Table 1.
Volumetric wear rate of different material pairings
| Tribological Pairing | Number | Volumetric Wear Rate [mm3/1 Mio Cycles] |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Body-Base-Plate | -- | Cylindrical Counter-Body |
Base-Plate |
| CoCr-UHMWPE | TP1 | -- | 2.5398 |
| ceramic-UHMWPE | TP2 | -- | 0.4060 |
| ceramic-ceramic | TP3/4 | 0.1951 | 0.1922 |
| ceramic-ceramic ground (Ra 825 nm) |
TP5 | 0.0788 | 0.0763 |
| ceramic-ceramic polished (Ra 382 nm) |
TP6 | 0.0029 | 0.0559 |
| ceramic-ceramic polished (Ra 52 nm) |
TP7 | 0.1271 | 0.1602 |
| ceramic-ceramic curved geometry |
TP8 | 0.0557 | 0.0664 |
Total volumetric wear rate after 3 million cycles for different tribological pairings tested in the rolling-gliding wear simulator. No data is listed when the weight loss was too small to measure with our scale.