- See:
biomechanics menu:
- Discussion:
- maximum load that metal can withstand in a single application without breaking;
- w/ application of a load, maximum
stress will be achieved;
- this is ultimate tensile strength, & is maximum stress material can sustain before fracturing;
- note that on the stress-strain curve, the ultimate tensile strength will be seen as the peak on the
graph, which is subsequently followed by increasing strain w/ decreased stress (frx processs);
- when the ultimate tensile strength is exceeded, the metal will break;
- from highest to lowest ultimate strength:
- wrought
cobalt chrome,
titanium,
stainless steel (wrought), cobalt (cast), cortical bone;
