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Multiscale Electrochemical Investigation of the Corrosion Resistance of Various Alloys Used in Dental Prostheses

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The electrochemical behavior of Ag-Pd (Paliag), Ni-Cr (Heraenium NA), and Co-Cr (Heraenium CE) alloys used in dental prosthetics construction of crowns and bridges was studied in 0.9 pct NaCl solution at 298 K (25 °C). The localized electrochemical characteristics related to corrosion resistance and eventual breakdown of the protecting oxide layers were investigated by scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM), whereas potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques were employed to establish oxide stability. When the corrosion resistance of the alloys was evaluated by means of the corrosion current value determined around their corresponding open circuit potential in 0.9 pct NaCl solution, good protection can be expected resulting from their spontaneous passivation (low current densities in the order of tenths of μA cm−2). The polarization resistance of all the samples increased with immersion time, in the sequence Ag-Pd < Heraenium NA < Heraenium CE. Yet, increased electrochemical activity was detected with SECM when the alloys were polarized at +0.40 V SCE, a value that may be eventually experienced in the human body. Although a passivation mechanism was still operating in the chromium-containing alloys, oxide dissolution and precipitation of corrosion products occurred on Ag-Pd instead.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by a Grant from the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research, CNCS-UEFISCDI, Project Number PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-0218. Additional support from the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO, Madrid, Spain) and the European Regional Development Fund (Brussels, Belgium) under Grant CTQ2012-36787 is acknowledged.

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  1. Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, 700050, Iasi, Romania

    Daniel Mareci (Associate Professor) & Georgiana Bolat (Ph.D. Researcher)

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of La Laguna, P.O. Box 456, 38200, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

    Ricardo Manuel Souto (Professor)

  3. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania

    Sorin Iacoban (Ph.D. Student) & Corneliu Munteanu (Professor)

  4. Department of Physical Chemistry, University of La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain

    Ricardo Manuel Souto (Professor)

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Iacoban, S., Mareci, D., Bolat, G. et al. Multiscale Electrochemical Investigation of the Corrosion Resistance of Various Alloys Used in Dental Prostheses. Metall Mater Trans B 46, 1011–1021 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-014-0280-z

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