title: Determination of the corrosion rates of six dental NiCrMo alloys in an artificial saliva by chemical analysis of the medium using ICP-AES.
abstract: So that the influence of salivary components upon the corrosion rate of six dental NiCrMo alloys could be established, their mass loss was determined in a medium consisting of a modified Fusayama's artificial saliva to which 300 mg KSCN/L had been added (pH 5.0). Nickel was the main element released; its loss vs. immersion time curves on a log-log plot resembled straight lines. The total nickel losses after one week ranged from 0.4 to 12.5 micrograms/cm2. From the nickel loss, corrosion currents were calculated. The corrosion currents at 24 hours of immersion were up to 67% larger than the currents in a previous study of these alloys, where the medium consisted of a 20 mM KCI-5 mM phosphate buffer solution (pH 7). The alloys with the least molybdenum content showed the largest corrosion current increase.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Maessen
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003343:Corrosion; D008422:Materials Testing; D008982:Molybdenum; D009067:Mouthwashes; D009532:Nickel; D012464:Saliva, Artificial
chemical_list: D002858:Chromium Alloys; D009067:Mouthwashes; D012464:Saliva, Artificial; D009532:Nickel; D008982:Molybdenum