Dental Materials Journal
Online ISSN : 1881-1361
Print ISSN : 0287-4547
ISSN-L : 0287-4547
Grindability of Dental Cast Ti-Ag and Ti-Cu Alloys
Masafumi KIKUCHIMasatoshi TAKAHASHIToru OKABEOsamu OKUNO
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2003 Volume 22 Issue 2 Pages 191-205

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Experimental Ti-Ag alloys (5, 10, and 20mass% Ag) and Ti-Cu alloys (2, 5, and 10mass% Cu) were cast into magnesia molds using a dental casting machine, and their grindability was investigated. At the lowest grinding speed (500m⋅min-1), there were no statistical differences among the grindability values of the titanium and titanium alloys. The grindability of the alloys increased as the grinding speed increased. At the highest grinding speed (1500m⋅min-1), the grindability of the 20% Ag, 5% Cu, and 10% Cu alloys was significantly higher than that of titanium. It was found that alloying with silver or copper improved the grindability of titanium, particularly at a high speed. It appeared that the decrease in elongation caused by the precipitation of small amounts of intermetallic compounds primarily contributed to the favorable grindability of the experimental alloys.

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