Abnormal behavior in adiabatic calorimetry of set dental stone

Dent Mater J. 1995 Jun;14(1):84-7. doi: 10.4012/dmj.14.84.

Abstract

Dehydration in set dental stone was studied by employing specific heat measurements. Dehydration proceeds in two steps in air. In the case of bulk samples, especially those made with a lower water-powder ratio, three endothermic reaction stages are observed; a reaction of the dihydrate to the hemihydrate is apparently separated in two, one of which is not inherent. It is thought that the occurrence of a new peak is due to the difficulty for the dehydrated water to escape, depending on the porosity of the set stone.

MeSH terms

  • Calcium Sulfate / chemistry*
  • Calorimetry, Differential Scanning
  • Desiccation
  • Materials Testing
  • Thermodynamics
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Water
  • Calcium Sulfate