Side-by-side comparison of Dental Alloys

Dental alloys are used for a casting a range of restorations, copings, frames and more. These alloys can be composed of a range of noble, high noble and base metals, and each mixture offers different properties that can make one alloy ideal for a specific restorative situation and another alloy completely unsuited to the same task. Full contour crowns and bridges are most often case from noble and high noble metals such as gold and platinum, but these softer metals might not be suited for posterior crowns on a bruxing patient. A wider range of alloys can be used for casting copings and substructures for porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) restorations. It is important to coordinate the alloy and the ceramic systems being used for a PFM restoration. Casting dental alloys requires specific techniques with different alloys melting at different temperatures, so be sure to follow the protocols that deliver the best results for your lab.


Company	Ivoclar Vivadent Inc.	Ivoclar Vivadent Inc.	Ivoclar Vivadent Inc.	Ivoclar Vivadent Inc.	Ivoclar Vivadent Inc.
Item	Solarcast 20 Crown and Bridge Alloy	Callisto Implant 78 Alloy	IS 64 Dental Implant Alloy	MiniGold Crown and Bridge Alloy	WLW Crown and Bridge Alloy
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Description	Clinically proven palladium-based alloy demonstrating outstanding properties.	Callisto Implant 78 is a high-gold ceramic alloy. It is especially suitable for implant superstructures.	IS 64 is a palladium-silver ceramic alloy. Its physical properties have been coordinated with superstructures used in implantology. Moreover, IS 64	Clinically proven reduced gold crown and bridge alloy demonstrating outstanding properties.	Clinically proven palladium-based alloy demonstrating outstanding properties.
Composition	Gold: 20 % Palladium: 15 % Silver: 40 % Indium: 11 % Copper: 10 % Tin: 2 % Zinc: 2 %	Gold: 78.6 % Platinum: 9.7 % Palladium: 7.9 % Indium: 3.4 % Iron: Less Than 1 % Rhenium: Less Than 1 % Ruthenium: Less Than 1 % Rhodium: Less Than 1 %	Palladium: 59.9 % Silver: 26 % Tin: 7 % Gold: 2.8 % Indium: 1.5 % Gallium: 1.8 % Platinum: 1 % Ruthenium: Less Than 1 % Rhenium: Less Than 1 %	Gold: 40 % Silver: 47 % Copper: 7.5 % Palladium: 4 % Zinc: 1 % Indium: Less Than 1 % Iridium: Less Than 1%	Palladium: 25 % Silver: 71 % Indium: 4 % Lithium: Less Than 1 %
Hardness	195 HV	240 HV	230 HV	125 HV	150 HV
Tensile Strength	Not Available	600 N/mm²	560 N/mm²	410 N/mm²	320 N/mm²
Indications for Use	Onlays Partial Crowns Single Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns Root Canal Posts Short And Long Span Bridges	Onlays Partial Crowns Single Crowns Telescope/Conus Crowns Root Canal Posts Short And Long Span Bridges Implant Superstructures Model Casts	Onlays Inlays Partial Crowns Single Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns Root Canal Posts Short And Long Span Bridges Implant Superstructures Model Casts	Onlays Inlays Partial Crowns Single Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns Root Canal Posts Short And Long Span Bridges	Onlays Partial Crowns Single Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns Root Canal Posts Short And Long Span Bridges
Color	Yellow	White	White	Yellow	White
Compatible Porcelains	Not Available	Not Available	Inquire	Not Available	Not Available
Melting Interval	815° C - 875° C	1,135° C - 1,250° C	1,050° C - 1,280° C	865° C - 945° C	1,045° C - 1,130° C
Casting Temperature	930° C - 990° C	1,305° C - 1,365° C	1,335° C - 1,395° C	980° C - 1,040° C	1,180° C - 1,240° C
Expansion	8 %	5 %	31 %	28 %	5 %
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