclic loading were observed. The material was showed by the deformation structure to be in the cold-worked condition and was termed to not be the cause of the implant failure. Cyclic loads Slip bands Surgical implants 316L UNS S31603 Fatigue fracture Figure 1(a) shows...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.med.c0048420
EISBN: 978-1-62708-226-6
... by a large portion of the contact area. Fine corrosion pits in the periphery were observed and intense mechanical material transfer that can take place during fretting was revealed. Smearing of material layers over each other during wear was observed and attack by pitting corrosion was interpreted...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.med.c0048397
EISBN: 978-1-62708-226-6
... by the soft austenitic 304 stainless steel used to make the screws. The corrosion products of the plate were revealed by microprobe analysis to impregnate the surrounding tissues. Improper material selection was concluded to be the reason for the general corrosion behavior. Carbides Corrosion products...