SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1985
STP33238S
Corrosion of Surgical Implant Alloys: A Few Basic Ideas
SourceThe corrosion processes occurring on surgically implanted alloys are reviewed. Crevice corrosion and other forms of attack observed on surgical implants are described. The theory, techniques and results of linear polarization corrosion rate measurements are discussed.
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Greene, ND
Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
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Developed by Committee: F04
Pages: 5–10
DOI: 10.1520/STP33238S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4926-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0427-3