title: Properties of Ag-Cu-Pd dispersed phase amalgams: microstructures.
abstract: A 62% Ag-28% Cu-10% Pd lathe-cut alloy was successfully blended with conventional lathe-cut and spherical amalgam alloy. The resulting alloy showed little gamma 2 after one wk at 37 degrees C and a phase structure resembling commercial amalgam. In addition, the Cu3Pd phase present in the dispersant appears to participate in the amalgam reaction and, as a result, Pd may be found in the reaction zone around the dispersants in gamma 1 and/or Cu6Sn5 phases.
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003300:Copper; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010165:Palladium; D012834:Silver; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D012834:Silver; D010165:Palladium; D003300:Copper; D003723:Dental Amalgam