ASTM F2118 covers constant-amplitude fatigue testing of acrylic bone cement used in orthopedic implants. The test evaluates fatigue life under fully reversed tension–compression loading and is typically used to generate S-N curves up to ~5 million cycles for bone cement materials.
Below is a list of related or similar standards used for orthopedic materials, implant materials, polymer fatigue, or comparable fatigue testing.
ASTM Standards
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ASTM F451 — Acrylic Bone Cement (Specification)
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ASTM F2118 — Fatigue Testing of Acrylic Bone Cement
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ASTM F1801 — Corrosion Fatigue Testing of Metallic Implant Materials
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ASTM F1160 — Shear and Bending Fatigue of Calcium Phosphate Coatings
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ASTM F1147 — Tension Testing of Calcium Phosphate and Metallic Coatings
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ASTM F2977 — Small Punch Testing of Polymeric Biomaterials
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ASTM F2516 — Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
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ASTM D7791 — Fatigue of Plastics (Uniaxial Constant-Amplitude Method)
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ASTM D3479 — Tension-Tension Fatigue of Polymer Matrix Composites
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ASTM E466 — Axial Fatigue Tests of Metallic Materials
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