High-resolution Electron Microscopic Study of Age-hardening in a Commercial Dental Gold Alloy

Katsuhiro Yasuda, G. Van Tendeloo, J. Van Landuyt, S. Amelinckx

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    Abstract

    High-resolution electron microscopy and electron diffraction were applied to elucidate the hardening mechanism in an 18-carat gold commercial dental alloy, Au-31.7 at.%,Cu-8.1 at.%,Pd-5.3 at.%,Ag-54.9 at.%. The interface between the AuCu-I ordered platelets and the surrounding Au3Cu ordered phase was anilyzed down to the atomic scale. A geometric model for the interface was deduced directly from the high-resolution electron micrographs. No evidence was found for the presence of a FCC phase at the interface between AuCu-I and Au 3Cu.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1179-1185
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of Dental Research
    Volume65
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Sep 1986

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Dentistry

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