Mechanical Engineering / Makina Mühendisliği
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Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Epoxy Matrix Nano Composites: Modulus, Strength and Ductility Enhancement Through Auxeticity of Α-Cristobalite Filler(Elsevier, 2023) Güden, Mustafa; Ülker, Sevkan; Movahedi, NimaThe negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) nano-size ?-Cristobalite particle/epoxy composites were prepared and tensile tested. The elastic modulus and strength of the composites were improved as the particle volume fraction increased from 0 to 0.02. Unlike the conventional particle reinforced composites, the fracture strain increased with the nano ?-Cristobalite addition, an effect which was ascribed to the intrinsic NPR behavior of the filler. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 9Dynamic Computational Wear Model of Peek-On Bearing Couple in Total Hip Replacements(Elsevier, 2023) Alpkaya, Alican Tuncay; Mihçin, ŞenayUnderstanding wear mechanisms is a key factor to prevent primary failures causing revision surgery in total hip replacement (THR) applications. This study introduces a wear prediction model of (Polyetheretherketone) PEEK-on-XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene) bearing couple utilized to investigate the wear mechanism under 3D-gait cycle loading over 5 million cycles (Mc). A 32-mm PEEK femoral head and 4-mm thick XLPE bearing liner with a 3-mm PEEK shell are modeled in a 3D explicit finite element modeling (FEM) program. The volumetric and linear wear rates of XLPE liner per every million cycles were predicted as 1.965 mm3/Mc, and 0.0032 mm/Mc respectively. These results are consistent with the literature. PEEK-on-XLPE bearing couple exhibits a promising wear performance used in THR application. The wear pattern evolution of the model is similar to that of conventional polyethylene liners. Therefore, PEEK could be proposed as an alternative material to the CoCr head, especially used in XLPE-bearing couples. The wear prediction model could be utilized to improve the design parameters with the aim of prolonging the life span of hip implants. © 2023
