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.


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Item	Capricorn Porcelain Alloy	Elektra Crown and Bridge Alloy	Harmony Extra Hard Crown and Bridge Alloy	IPS d.SIGN 91 Porcelain Alloy	WLW Crown and Bridge Alloy
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Description	Capricorn is a palladium-based ceramic alloy demonstrating outstanding properties.	Clinically proven palladium-based alloy demonstrating outstanding properties.	Clinically proven reduced gold crown and bridge alloy demonstrating outstanding properties.	IPS d.SIGN 91 is an extra hard reduced gold ceramic alloy. Its mechanical and physical properties are coordinated with the IPS d.SIGN fluorapatite	Clinically proven palladium-based alloy demonstrating outstanding properties.
Composition	Palladium: 78.1 % Indium: 6.5 % Gallium: 6 % Gold: 6 % Silver: 3 % Ruthenium: Less Than 1 % Rhenium: Less Than 1 % Lithium: Less Than 1 %	Palladium: 25 % Silver: 58.3 % Copper: 14.7 % Indium: 2 % Ruthenium: Less Than 1 % Lithium: Less Than 1 % Rhenium: Less Than 1 %	Gold: 68.3 % Platinum: 2.9 % Palladium: 3.6 % Silver: 10 % Copper: 13.8 % Zinc: 1.1 % Indium: Less Than 1 % Iridium: Less Than 1 %	Gold: 60 % Palladium: 30.6 % Indium: 8.4 % Gallium: 1 % Rhenium: Less Than 1 % Ruthenium: Less Than 1 %	Palladium: 25 % Silver: 71 % Indium: 4 % Lithium: Less Than 1 %
Hardness	260 HV	185 HV	255 HV	250 HV	150 HV
Tensile Strength	97 N/mm²	465 N/mm²	735 N/mm²	108 N/mm²	320 N/mm²
Indications for Use	Onlays Inlays 3/4 Crowns Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns PFM Crowns Posts Short And Long Span Bridges Implant Superstructures Partial Dentures	Onlays Partial Crowns Single Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns Root Canal Posts Short And Long Span Bridges	Inlays Onlays Partial Crowns Single Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns Posts Short And Long Span Bridges Implant Superstructures Partial Dentures	Onlays Inlays Partial Crowns Single Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns Root Canal Posts Short And Long Span Bridges Implant Superstructures Model Casts	Onlays Partial Crowns Single Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns Root Canal Posts Short And Long Span Bridges
Color	White	White	Yellow	White	White
Melting Interval	1,170° C - 1,335° C	865° C - 990° C	900° C - 960° C	1,175° C - 1,305° C	1,045° C - 1,130° C
Casting Temperature	1,390° C - 1,450° C	1,045° C - 1,105° C	1,015° C - 1,075° C	1,360° C - 1,420° C	1,180° C - 1,240° C
Expansion	33 %	8 %	14 %	31 %	5 %
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