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Dense hydroxylapatite was examined with the diametral test at different loading rates, after treatment in different solutions, and under static load. The fatigue tests showed that hydroxylapatite is quite resistant to fatigue as compared with other oxides. The simple Weibull distribution of strengths was not obeyed. Different solution treatments and implanting the hydroxylapatite did not appreciably change its strength.
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Thomas, M.B., Doremus, R.H., Jarcho, M. et al. Dense hydroxylapatite: fatigue and fracture strength after various treatments, from diametral tests. J Mater Sci 15, 891–894 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00552099
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