title: Comparative evaluation of ceramic-metal bond tests using finite element stress analysis.
abstract: Eleven porcelain-fused-to-metal bond tests were analyzed for interfacial shear stress distribution using finite-element stress analysis. Stress concentration effects are significant in ten of the 11 tests. A high probability of tensile failure within porcelain or the interfacial region was found in eight of the 11 tests analyzed.
mesh_terms: D002133:Calcium Sulfate; D003722:Dental Alloys; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D004548:Elasticity; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006047:Gold Alloys; D010969:Plastics
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D006047:Gold Alloys; D010969:Plastics; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D002133:Calcium Sulfate