Table 2.
Mechanical properties of ceramic implants in comparison with native bone and metal implants. “+” has the property; “-” has no property, “?” indicates that no information has been found.
| Material | Compressive Strength (MPa) | Young’s Modulus (GPa) | Poison’s Ratio | Flexural Strength (MPa) | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Corrosion | Average Wear Rate of the Placed Implant | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk | Scaffold | Bulk | Scaffold | Bulk | Scaffold | ||||||
| Alumina Ceramic | 4500 | - | 300–400 | - | 0.21–0.22 | 379 | 106.2 | 350 | - | 1 μm/year | [3,74,77,78,79] |
| zirconia ceramic | 2500 | 0.6–2.04 | 210 | 0.78 | 0.30 | 1100 | - | 650 | - | ? | [3,24] |
| Titanium ceramic | ? | - | 53 | - | 0.27–0.32 | ? | - | 665 | + | ? | [3,24] |
| HA Ceramic | 300–900 | 3.44–5.98 | 0.17–0.26 | 0.17–0.26 | 0.27 | 9 | - | 38–300 | - | ? | [3,24,79,80,81] |
| β–TCP Ceramic | 292 | 21.3 | 80–162 | - | 0.22–0.29 | 147 | - | - | - | ? | [3,79] |
| bioglass | 500 | 1.7–140 | 35 | 13.2 | 0.26–0.39 | 70 | 11 | 42 | - | ? | [3,79] |
| Trabecular bone | 0.1–50 | N/A | 0.05–0.5 | N/A | 0.25 | 10–20 | N/A | 60–160 | N/A | N/A | [3,82] |
| Cortical bone | 30–200 | N/A | 7–30 | N/A | 0.3 | 50–150 | N/A | 50 | N/A | N/A | [3,82] |
| Stainless steel | 170–310 | - | 200–210 | - | 0.29–0.3 | 170–310 | - | 480–620 | + | ? | [3,74,75,76] |
| Titanium based alloys |
130 | - | 102.7–104.1 | - | 0.35 | 172–240 | - | 240–550 | + | ? | [3,74,75] |