Table 1 Strength properties (average values) of the cortical bone from the literature
Authors | Specimen bone | Yield strength (Re) [MPa] | Ult. tensile strength (σ ult ) [MPa] | Elongation at break (ε ult ) [%] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(Yamada 1970) | Femur | 109 | 1.35 | |
(Reilly and Burstein 1975) | Femur | 114 | 135 | 3.1 |
(Vinz 1975) | Femur for adults (avg. 30 years) | 106 | 0.26 | |
(Evans 1976) | Tibia (avg. 41.5 years) | 106 | 1.76 | |
(Evans 1976) | Tibia (avg. 72 years) | 84 | 1.56 | |
(McCalden et al. 1993) | Femur (avg. between [20–102] years) | 71 | 98 | 2.4 |
(MatWeb, 2016) | Femur | 135 | 3.1 |