Size dependent elastic modulus and mechanical resilience of dental enamel |
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Authors: | Simona O׳Brien Jeremy Shaw Xiaoli Zhao Paul V Abbott Paul Munroe Jiang Xu Daryoush Habibi Zonghan Xie |
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Institution: | 1. School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia;2. Perth Institute of Business and Technology, Perth, WA, Australia;3. Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia;4. School of Dentistry, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia;5. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia;6. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, People?s Republic of China;g School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, People?s Republic of China;h School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia;i School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, People?s Republic of China |
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Abstract: | Human tooth enamel exhibits a unique microstructure able to sustain repeated mechanical loading during dental function. Although notable advances have been made towards understanding the mechanical characteristics of enamel, challenges remain in the testing and interpretation of its mechanical properties. For example, enamel was often tested under dry conditions, significantly different from its native environment. In addition, constant load, rather than indentation depth, has been used when mapping the mechanical properties of enamel. In this work, tooth specimens are prepared under hydrated conditions and their stiffnesses are measured by depth control across the thickness of enamel. Crystal arrangement is postulated, among other factors, to be responsible for the size dependent indentation modulus of enamel. Supported by a simple structure model, effective crystal orientation angle is calculated and found to facilitate shear sliding in enamel under mechanical contact. In doing so, the stress build-up is eased and structural integrity is maintained. |
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Keywords: | Tooth enamel Young?s modulus Nanoindentation Deformation Finite element analysis |
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