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Progress in Orthodontics

Table 2 Mechanical proprieties of materials

From: Facemask performance during maxillary protraction: a finite element analysis (FEA) evaluation of load and stress distribution on Delaire facemask

Materials

Tensile strength (N/mm2)

Young’s modulus

(MPa)

ABS plastics

46

2100

Stainless steel

800

200,000

  1. ABS Acrilonitrile butadiene stirene; MPa MegaPascal. 1MP a is equivalent to 1 N/mm2
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