title: A study of the method of making dental prosthetic appliances by sintered titanium alloys: effect of copper powder content on properties of sintered titanium alloy.
abstract: The effects of added copper powder to the properties of the sintered titanium alloys were investigated by measuring the compressive strength and densities of the green and sintered compacts, the thermal expansion curves and dimensional changes in the sintered compacts, and the accuracy of the crown-type restorations. The compressive strengths of green compacts ranged from 55 to 75 MPa. The expansion of green compacts increased with increased copper content. The sintered density was lower than the green density. The compressive yield strength of sintered compacts ranged from 260 MPa to 410 MPa. The sintered compacts expanded from 0.35% to 1.03% and the expansion increased with increased copper content. The dimensional accuracy of crown-type restorations showed the same dimensional change tendencies as did the sintered compacts. These results showed that the fit and the strength of sintered titanium alloy restorations could be improved.
authors: Tokyo Dental College.
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Oda
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Nakanishi
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Sumii
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper; D003442:Crowns; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D008422:Materials Testing; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D003300:Copper; D014025:Titanium