MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, FRACTURE SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION, AND MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF SIX NOBLE DENTAL CASTING ALLOYS

UÇAR Y., Brantley W. A., JOHNSTON W. M., DASGUPTA T.

JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY, vol.105, no.6, pp.394-402, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 105 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0022-3913(11)60081-4
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.394-402
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Statement of problem. Because noble dental casting alloys for metal ceramic restorations have a wide range of mechanical properties, knowledge of these properties is needed for rational alloy selection in different clinical situations where cast metal restorations are indicated.