Table 1.

Cyclic axial tests on peripheral stents: testing conditions in terms of mean and alternate displacement values (u_m, u_a) expressed in mm and final results after 10⁷ cycles.

Tests	8 Rings			4 Rings
	um	ua	Fracture	um	ua	Fracture
Test 1	11.05	±2.55	Yes	5.525	±1.275	Yes
Test 2	8.4	±2.2	Yes	4.2	±1.1	Yes
Test 3	8.55	±2.55	Yes	4.275	±1.275	Yes
Test 4	11.5	±2	No	5.75	±1	Yes
Test 5	−2.39	±2.15	Yes	6	±1.28	Yes
Test 6	–	–	–	4	±0.25	No