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Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME)

Polyethylene 50kGy

Stress Life Curve

MSF graph with application

Stress Strain Curve

MSF graph without application

MSF Model Calibration

MSF graph without application

Input and Output Files

Polyethylene 50kGy INPUT.txt

References

  • Baker D. A., Bellare A., and Pruitt L. 2003. “The Effects of Degree of Crosslinking on the Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation Resistance of Orthopedic‐grade Polyethylene.” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 66A (1): 146–54.https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.10606

  • Hughes, J. M., M. Lugo, J. L. Bouvard, T. McIntyre, and M. F. Horstemeyer. 2017. “Cyclic Behavior and Modeling of Small Fatigue Cracks of a Polycarbonate Polymer.” International Journal of Fatigue 99 (June): 78–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2016.12.012

  • Pruitt, Lisa A. 2005. “Deformation, Yielding, Fracture and Fatigue Behavior of Conventional and Highly Cross-Linked Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene.” Biomaterials 26 (8): 905–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.03.022