Table 2.

Mechanical properties of some materials utilized for fabricating stents.

Stent Material	Yong's Modulus (GPa)	Tensile Strength (MPa)	Elongation (%)	Degradation	References
Metals and alloys
Nitinol	45–50	1200	∼20	–	[81,82]
Stainless steel	193	595	40	–	[81,83]
Cobalt-chromium MP35N	233	930	45	–	[81,84]
WE 43 Alloy (extruded)	44.2	280	2	1.35 mm/y	[85]
Biodegradable
PLA	2–4	65	2–6	18–30 months	[86,87]
PLLA	2–4	60–70	2–6	>24 months	[86]
PGA	6–7	90–110	1–2	4–6 months	[86]
PCL	0.34–0.36	23	>4000	24–36 months	[86]
PAE	0.14–1.4	25–27	–	9–12 months	[85]
PTD-PC	1.2–1.6	60–220	–	6–48 months	[85]
TD-PCP	–	10–30	10–13	7 months	[88]