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Table 3 Fracture toughness value

From: Cutting Behavior of Cortical Bone in Different Bone Osteon Cutting Angles and Depths of Cut

Fracture toughness

Bone osteon cutting angle

60°

90°

120°

Calculated value (N/m)

652 ± 184

3105 ± 1310

1495 ± 302

1532 ± 149

Reference value (N/m) [[30]]

Open mode

644 ± 102

1374 ± 183

Shear mode

2430 ± 836

4710 ± 1284