Properties of experimental titanium cast investment mixing with water reducing agent solution

Dent Mater J. 2012;31(5):724-8. doi: 10.4012/dmj.2012-030.

Abstract

This study aimed to develop a dental investment for titanium casting. ZrO(2) and Al(2)O(3) were selected as refractory materials to prepare three investments (Codes: A-C) according to the quantity of Zr. Al(2)O(3) cement was used as a binder at a ratio of 15%, they were mixed with special mixing liquid. B1 was used as a control mixed with water. Fundamental examinations were statistically evaluated. A casting test was performed with investment B. Fluidities, setting times, and green strengths showed no remarkable differences; however, they were significantly different from those of B1. Expansion values for A, B, C, and B1 at 850°C were 1.03%±0.08%, 1.96%±0.17%, 4.35%±0.23%, and 1.50%±0.28%, respectively. Castings were covered by only small amounts of mold materials. The hardness test showed no significant differences between castings from B and the ones from commercial investments. The experimental special mixing liquid effectively reduced the water/powder ratio and improved the strength and thermal expansion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum Oxide / chemistry
  • Compressive Strength
  • Dental Casting Investment / chemistry*
  • Dental Casting Technique*
  • Dental Materials / chemistry*
  • Hardness
  • Hot Temperature
  • Humans
  • Lithium Carbonate / chemistry
  • Materials Testing
  • Powders
  • Rheology
  • Stress, Mechanical
  • Surface Properties
  • Thermodynamics
  • Time Factors
  • Titanium / chemistry*
  • Water / chemistry
  • Zirconium / chemistry

Substances

  • Dental Casting Investment
  • Dental Materials
  • Powders
  • Water
  • Lithium Carbonate
  • Zirconium
  • Titanium
  • Aluminum Oxide
  • zirconium oxide