Susceptibility to stress corrosion cracking of fe-35mn alloy under a pseudo-physiological condition

• Main Authors: Hermawan, Hendra, Mantovani, D.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/51334/; http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.284-287.216
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Biodegradable metals have been proposed for temporary implants such as coronary artery stent and internal bone fixators. During implantation, a stent is inserted and expanded by using a catheter into a narrowed coronary artery and is subjected to mechanical stress in a corrosive body fluid environme...