Six hole fracture fixation plates : Comparative mechanical properties study

Omar, Mohd Afian and Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz (2017) Six hole fracture fixation plates : Comparative mechanical properties study. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Engineering Research (IJETER), 5 (10). pp. 173-176. ISSN 2454-6410

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Abstract

This paper presents an experimental comparative study between 6 holes implant produced by Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) process with the commercially available plates manufactured via machining process. MIM implant has been compared with four commercially available 6 holes stainless steel implants. The study data variables are the ultimate tensile strength, hardness, Young’s modulus and elongation. Methods employed in this experiment are Tensile Test using Series IX Automated Material Testing System 8.33.00, Vickers Hardness Equipment and Scanning Electron Microscope. The results showed that the mechanical properties of MIM implant were as good as the commercially available machining implants. The most encouraging result was that the MIM plates had the highest Young’s Modulus and elongation among the specimens. This demonstrates that MIM samples are the least susceptible to implant failure as it can withhold more stress before it fractures.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	2397/62049
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Metal Injection Moulding, Fracture Plates, Mechanical properties, machining
Subjects:	R Medicine > RD Surgery R Medicine > RD Surgery > RD701 Orthopedics
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology & Rehabilitation
Depositing User:	Puan Mazlina Mansor
Date Deposited:	19 Feb 2018 14:23
Last Modified:	19 Feb 2018 14:23
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/62049

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