FRICTION PROBLEM IN PARTICULAR ELEMENTS OF SPINE FIXATORS
Journal Title: Tribologia - Year 2012, Vol 243, Issue 3
Abstract
Progress of engineering science and technology has an essential influence on the medicine development during last 40 years. Combination of these two fields of knowledge bears fruit with production of different kinds of implants. Their usage significantly improves life convenience of many people. Spine stabilizers are the most frequently deployed ones. Unfortunately application of them is connected with numerous problems. Among other things we can distinguish also these that have biotribological background. Usually they are revealed during exploitation. It is because human-made construction and materials are only an attempt of mapping highly advanced nature-made structures and solutions. The author of this article presents results of the static friction coefficient tests as a unit pressure function. Three groups of materials have been examined – austenitic steels (steel 316L), cobalt-base alloys (vitalium) and titanium alloys (Ti6Al14V). Obtained results shows a rapid increase of the static friction coefficient when the unit pressure value becomes higher than 1 MPa.
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Anna Dobrowolska, Wojciech Wieleba
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