Microstructures of Pd-containing dispersants for admixed dental amalgams

J. H. Chern Lin, E. H. Greener

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Abstract

Blended Pd-containing dispersants were developed by the utilization of a Ag-Cu eutectic into which Pd was substituted for Ag or Cu in concentrations of up to 20 wt%. Compositions were melted either in argon-filled sealed vycor tubes or in a graphite-lined carbon crucible of an induction furnace with an argon blanket. Ingots of approximately 1.5 cm in diameter were sectioned to 0.2 cm in thickness and polished through standard metallographic polishing procedures. The possible compounds were identified by XRD. The microstructures of the alloys were examined by SEM/EDS. XRD analysis of the alloys revealed the preferential dissolution of Pd in Cu when the Pd concentration was ≤10 wt%. When the Pd concentration exceeded 20 wt%, Pd was found to be dissolved in both Ag and Pd. No Cu3Pd x-ray diffraction peaks were found for alloys with Pd concentration of up to 20 wt%. SEM/EDS analysis confirmed XRD results; lamellae of Ag and Cu-Pd were found in alloys with Pd concentration ≤10 wt%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)254-257
Number of pages4
JournalDental Materials
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1991 Oct

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • General Dentistry
  • Mechanics of Materials

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