ISSN: 1945-7553
CODEN: JTEVAB
Page Count: 6

Some Mechanical Properties of Sintered Fiber Metal Composites

Rostoker, W
Professor of metallurgy and graduate student, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, Ill.

Galante, JO
Chairman, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ill.

Shen, G
Professor of metallurgy and graduate student, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, Ill.

Abstract

Kinked, short-length, fine wire can be molded by conventional powder metallurgy procedures and sintered to a porous composite with large proportions of interconnecting voids. This material has potential applications for implanted prosthetic systems. The material behaves in a nonlinear elastic fashion which may be approximated as two linear elastic processes. In the strain range of 0 to about 0.5 percent, the elastic modulus can be less than 1 kg/mm². In a higher strain regime the elastic modulus is about 100 kg/mm². A total elastic strain range of 1.5 to 4 percent is found.

Keywords:
modulus of elasticity, interconnecting voids, metal fibers, prosthetic devices, strains, tensile strength, mechanical properties, fiber composites, elastic properties

Paper ID: JTE10084J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE10084J
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