STP1481FatigueandFractureofMedicalMetallicMaterialsandDevicesM.R.MitchellandK.L.Jerina,editorsASTMStockNumber:STP1481ASTM100BarrHarborDrivePOBoxC700WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959PrintedintheU.S.A.ISBN:978-0-80314511-5Copyright©2007AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALSINTERNATIONAL,WestConshohocken,PA.Allrightsreserved.Thismaterialmaynotbereproducedorcopiedinwholeorinpart,inanyprinted,mechanical,electronic,film,orotherdistributionandstoragemedia,withoutthewrittenconsentofthepublisher.PhotocopyRightsAuthorizationtophotocopyitemsforinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuse,ortheinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuseofspecificclients,isgrantedbytheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterialsInternational„ASTM…providedthattheappropriatefeeispaidtotheCopyrightClearanceCenter,222RosewoodDrive,Danvers,MA01923;Tel:978-750-8400;online:http://www.copyright.com/.PeerReviewPolicyEachpaperpublishedinthisvolumewasevaluatedbytwopeerreviewersandatleastoneeditor.Theauthorsaddressedallofthereviewers’commentstothesatisfactionofboththetechnicaleditor�s�andtheASTMInternationalCommitteeonPublications.Thequalityofthepapersinthispublicationreflectsnotonlytheobviouseffortsoftheauthorsandthetechnicaleditor�s�,butalsotheworkofthepeerreviewers.Inkeepingwithlong-standingpublicationpractices,ASTMInternationalmaintainstheanonymityofthepeerreviewers.TheASTMInternationalCommitteeonPublicationsacknowledgeswithappreciationtheirdedicationandcontributionoftimeandeffortonbehalfofASTMInternational.PrintedinUSASeptember2007ForewordThisparticularASTMInternationalpublicationcontainsresearchmanuscriptsfromtheFirstSymposium—FatigueandFractureofMedicalMetallicMaterialsandDevicesthatwassponsoredbyASTMCommitteesE08onFatigueandFractureandF04onMedicalDevicesheldinDallas,TX,November,2005.Itwastheintentofthisconferencetobringtogethertechnicalexpertsinbothdisciplines,inordertoinitiateadialoguebetweenthetwogroupsthatwouldfurtherourknowledgeandunderstandingofthecyclicdeformation,ofmostspecifically,nitinol-bas...
