RESEARCH ARTICLE
Bond Strength of Gold Alloys Laser Welded to Cobalt-Chromium Alloy
Ikuya Watanabe1, *, Cameron Wallace2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2008Volume: 2
First Page: 109
Last Page: 113
Publisher Id: TODENTJ-2-109
DOI: 10.2174/1874210600802010109
Article History:
Received Date: 28/3/2008Revision Received Date: 14/7/2008
Acceptance Date: 1/9/2008
Electronic publication date: 07/11/2008
Collection year: 2008
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the joint properties between cast gold alloys and Co-Cr alloy laser-welded by Nd:YAG laser. Cast plates were fabricated from three types of gold alloys (Type IV, Type II and low-gold) and a Co-Cr alloy. Each gold alloy was laser-welded to Co-Cr using a dental laser-welding machine. Homogeneously-welded and non-welded control specimens were also prepared. Tensile testing was conducted and data were statistically analyzed using ANOVA. The homogeneously-welded groups showed inferior fracture load compared to corresponding control groups, except for Co-Cr. In the specimens welded heterogeneously to Co-Cr, Type IV was the greatest, followed by low-gold and Type II. There was no statistical difference (P<0.05) in fracture load between Type II control and that welded to Co-Cr. Higher elongations were obtained for Type II in all conditions, whereas the lowest elongation occurred for low-gold welded to Co-Cr. This study indicated that, of the three gold alloys tested, the Type IV gold alloy was the most suitable alloy for laser-welding to Co-Cr.
