Research Article

Finite Element Modelling of Shock-Induced Damages on Ceramic Hip Prostheses

Table 3

Parameters for 𝜈 - 𝐾 𝐼 curves; 𝐴 and 𝑚 are extracted from [16].

𝐴 𝑚 𝐾 𝐼 𝐶 (MPa m ) 𝐾 𝐼 0 (MPa m )

Al2O3 1 . 3 × 1 0 2 3 40.04.22.1
ZrO2 1 . 2 × 1 0 1 8 20.05.22.7