Take your protein pills and put your helmet on...

David · December 22, 2011, 07:27:01 PM

http://www.livescience.com/17614-metal-hip-implants-lubricant.html

dwbitt · December 22, 2011, 07:41:51 PM

Cool, maybe we could get the good Dr. to put a "grease fitting" in for adequate lube.

ScubaDuck · December 22, 2011, 08:50:18 PM

That is a great article. Thanks for sharing.

I knew that chewing on pencils when I was younger would help me some day. ;D

Dan

David · December 22, 2011, 09:02:34 PM

No Dan that was pre-ADHD...sorry...
or you went to Catholic school...

Baby Barista · December 23, 2011, 06:16:45 PM

Maybe this explains something about the heat treated MOM devices?

Dannywayoflife · December 23, 2011, 06:32:12 PM

Interesting article.

jon · December 24, 2011, 07:35:28 AM

Interesting stuff. I wonder what they will find out about the source of the graphite and how we can safely optimize our levels. I never thought that I would be able to oil my new device!

Tin Soldier · December 29, 2011, 06:00:31 PM

I know I'm a little behind on this, but if interested, De Smet's paper on BHR vs C+ talks about carbide blocks in the BHR and not in the C+. I believe the beginning alloy is all the same with 1% carbon (or there abouts) but when it's heat treated, as in the C+, the larger crystals of carbide (metal and carbon), become less large and are not as obvious as in the BHR, under electron microscope. I don't remember what the conclusions were, but I thought I saw something about forming a layer of graphite, in that paper. Can't find it now. Seems like rubbing on carbide could produce a layer of graphite.