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A comparison of tensile, compressive and torsional creep in isotropic and oriented polyethylene

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An account is given of the creep behaviour, under tensile, compressive and torsional loading conditions, of oriented samples of a linear polyethylene (LPE) which have been produced by the process of hydrostatic extrusion. A comparison is made between the behaviour of oriented and isotropic LPE material and, with biomedical applications in mind, between the performance of the linear LPE polyethylene and the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene grade commonly used in prostheses.

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  1. B. Parsons

    Present address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Queen Mary College, Mile End Road, E1 4NS, London, UK

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    M. Philip & I. M. Ward

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    B. Parsons

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Philip, M., Ward, I.M. & Parsons, B. A comparison of tensile, compressive and torsional creep in isotropic and oriented polyethylene. J Mater Sci 21, 879–886 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01117368

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