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Microstructure effect on the properties of a commercial low-fusing dental porcelain

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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of firing cycle on a dental porcelain microstructure in order to correlate microstructure changes with mechanical and thermal properties. A commercial low-fusing dental porcelain powder (Omega 900, Vita) was investigated for this purpose. The powder was treated at different temperatures in the range 750–1000 °C. The fired samples were characterized in terms of their morphology and microstructure, and their mechanical and thermal properties were evaluated. The results showed that firing temperature affects porcelain microstructure influencing significantly in this way both the mechanical properties and the thermal expansion coefficient of the fired objects. Firing at 800 °C led to a homogeneous structure. After treatment at this temperature, the leucite crystals exhibit their maximum concentration and they are well dispersed into the glassy phase. As a consequence the optimum mechanical strength and the maximum thermal expansion coefficient are observed in these samples.

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  1. Department of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete, University Campus, 73100, Chania, Greece

    Athena Tsetsekou*

  2. Department of Dental Biomaterials, Dental School, University of Athens, Thivon 2, 115 27, Athens, Greece

    Triantafillos Papadopoulos

  3. Ceramics and Refractories Technological Development Company (CERECO S.A.), 72nd km of Athens, Lamia Ntl. Road, P.O. Box 146, 34100, Chalkida, Greece

    Othon Adamopoulos

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Tsetsekou*, A., Papadopoulos, T. & Adamopoulos, O. Microstructure effect on the properties of a commercial low-fusing dental porcelain. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 13, 407–416 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014301021375

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