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PROBLEM 8.12
Compared to alumina, zirconia is considered an improvement in terms
of the following properties (true or false):
1. Stiffness
2. Wea r
3. Toughness
4. Bending strength
ANSWER:
T, F, T, T.
annotated bibliography
1. de Groot K (ed): Bioceramics of Calcium Phosphate . CRC Press, Boca
Raton, FL, 1983.
Useful collection of chapters about the most common chemical system
of resorbable ceramics for orthopaedic applications.
2. Hamadouche M, Sedel L: Ceramics in orthopaedics. J Bone Joint
Surg 82-B: 1095-1099, 2000.
A review of the material properties and characteristics of ceramics used
and proposed for use in arthroplasty components.
3. Hayden HW, Moffatt WG, Wulff J: The Structure and
Properties of Materials . Vol. III. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1964.
Chapter 9 deals very briefly with the mechanical properties of ceram-
ics and composites, proving how difficult it is to generalize about these
materials.
4. Huet R, Sakona A, Kurtz SM: Strength and reliability of alumina
ceramic femoral heads: Review of design, testing, and retrieval analysis.
J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 4: 476-483, 2011.
An in-depth review of the testing, mechanics, and fractography of frac-
tured ceramic alumina heads.
5. Huttner W, Huttinger KJ: The use of carbon as an implant mate-
rial. In Morscher E (ed): The Cementless Fixation of Hip Endoprostheses .
Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1984.
Despite the misleading title, a good short review of the application
of isotropic carbon, carbon-silicon carbide alloys, and carbon fiber-
reinforced polymer composites to total hip replacement design.
6. Jones RM: Mechanics of Composite Materials . CRC Press, Boca Raton,
1998.
Discussion of the mechanical design of composite materials. Many
problems to be solved, some of which are fairly easy; a teacher's manual
with worked solutions is available for the previous (McGraw-Hill) version.
7. Kingery WD: Introduction to Ceramics . John Wiley & Sons, New
York, 1961.
Still the standard work. Chapter 17 deals well with elasticity and
fracture.
8. Osaka A: Ceramic materials. In Narayan R (ed): ASM Handbook,
Volume 23, Materials for Medical Devices . ASM International, 2012.
Physical characteristics of ceramic materials used in orthopaedics.