title: Effect of different cooling rates on fracture toughness and microhardness of a glazed alumina reinforced porcelain.
abstract: Dental porcelain has superior esthetics but may be subject to fracture during mastication. Residual compressive stresses on the porcelain surface after cooling enhance resistance of porcelain to crack initiation, as quantified by its fracture toughness (Kc). The effect of different cooling rates on Kc and hardness of a glazed porcelain reinforced with approximately 2% aluminum oxide was examined in 45 porcelain disks that were divided into three groups. After final glaze firing, one group was cooled rapidly, the second was cooled at a medium rate, and the third was cooled slowly. Fracture toughness was determined with a microindentation procedure. The mean Kc recorded for rapidly cooled porcelain (1.74 +/- 0.09 MN/m3/2), for medium-cooled porcelain (1.41 +/- 0.07 MN/m3/2), and for slow-cooled porcelain (1.29 +/- 0.07 MN/m3/2) was statistically different (p < 0.001, analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test). No statistically significant differences in Vickers hardness values were recorded when porcelain was cooled at different rates (530 to 540) (analysis of variance). The faster cooling rate of a glazed alumina reinforced porcelain resulted in greater fracture toughness but had no effect on hardness.
authors.affiliation: Section of Oral Rehabilitation, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baharav
authors.forename: B Z
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Laufer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mizrachi
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cardash
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003080:Cold Temperature; D019245:Compressive Strength; D003734:Dental Casting Investment / Q000737:chemistry; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006244:Hardness; D008409:Mastication; D008422:Materials Testing; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003734:Dental Casting Investment; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D000537:Aluminum Oxide