title: The corrosion behavior of palladium-silver-ceramic alloys.
abstract: Five commercial Pd-Ag alloys were investigated. Their electrochemical behavior was tested with standard potentiodynamic techniques in 0.9% saline solution and an artificial saliva and compared with high-Pd systems. Corrosion characteristics of the Pd-Ag alloys were quite similar regardless of microstructural and compositional differences. In the area of oral interest, all alloys showed a sufficient corrosion resistance. The alloys were, unlike their high-Pd counterparts, adversely affected by a high Cl- content under more extreme conditions, and a visible film formed.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Mezger
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Vrijhoef
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Greener
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics; D003343:Corrosion; D003722:Dental Alloys; D010165:Palladium; D012834:Silver
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D012834:Silver; D010165:Palladium