A study of the mechanical properties of Ultra （超的力学性能的研究）.pdfVIP

1 A study of the mechanical properties of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Jasper Harris e-mail: jjharris@ Advisors: Dr. Smolinski, Dr. Onipede, Roxana Cisloiu University of Pittsburgh Department of Mechanical Engineering Abstract: When looking at total-joint replacement the major concern is the wear being applied. Wear is responsible for a range of negative consequences such as fracturing of the material, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), the body reacting to debris due to wear, and possibly replacement. Therefore our objective is to study the properties of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene in order gain a better understanding of wear. There will be several different approaches taken in order to achieve our objective. One approach is to determine how the direction of wear being applied affects the strength of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, the material used in total-joint replacement. Hypothetically, when wear is applied in the same direction as the molecular chains our material becomes stronger and wear retarded. The opposite takes place in the other directions. Another approach is to find out how well does the material resist wear when it is processed through extrusion. The intent of this research is to obtain true stress-strain curves for UHMWPE. The true stress-strain curves are used in computer simulations in order to predict wear in potential joint-replacem