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	IPS d.SIGN 59 Porcelain Alloy	Aquarius XH Porcelain Alloy	IPS d.SIGN 84 Porcelain Alloy	Spartan Plus Porcelain Alloy	Y Porcelain Alloy
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Description	IPS d.SIGN 59 is a palladium-silver ceramic alloy. Its mechanical and physical properties are coordinated with the IPS d.SIGN fluorapatite glass-	Aquarius XH is a silver-free high-gold ceramic alloy demonstrating outstanding properties.	IPS d.SIGN 84 is a palladium-based ceramic alloy. Its mechanical and physical properties are coordinated with the IPS d.SIGN fluorapatite glass-	Spartan Plus is a palladium-based ceramic alloy demonstrating outstanding properties.	Y is a high-gold ceramic alloy demonstrating outstanding properties.
Composition	Palladium: 59.2 % Silver: 27.9 % Tin: 8.2% Indium: 2.7 % Zinc: 1.3 % Platinum: Less Than 1 % Rhenium : Less Than 1 % Ruthenium: Less Than 1 % Lithium: Less Than 1 %	Gold: 82.8 % Platinum : 9 % Palladium: 5 % Tin: Less Than 1 % Indium: 2.5 % Iridium: Less Than 1 % Tantalum: Less Than 1 % Iron: Less Than 1 % Lithium: Less Than 1 %	Palladium : 75.2 % Gold: 9 % Indium: 6.5 % Gallium: 6 % Silver: 3 % Ruthenium: Less Than 1 % Lithium: Less Than 1 % Rhenium: Less Than 1 %	Palladium: 78.8 % Copper: 10 % Gallium: 9 % Gold: 2 % Lithium: Less Than 1 % Germanium: Less Than 1 % Iridium: Less Than 1 %	Gold: 84 % Platinum: 7.1 % Palladium: 5.7 % Silver: 1.5 % Tin: Less Than 1 % Indium: Less Than 1 % Rhenium: Less Than 1 % Iron: Less Than 1 % Lithium: Less Than 1 %
Hardness	230 HV	220 HV	295 HV	310 HV	170 HV
Tensile Strength	139 N/mm²	83 N/mm²	117 N/mm²	97 N/mm²	81 N/mm²
Indications for Use	Onlays Inlays Partial Crowns Single Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns Root Canal Posts Short And Long Span Bridges Implant Superstructures Model Casts	Onlays 3/4 Crowns Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns PFM 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 Inlays 3/4 Crowns Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns PFM Crowns Posts Short And Long Span Bridges Implant Superstructures Partial Dentures	Onlays Inlays 3/4 Crowns Crowns Telescope And Conus Crowns PFM Crowns Posts Short And Long Span Bridges
Color	White	Yellow	White	White	Yellow
Melting Interval	1,230° C - 1,310° C	1,150° C - 1,185° C	1,140° C - 1,335° C	1,130° C - 1,210° C	1,170° C - 1,210° C
Casting Temperature	1,365° C - 1,425° C	1,240° C - 1,300° C	1,390° C - 1,450° C	1,260° C - 1,320° C	1,260° C - 1,320° C
Expansion	14 %	7 %	29 %	20 %	10 %
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