Fe simulation of the expansion of a We43 magnesium alloy stent in a representative blood vessel

Shoichiro Yoshihara, Go Iwamatsu, Yoshihiro Amikura, Bryan J. MacDonald

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Abstract

Magnesium alloys have been expected as bio-materials such as a stent for a blood vessel and a screw bolt for joining bones and so forth. Expansion deformation behavior of WE43 magnesium alloy, which have been adopted as the bio-mechanics for the stent, were examined for the optimum design of the stent without any fracture in FE simulation. In this study, we have evaluated stress and strain on the difference width and thickness of the stent in FE simulation. Furthermore, WE43 magnesium alloy stent was expanded in the experiment in order to evaluate the expanded shape in comparison with FE simulation result. The thickness and the width of the stent should be considered for the optimum design.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computational Plasticity - Fundamentals and Applications, COMPLAS 2015
EditorsDjordje Peric, Michele Chiumenti, Eugenio Onate, D.R.J. Owen
PublisherInternational Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Pages71-77
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9788494424465
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Conference on Computational Plasticity, COMPLAS 2015 - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 2015 Sept 12015 Sept 3

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computational Plasticity - Fundamentals and Applications, COMPLAS 2015

Other

Other13th International Conference on Computational Plasticity, COMPLAS 2015
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period15/9/115/9/3

Keywords

  • Fe simulation
  • Forming process
  • Plasticity
  • We43 magnesium alloy stent

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Theoretical Computer Science

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