Table 1.

Average stress–strain properties (mean ± standard deviation) of cable specimens loaded to failure at 12 mm/min.

	Stainless Steel (d = 1.6 mm)	Stainless Steel (d = 2.0 mm)	Vitallium (d = 1.6 mm)	Vitallium (d = 2.0 mm)
Young’s Modulus (GPa)	61.45 ± 1.42	37.72 ± 1.49	61.99 ± 0.17	45.49 ± 8.22
Maximum Stress (MPa)	559.84 ± 1.62	825.46 ± 1.98	729.30 ± 17.58	798.26 ± 5.10
Failure Strain (%)	2.31 ± 0.14	5.38 ± 0.09	4.64 ± 0.73	6.03 ± 0.36