Machinability of experimental Ti-Ag alloys

Dent Mater J. 2008 Mar;27(2):216-20. doi: 10.4012/dmj.27.216.

Abstract

This study investigated the machinability of experimental Ti-Ag alloys (5, 10, 20, and 30 mass% Ag) as a new dental titanium alloy candidate for CAD/CAM use. The alloys were slotted with a vertical milling machine and carbide square end mills under two cutting conditions. Machinability was evaluated through cutting force using a three-component force transducer fixed on the table of the milling machine. The horizontal cutting force of the Ti-Ag alloys tended to decrease as the concentration of silver increased. Values of the component of the horizontal cutting force perpendicular to the feed direction for Ti-20% Ag and Ti-30% Ag were more than 20% lower than those for titanium under both cutting conditions. Alloying with silver significantly improved the machinability of titanium in terms of cutting force under the present cutting conditions.

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Dental Alloys*
  • Dental Prosthesis Design
  • Dental Stress Analysis
  • Materials Testing
  • Metallurgy
  • Silver*
  • Titanium*

Substances

  • Dental Alloys
  • Silver
  • Titanium