title: Age-hardening of dental Ag-Pd-Cu-Au alloys.
abstract: Age-hardening mechanisms of dental Ag-Pd-Cu-Au alloys were investigated by means of electron microscopic observations. Hardening was due to the precipitation of the L10 type CuPd-ordered platelet in the grain interior and to the discontinuous precipitation at the grain boundary. The characteristics of age-hardening curves were determined by rates of continuous and discontinuous precipitation.
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000032:analysis; D006046:Gold; D006244:Hardness; D010165:Palladium; D010316:Particle Size; D012834:Silver; D013997:Time Factors; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D012834:Silver; D010165:Palladium; D006046:Gold; D003300:Copper