Table 2.

Strain rate dependence of mineralized and demineralized elasmobranch vertebral cartilage

Mineralized vertebraeDemineralized vertebrae
Mineral content (%DM) >45% <15% 
Stiffness – SRD 
Ultimate strength SRD – 
Mineralized vertebraeDemineralized vertebrae
Mineral content (%DM) >45% <15% 
Stiffness – SRD 
Ultimate strength SRD – 

SRD, strain rate dependent

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