Production of thin wires of magnesium alloys for surgical applications

Production of thin wires of magnesium alloys for surgical applications

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Production of surgical threads for integration of human tissue is an application for magnesium alloys. This paper proposes a two-stage process for production of surgical threads. The first stage is extrusion of tin rods and the second is a warm drawing process in heated dies. The first part of this study focuses on development of numerical models of both stages. Fracture models and flow curves of MgCa08 and ZEK100 alloys were developed. The second part focuses on optimization of the production process. The optimum deformation schedule for both alloys was developed.

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Production of surgical threads for integration of human tissue is an application for magnesium alloys. This paper proposes a two-stage process for production of surgical threads. The first stage is extrusion of tin rods and the second is a warm drawing process in heated dies. The first part of this study focuses on development of numerical models of both stages. Fracture models and flow curves of MgCa08 and ZEK100 alloys were developed. The second part focuses on optimization of the production process. The optimum deformation schedule for both alloys was developed.

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Author(s)

Andriej Milenin and Piotr Kustra, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland, and Jan-Marten Seitz, Friedrich-Wilhelm Bach, and Dirk Bormann, Institute of Materials Science at the University of Hannover, Germany
Publication/Event/Pages

Paper presented at WAI's 80th Annual Convention (Wire Expo) in Milwaukee, May 2010.
Year

2010

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