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Morgan Advanced Ceramics Vitox® AMC Alumina Matrix Composite Technical Ceramic
Categories: Ceramic; Ceramic Matrix Composite

Material Notes: A very high purity, sub-micron grain sized zirconia toughened alumina matrix composite ceramic.

Applications:

  • Joint replacement components
  • Femoral heads to match cup liners of same material, HIP Vitox or UHMWPE
  • Cup liners
  • Other implantable devices

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Key Words: Technical Ceramic
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Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Density 4.26 g/ccfired
Grain Size 0.16 µmaverage, Y-PSZ
 0.67 µmaverage, alumina
 
Mechanical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Hardness, Vickers 17Gpa, @Hv 1.0 Kg
Modulus of Elasticity 370 GPa
Flexural Strength 400 MPabiaxial
 700 MPa4-point
Fracture Toughness 4.50 MPa-m½SEVNB
 5.70 MPa-m½indentation
 
Descriptive Properties
Colorwhite

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