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. 2017 Aug 25;10(9):997. doi: 10.3390/ma10090997

Table 3.

Elastic modulus measurements of Mg and their syntactic foams along with comparison of biomechanical properties.

Material Density (g/cc) 0.2% CYS (MPa) UCS (MPa) Ultimate Compressive Strain (%) Elastic Modulus (GPa)
Natural Bone 1.8–2.1 130–180 - - 3–20
Cortical Bone 1.3 ± 0.03 - 131–224 2–12 15–30
Titanium alloy 4.4–4.5 1040 1643–2324 29–49 110–117
Stainless Steel 7.9–8.1 170–310 - - 189–205
Pure Mg 1.7014 66 194 15 43.3
Mg-5 1.6739 77 232 17.2 42.56 (↓1.7%)
Mg-15 1.5597 102 231 19.1 41.10 (↓5.1%)
Mg-25 1.4723 161 216 37.7 39.85 (↓7.9%)