Table 3 Maximum surface temperatures after 10 s of the experiment, minimum, maximum and optimal values for hc as determined from simulation and averages for these values for wet specimens.

From: Inverse determination of the thermal contact conductance for an interface between a Co28Cr6Mo hip stem and a PMMA-based bone cement

 

Experiment ID

Mean

Standard deviation

5

6

7

8

Storage condition

Wet

Wet

Wet

Wet

Maximum surface temperature at 10 s in °C

63.6

62.1

63.8

60.6

62.5

1.3

Minimum acceptable hin W m² K− 1

4,650

4,100

5,000

5,250

4,750

431.6

Maximum acceptable hin W m² K− 1

5,500

4,800

5,700

5,400

5,350

335.4

Optimal hin W m² K− 1

5,100

4,800

5,300

5,400

5,150

229.1