title: Determination of the fatigue fracture planes of Co-Cr-Mo biomedical alloys using electron backscatter diffraction.
abstract: Electron backscatter diffraction on a scanning electron microscope has been utilized to acquire crystal orientation information around faceted fatigue cracks in a Co-Cr-Mo alloy for medical implants. The faceted fracture planes are unambiguously determined as {111} planes.
authors.affiliation: Materials Research Group, School of Engineering Science, The University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK. wangs@soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Browne
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Ubhi
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Starink
mesh_terms: D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003461:Crystallography; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008982:Molybdenum; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D002858:Chromium Alloys; D008982:Molybdenum