Probabilistic Analysis of Wear of Polymer Material Used in Medical Implants

Authors

V. Perel
Tarun Goswami, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

Abstract

Probabilistic methods are applied to the study of fatigue wear of sliding surfaces. A variance of time to failure (to occurrence of maximum allowable wear depth) is evaluated as a function of a mean wear rate of normal wear and a size of wear particles. A method of estimating probability of failure-free work during a certain time interval (reliability) is presented. An effect of the bedding-in phase of wear on the reliability is taken into account. Experimental data for Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) cups of artificial hip implants is used to make numerical calculations.

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Repository Citation

Perel, V., & Goswami, T. (2017). Probabilistic Analysis of Wear of Polymer Material Used in Medical Implants. Mechanics, Materials Science & Engineering, 7.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/bie/160

DOI

10.2412/mmse.7.971.990