Fatigue and fracture of medical metallic materials and devices / JAI guest editors, K.L. Jerina ... [et al.]. - West Conshohocken, PA : ASTM International, 2010. - viii, 142 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. - Journal of ASTM International, selected technical papers ; STP 1515. . - Journal of ASTM International. Selected technical papers ; STP 1515. .

'This compilation... contains only the papers published in JAI that were presented at a symposium in Denver, Colo., on May 7, 2008 and sponsored by ASTM Committees E08 on Fatigue and Fracture and F04 on Medicinal and Surgical Materials and Devices'--Foreword 'The Second Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture of Medical Metallic Materials and Devices was held in Denver, Colorado, May 7, 2008 to address the unique thermal and mechanical properties of shape memory alloys (SMA's) and metallic medical materials and devices'--P. vii. 'ASTM stock #: STP1515.'

Includes bibliographical references.

9780803175013 (pbk.) RM165.11 0803175019 (pbk.)

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