Microscopic and Mechanical Characterization of Co-Cr Dental Alloys Joined by the TIG Welding Process.

Autor: Carek A; School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Ivana Gundulića 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia., Slokar Benić L; Faculty of Metallurgy, University of Zagreb, Aleja Narodnih Heroja 3, 44000 Sisak, Croatia., Bubalo V; Dubrava University Hospital, Avenija Gojka Šuška 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia., Kosović N; School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Ivana Gundulića 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Materials (Basel, Switzerland) [Materials (Basel)] 2023 May 22; Vol. 16 (10). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 22.
DOI: 10.3390/ma16103890
Abstrakt: Due to their good mechanical and other properties, cobalt-chromium alloys (Co-Cr) are often used in prosthetic therapy. The metal structures of prosthetic works can be damaged and break, and depending on the extent of the damage, they can be re-joined. Tungsten inert gas welding (TIG) produces a high-quality weld with a composition very close to that of the base material. Therefore, in this work, six commercially available Co-Cr dental alloys were joined by TIG welding, and their mechanical properties were evaluated to determine the quality of the TIG process as a technology for joining metallic dental materials and the suitability of the Co-Cr alloys used for TIG welding. Microscopic observations were made for this purpose. Microhardness was measured using the Vickers method. The flexural strength was determined on a mechanical testing machine. The dynamic tests were carried out on a universal testing machine. The mechanical properties were determined for welded and non-welded specimens, and the results were statistically evaluated. The results show the correlation between the investigated mechanical properties and the process TIG. Indeed, characteristics of the welds have an effect on the measured properties. Considering all the results obtained, the TIG-welded I-BOND NF and Wisil M alloys showed the cleanest and most uniform weld and, accordingly, satisfactory mechanical properties, highlighting that they withstood the maximum number of cycles under dynamic load.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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