OBJECTIVE This study determined the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of enamel (E), dentin (D) and dentin-enamel junction (DEJ) using the microtensile technique. It was hypothesized that the UTS of dental structures varies according to location and nature. METHODS Intact occlusal enamel surfaces from extracted human third molars were etched with 37% phosphoric acid and bonded with a one-bottle...

Monotonic and fatigue tests were carried out in four-point bending on a glass fabric/epoxy composite, using two different stress ratios. Ultimate failure both in monotonic tests and in fatigue was precipitated by microbuckling phenomena happening at the compression side of the specimens. The experimental results were evaluated adopting a fatigue model statistically implemented, based on the hyp...

INTRODUCTION: Mechanical analogue composite bone models have been used as cadaveric bone substitutes in a wide variety of biomechanical tests. The objective of this study was to validate the diaphyseal structural properties in terms of flexural rigidity, ultimate bending strength, axial stiffness, ultimate compression strength, ultimate torsional strength, torque angle at ultimate torsional str...

In pressworking, large forces cut or deform a material, and specific shearing processes include blanking piercing of metals, including aluminum. The force requirement is directly proportional to the ultimate shear strength, USS, sheared material. Nevertheless, strengths are not readily found in engineering references, especially for multitude aluminum grades tempers. Thus, USS often estimated f...