Mechanical properties and failure analysis of alumina-glass dental composites
Mechanical properties and failure analysis of alumina-glass dental composites
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb07994.x
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发表时间:
1996-07-01
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3.9
通讯作者:
Francis, LF
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作者:
Wolf, WD;Vaidya, KJ;Francis, LF
Strength measurements and fractography were used to investigate the failure of alumina-glass dental composites containing 75 vol% alumina and 25 vol% glass. Alumina compacts were prepared by slip casting and sintering at 1100 degrees C for 2 h. Dense composites were made by infiltrating partially sintered alumina with glass at 1150 degrees C for 8 h. Young's modulus and the hardness of the composites were 270 GPa and 12 GPa, respectively. The mean strength (460 MPa) and fracture toughness (4.0 MPa . m(1/2)) of the composites were insensitive to the glass thermal expansion coefficient (alpha(glass) = 5.9 x 10(-6) to 7.8 x 10(-6) degrees C-1). Typical flaws mere pores and cracklike voids formed by poor particle packing and differential sintering near agglomerates of alumina in the composite, Crack deflection and crack bridging were observed in indentation cracks, Fracture toughness was single-valued because the alumina particle size was small (approximate to 3 mu m), Alumina-glass composites are promising new ceramics for dental crown and bridge applications, because their strength and fracture toughness are approximate to 2 times greater than those of current dental ceramics.