Acrylic bone cement is commonly used in total joint arthroplasty as a grout that allows for the smooth transfer of loads from a metal prosthesis to bone structure. The paper

“Validation of the Small-Punch Test as a Technique for Characterizing the Mechanical Properties of Acrylic Bone Cement” (J. of Engr. in Med., 2006: 11–21) gave the following data on breaking force (N):

Temp Medium n x s

22$ Dry 6 170.60 39.08 37$ Dry 6 325.73 34.97 22$ Wet 6 366.36 34.82 37$ Wet 6 306.09 41.97