On fatigue life variability in bone cement

Authors

Alexandra Schönning, University of North FloridaFollow
Jonathan Neal, University of North Florida
Paul D. Eason, University of North FloridaFollow
Murat Tiryakioğlu, Jacksonville University
Zachariah S. Logan, Texas Orthopedics Sports and Rehabilitation

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-12-2020

Abstract

Fatigue life of Simplex P bone cement was tested at three different stress amplitudes by using specimens produced by two different mixers. Fatigue life data showed high variability in all instances. Statistical analysis showed that fatigue life was not affected by the type of mixer. Analysis of fracture surfaces showed that fatigue life variability could be attributed to the presence of defects, such as bubbles and mixing defects. Both Weibull and Tiryakioğlu distributions provided excellent fits to the fatigue life data. Moreover, the Gumbel parameters for fatigue initiator size data estimated in the Tiryakioğlu distribution agreed closely with fractographic measurements.

Publication Title

Materials Science and Technology (United Kingdom)

Volume

36

Issue

15

First Page

1695

Last Page

1703

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1080/02670836.2020.1821965

ISSN

02670836

E-ISSN

17432847

Citation Information

Schonning, A., Neal, J., Eason, Tiryakioglu, M., Logan, Z.S. (2020) On Fatigue Life Variability in Bone Cement. Materials Science and Technology (United Kingdom), 36(15), 1695-1703.