Stainless Steels for Medical and Surgical Applications (ASTM Special Technical Publication, 1438)

Foreword......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Overview......Page 8
Characterization of Sandvik Bioline High-N - A Comparison of Standard Grades F1314 and F1586......Page 11
X 15 T.N? : A new Martensitic Stainless Steel for Surgical Instruments......Page 21
Development of a Platinum-Enhanced Radiopaque Stainless Steel (PERSS®)7......Page 36
Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Forged Hip Stems made of High-Nitrogen Stainless Steel......Page 47
Metallurgical and Mechanical Evaluation of 316L Stainless Steel Orthopaedic Cable......Page 58
Processing Platinum Enhanced Radiopaque Stainless Steel (PERSS®6) for Use as Balloon-Expandable Coronary Stents......Page 67
Quality Aspects of High-Nitrogen Stainless Steel for Surgical Implants......Page 78
MRI Safety and Compatibility of Implants and Medical Devices......Page 88
Fatigue of Small Bone Fragment Fixation Plates Made from Low-Nickel Steel......Page 98
Comparison of Anodie Polarization and Galvanic Corrosion of a Low-Nickel Stainless Steel to 316LS and 22Cr-13Ni-5Mn Stainless Steels......Page 112
Fatigue Behavior and In-Vitro Biocompatibility of the Ni-Free Austenitic High- Nitrogen Steel X13CrMnMoN18-14-3......Page 124
Influence of Macrophage Cells on 316L Stainless Steel Corrosion......Page 142
Comparison of Notch Sensitivity and Stress Corrosion Cracking of a Low-Nickel Stainless Steel to 316LS and 22Cr-13Ni-5Mn Stainless Steels......Page 159
Comparative Electrochemical Studies of F 1586-95 and F 138-92 Stainless Steels in Sodium Chloride, pH = 4.0 Medium......Page 173
Corrosion Behavior of Platinum-Enhanced Radiopaque Stainless Steel (PERSS®) for Dilation-Balloon Expandable Coronary Stents......Page 181
Comparison of Corrosion Fatigue of BioDur® 108 to 316L S.S. And 22Cr-13Ni-5Mn S.S.......Page 199
Investigation Into Wear-Induced Corrosion of Orthopaedic Implant Materials......Page 214
Results of in Vitro Studies about the Mechanism of Wear in the Stem-Cement In-terface of THR......Page 225
Fretting and Anodic Current of the Taper Interface of Stainless Steel Hip Stems/Cobalt-Chromium Femoral Heads......Page 238
The Cemented MS-30 Stem in Total Hip Replacement, Matte versus Polished Surface: Minimum of Five Years of Clinical and Radiographic Results of a Prospective Study......Page 251
Corrosion Products Generated from Mechanically Assisted Crevice Corrosion of Stainless Steel Orthopaedic Implants......Page 264
Author Index......Page 275
Subject Index......Page 277