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Materials for Medical Devices

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Roger J. Narayan

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ASM International

Volume

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v23.9781627081986

ISBN electronic:

978-1-62708-198-6

Publication date:

2012

Officers and Trustees of ASM International (2011–2012)

Christopher C. Berndt
President and Trustee Swinburne University of Technology
Gernant E. Maurer
Vice President and Trustee
Carpenter Technology (Retired)
Mark F. Smith
Immediate Past President and Trustee
Sandia National Laboratories
Stanley C. Theobald
Managing Director
ASM International
Robert J. Fulton
Treasurer and Trustee
Hoeganaes Corporation (Retired)
Diana M. Essock
Metamark Inc.
David U. Furrer
Pratt & Whitney
Jeffrey A. Hawk
US Department of Energy
Robert Hill, Jr.
Solar Atmospheres Inc.
Richard Knight
Drexel University
William J. Lenling
Thermal Spray Technologies, Inc.
John J. Letcavits
American Electric Power
Vilupanur A. Ravi
California State Polytechnic University
Linda S. Schadler
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Student Board Members
Zahra Ghanbari
Colorado School of Mines
Lance Taylor
Michigan Technological University
Anthony P. Ventura
Lehigh University

Members of the ASM Handbook Committee (2011–2012)

Craig D. Clauser
Chair 2010–
Member 2005–
Craig Clauser Engineering Consulting Incorporated
Joseph W. Newkirk
Vice Chair 2010–
Member 2005–
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Kent L. Johnson
Immediate Past Chair 2010–
Member 1999–
Materials Consulting and Engineering, Ltd.
David Alman (2011–)
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Scott W. Beckwith (2010–)
BTG Composites Inc.
Rodney R. Boyer (2010–)
Boeing Company
Jon L. Dossett (2006–)
Consultant
Alan P. Druschitz (2009–)
Virginia Tech
Donald Duvall (2010–)
Engineering Systems Inc.
Gerald S. Frankel (2010–)
The Ohio State University
Larry D. Hanke(1994–)
Materials Evaluation and Engineering Inc.
Jeffrey A. Hawk (1997–)
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Paul Jablonski (2011–)
U.S. Department of Energy
Toby V. Padfield (2004–)
ZF Sachs Automotive of America
Cynthia A. Powell (2009–)
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Thomas E. Prucha (2010–)
American Foundry Society
Elwin Rooy (2010–)
Elwin Rooy & Associates
Prasan K. Samal (2010–)
North American Höganäs
Linda Schadler (2011–)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jeffrey S. Smith (2009–) Material Processing Technology LLC
George Vander Voort (1997–)
Consultant, Struers
Sarup K. Chopra (2007–)
Consultant
Craig V. Darragh (1989–)
The Timken Company (Retired)
Kang N. Lee (2010–)
Rolls Royce Corporation
Brett Miller (2011–)
IMR Metallurgical Services
Dale E. Newbury (2010–)
National Inst. of Standards
Michael K. West (2008–)
South Dakota School of Mines
Charles White (2011–)
Kettering University

Chairs of the ASM Handbook Committee

J.F. Harper
(1923–1926) (Member 1923–1926)
W.J. Merten
(1927–1930) (Member 1923–1933)
L.B. Case
(1931–1933) (Member 1927–1933)
C.H. Herty, Jr.
(1934–1936) (Member 1930–1936)
J.P. Gill
(1937) (Member 1934–1937)
R.L. Dowdell
(1938–1939) (Member 1935–1939)
G.V. Luerssen
(1943–1947) (Member 1942–1947)
J.B. Johnson
(1948–1951) (Member 1944–1951)
E.O. Dixon
(1952–1954) (Member 1947–1955)
N.E. Promisel
(1955–1961) (Member 1954–1963)
R.W.E. Leiter
(1962–1963) (Member 1955–1958, 1960–1964)
D.J. Wright
(1964–1965) (Member 1959–1967)
J.D. Graham
(1966–1968) (Member 1961–1970)
W.A. Stadtler
(1969–1972) (Member 1962–1972)
G.J. Shubat
(1973–1975) (Member 1966–1975)
R. Ward
(1976–1978) (Member 1972–1978)
G.N. Maniar
(1979–1980) (Member 1974–1980)
M.G.H. Wells
(1981) (Member 1976–1981)
J.L. McCall
(1982) (Member 1977–1982)
L.J. Korb
(1983) (Member 1978–1983)
T.D. Cooper
(1984–1986) (Member 1981–1986)
D.D. Huffman
(1986–1990) (Member 1982–2005)
D.L. Olson
(1990–1992) (Member 1982–1988, 1989–1992)
R.J. Austin
(1992–1994) (Member 1984–1985)
W.L. Mankins
(1994–1997) (Member 1989–)
M.M. Gauthier
(1997–1998) (Member 1990–2000)
C.V. Darragh
(1999–2002) (Member 1989–)
Henry E. Fairman
(2002–2004) (Member 1993–2005)
Jeffrey A. Hawk
(2004–2006) (Member 1997–)
Larry D. Hanke
(2006–2008) (Member 1994–)
Kent L. Johnson
(2008–2010) (Member 1999–)
Craig D. Clauser
(2010–) (Member 2005–)

List of Contributors

Mufit Akinc
Iowa State University
David E. Albert
NAMSA
Rajarshi Banerjee
University of North Texas
D.H. Barnes
Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials
Stephen C. Bayne
University of Michigan
S.M. Best
Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials
Kirk J. Bundy
Tulane University
Ashok Choudhury
Vanderbilt University
Ted Day
Mo-Sci Corporation
Suresh Donthu
Exponent Inc.
Duncan Dowson
The University of Leeds (England)
Colin K. Drummond
Case Western Reserve University
Tom Duerig
Nitinol Devices and Components Inc.
D.W. Fabi
San Diego Orthopaedic Associates Medical Group
Yoav Finer
University of Toronto
Don Gibbons
3M Biosciences Laboratory (Retired)
Jeremy Gilbert
Syracuse University
Nadim James Hallab
Rush University Medical Center
Larry D. Hanke
Materials and Evaluation Engineering Inc.
Alia Hdeib
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Jennifer Hoffman
Exponent Inc.
Brad A. James
Exponent Inc.
Marcus Jarman-Smith
Invibio Biomaterial Solutions Ltd.
Larry Kay
Fort Wayne Metals
Fahd R. Khan
Stanford University
M.I. Khan
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Steven Lampman
ASM International
Jack E. Lemons
University of Alabama at Birmingham
B.R. Levine
Rush University Medical Center
Miroslav Marek
Georgia Institute of Technology, (Retired)
Michael Roger Mitchell
Northern Arizona University
A. Moavenian
Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials
Mark Morrison
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics
Lawrence E. Murr
University of Texas at El Paso
Soumya Nag
University of North Texas
Sam Nasser
Wayne University
Akiyoshi Osaka
Okayama University, Japan
Robert Pilliar
University of Toronto
John M. Powers
University of Texas Health Science Center
Scott D. Ramsay
University of Toronto
N.X. Randall
CSM Instruments
Markus Reiterer
Medtronic Inc.
Michael D. Roach
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Federico Ángel Rodríguez-González
Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon
A. Sharma
Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials
Karl-Johan Soderholm
University of Florida
Kenneth St. John
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Maryam Tabrizian
McGill University
Joseph A. Thomas
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Steven J. Thorpe
University of Toronto
Cathy Tkaczyk
McGill University
Randall S. Williamson
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Tao Xu
Exponent Inc.
Lyle D. Zardiackas
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Norman Y. Zhou
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Staff

ASM International staff who contributed to the development of the volume included Victoria Burt, Content Developer; Steven Lampman, Content Developer; Karen Marken, Senior Managing Editor; Susan Sellers, Editorial Assistant; Ann Britton, Editorial Assistant; Madrid Tramble, Senior Production Coordinator; Patty Conti, Production Coordinator; Scott D. Henry, Senior Manager, Content Development; and Bonnie R. Sanders, Manager of Production. Editorial assistance was provided by Elizabeth Marquard and Buz Riley.