Abstract
The wear mechanisms of friction components depend on conditions of articulation, material properties and surface topography of the co-acting parts. Therefore, it is important to examine these determinants in order to improve the durability of a friction pair. With the view of securing the longer life of articulating surfaces, a metallic femoral head used in conjunction with a polymeric acetabulum was subject to research. The components of the friction pair were prepared in accordance with the standard specification ASTM F2033-12. From the precision machining process of metallic femoral heads, two different kinds of surface topography (defined by Ra parameter: Ra(A) < Ra(B)) were obtained. The tribological research was performed with a testing machine simulating the kinematic movements and the working conditions of a natural joint (friction pair: ball-and-socket) in the Ringer’s solution. The measurements of the surface topography (machined and worn surfaces) were conducted using the following measuring devices: coordinate measuring machine, white light interference microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Based on the analysis results, the influence of the surface topography of the metallic ball upon tribological characteristics was determined. The wear mechanisms of the polymeric socket resulted from a number of phenomena, including plastic deformation, abrasive wear, fatigue and adhesion.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
J.A. Ortega-Saenz, M.A.L. Hernandez-Rodriguez, V. Ventura-Sobrevillaa, R. Michalczewski, J. Smolik, M. Szczerek, Tribological and corrosion testing of surface engineered surgical grade CoCrMo alloy, Wear 271 (2011) 2125–2131.
L.S. Pinchuk, V.I. Nikolaev, E.A. Tsvetkova, V.A. Goldade, in: B. J. Briscoe (Ed.), Tribology and Biophysics of Artificial Joints (Tribology and Interface Engineering - Series 50), Elsevier, Oxford, 2006.
R.M. Hall, M.J.K. Bankes, G. Blunn, Biotribology of joint replacement, Current Orthopaedics 15 (2001) 281–290.
P. Kowalewski, W. Wieleba, Sliding polymers in the joint alloplastic, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 7 (2007) 107–119.
A. Wall, Clinical aspects of total hip arthroplasty, Bioengineering and Biomechanical 4 (2002) 39–45.
J. Wu, Z. Peng, Investigation of the geometries and surface topographies of UHMWPE wear particles, Tribology International 66 (2013) 208–218.
M. Gierzyńska-Dolna, Biotribology, Publishing House of Czestochowa University of Technology, Częstochowa, 2002 (in Polish).
M.B. Bauza, S.C. Woody, B.A. Woody, S.T. Smith, Surface profilometry of high aspect ratio features, Wear 271 (2011) 519–522.
K.J. Stout, L. Blunt, Three Dimensional Surface Topography, Penton Press, London, 2000.
D.J. Whitehouse, Handbook of Surface and Nanometrology, CRC, Press, Boca Raton/London/New York, 2011.
E. Mainsah, J.A. Greenwood, D.G. Chetwynd, Metrology and Properties of Engineering Surfaces, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston/Dordrecht/London, 2001.
Ł. Sadowski, S. Czarnecki, J. Hola, Evaluation of the height 3D roughness parameters of concrete substrate and the adhesion to epoxy resin, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 67 (2016) 3–13.
M. Niemczewska-Wójcik, J. Gawlik, J. Sladek, The measurement and analysis of surface geometric structure of ceramic femoral heads, Scanning 36 (2014) 105–114.
R. Leach, Characterisation of Areal Surface Texture, Springer, Berlin, 2013.
T. Mathia, P. Pawlus, M. Wieczorowski, Recent trends in surface metrology, Wear 271 (2011) 494–508.
A.M. Ryniewicz, T. Madej, J. Sladek, A. Gąska, Biometrological method of pelvis measurement and anatomical positioning of endoprosthesis of hip joint, Metrology and Measurement Systems 20 (2013) 17–26.
L. Galda, J. Sep, S. Prucnal, The effect of dimples geometry in the sliding surface on the tribological properties under starved lubrication conditions, Tribology International 99 (2016) 77–84.
D. Villiers, A. Traynor, S.N. Collins, S. Banfield, J. Housden, J.C. Shelton, Chromium nitride coating for large diameter metal-on-polyethylene hip bearings under extreme adverse hip simulator conditions, Wear 328-329 (2015) 363–368.
Z. Gronostajski, P. Bandoła, T. Skubiszewski, Influence of cold and hot pressing on densification behaviour of titanium alloy powder Ti6A14V, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 9 (2009) 47–57.
S. Zaborski, A. Sudzik, A. Wolyniec, Electrochemical polishing of total hip prostheses, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 11 (2011) 1053–1062.
J.H. Dumbleton (Ed.), Tribology of Natural and Artificial Joints, Elsevier, Amsterdam/Oxford/New York, 1981.
R. Będziński, Biomechanics - Selected Issues, Publishing House of Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, 1997 (in Polish).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Niemczewska-Wójcik, M., Piekoszewski, W. The surface topography of a metallic femoral head and its influence on the wear mechanism of a polymeric acetabulum. Archiv.Civ.Mech.Eng 17, 307–317 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acme.2016.10.010
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acme.2016.10.010