Open AccessThe Mechanical Properties and Fatigue Prediction of a New Generation of Osteosynthesis Devices
Author(s) -
Veronika Drátovská,
Radek Sedláček,
Zdeněk Padovec,
P. Růžička,
Kratochvíl Adam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
strojnícky časopis/journal of mechanical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2450-5471
pISSN - 0039-2472
DOI - 10.2478/scjme-2021-0021
Subject(s) - materials science , titanium alloy , alloy , osteosynthesis , titanium , metallurgy , bending , composite material , three point flexural test , orthodontics , medicine
The aim of the study was to predict the fatigue life of metallic bone plates employing SIMULIA fe-safe software. Two materials commonly used for surgical implants were subjected to investigation: 1.4441 (ASTM F138) stainless steel for implants and Ti6Al4V ELI (ASTM F136) titanium alloy. The material parameters of the two materials were determined from experimental research. Four-point bending fatigue testing was conducted on two generations of bone plates in order to allow for the comparison of the prediction results with the measured data from the experiments.