View source for Polyethylene 50kGy

=Stress Life Curve=

[[Image:Original Stress-Life Curve.JPG]]

=Stress Strain Curve=

[[Image:Original Stress-Strain Curve.JPG]]

=MSF Model Calibration=

[[Image:Polyethylene 50kGy MSF Model Calibration.JPG]]

=Input Data File=

[[Media:Polyethylene 50kGy INPUT.txt]]

=References=

Baker D. A., Bellare A., and Pruitt L. 2003. “The Effects of Degree of Crosslinking on the Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation Resistance of Orthopedic‐grade Polyethylene.” ''Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A'' 66A (1): 146–54. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.10606.


Hughes, J. M., M. Lugo, J. L. Bouvard, T. McIntyre, and M. F. Horstemeyer. 2017. “Cyclic Behavior and Modeling of Small Fatigue Cracks of a Polycarbonate Polymer.” ''International Journal of Fatigue'' 99 (June): 78–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2016.12.012.


Pruitt, Lisa A. 2005. “Deformation, Yielding, Fracture and Fatigue Behavior of Conventional and Highly Cross-Linked Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene.” ''Biomaterials 26'' (8): 905–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.03.022.