ASTM Int'l Publishes Fatigue, Fracture of Medical Metallic Materials, Devices - ASTM STP 1481
January 15, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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ASTM International published special technical publication ASTM (STP) 1481 - Fatigue and Fracture of Medical Metallic Materials and Devices.
ASTM STP 1481 contains 11 peer-reviewed papers that include information on the thermal and mechanical properties of shape memory alloys (SMAs) and metallic medical materials and devices.
Although nitinol-based technologies are the predominant topics, several other metallic medical materials and devices are included in the publication, said ASTM International.
Nitinol SMAs are unique alloys that offer the designer new dimensions in controlling the shape of devices used in medical and many structural applications, according to ASTM International.
This publication presents new data on constitutive models, lifetime assessment of self-expanding medical devices, fatigue, fracture and deformation behavior of shape memory alloys based on recent research.
Topics covered in ASTM STP 1481 include the metallurgical basics of martensitic transformations, fatigue behavior of nitinol, the influence of phase transformations on mechanical properties and the thermoelastic transformational behavior of these alloys.
Source: ASTM International.