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Metallic materials are mainly employed for the orthopaedic and dental implants because of high strength and appropriate ductility. Further, the implants are used for long term so that high fatigue strength is one of the most important properties in practical use. In addition, these implants are exposed to human body fluid, which is composed of corrosive liquid for metallic materials. In the case of metallic materials, corrosion sometimes accelerates the fatigue failure, that is, corrosion fatigue. Therefore, the effect of testing environment on fatigue strength should be also considered. In this chapter, the mechanical properties such as tensile properties and fatigue properties of the representative metallic materials for biomedical applications such as stainless steels, cobalt–chromium alloys, and titanium alloys in air and simulated body fluid are reviewed.
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Nakai, M., Niinomi, M. (2019). Mechanical Property of Biomedical Materials. In: Setsuhara, Y., Kamiya, T., Yamaura, Si. (eds) Novel Structured Metallic and Inorganic Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7611-5_26
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