Porous Biodegradable Metals for Hard Tissue Scaffolds: A Review

Table 1

Mechanical properties of Mg compared to bone and metals.

Tissue/material	Density (g/cm^3)	Ultimate tensile strength (MPa)	Yield strength (MPa)	Elastic modulus (GPa)
Cortical bone [70]	1.8–2.0	35–283	104.9–114.3	5–23
Cancellous bone [70]	1.0–1.4	1.5–38	—	10–1570 (MPa)
Ti6Al4V [70]	4.43	830–1025	760–880	114
316L stainless steel [71]	8.0	450–650	200–300	190
Pure Mg, annealed [72]	1.74	160	90	45
WE43 Mg alloy, T6 [73]	1.84	220	170	44