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Mechanical properties obtained from FE simulation of the ultrastructural bone model with different amounts of intrafibrillar mineralization.
| Mechanical property | Intrafibrilar mineralization content | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 10% | 15% | |
| Elastic modulus E [GPa] | 19.5 | 21.0 | 23.1 |
| Compressive strength σu [MPa] | 822 | 880 | 967 |
| Compression work to fracture UT [MJ/m3] | 21.6 | 27.6 | 31.7 |
| Mineral/collagen strain ratio | 0.16 | - | 0.33 |
| Collagen/tissue strain ratio | 1.1 | - | 1.8 |
