Biomechanical Comparison of a New Memory Compression Alloy Plate versus Traditional Titanium Plate for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Finite Element Analysis

Table 2

Material properties assigned to different prostheses.

Component element	Type	Young modulus (MPa)	Poisson ratio	Cross-sectional area (mm^2)
PEEK	C3D4	3760	0.3778	/
Titanium alloy	C3D4	110000	0.3	/
Ti-Ni memory alloy	C3D4	65840	0.33	/

Note: PEEK refers to polyetheretherketone.