Current Orthopaedics
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 9-15, February 2006

(ii) Deformation of materials

  • S.M. Green

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Centre for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, UK

Summary 

This article provides an overview of the mechanical properties of materials with particular emphasis placed upon orthopaedic biomaterials. Engineering concepts of stress, strain, shear, yielding and failure are introduced and through consideration of microstructural mechanisms, the behaviour of materials under loading is discussed. In providing a concise overview of the deformation of materials, the reader is introduced to fundamental concepts in engineering and materials science.

Keywords: Stress strain behaviour of materials, Mechanical properties of materials, Failure, Microstructure, Dislocations

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PII: S0268-0890(05)00195-7

doi:10.1016/j.cuor.2005.11.001

Current Orthopaedics
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 9-15, February 2006

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