• Capricorn 15

Capricorn 15

  • Capricorn 15 is a palladium-silver alloy with coordinated mechanical and physical properties for conventional feldspar ceramics.

     

    Advantages

    • Economical due to low density
    • Good melting and flow properties
    • Easy finishing and polishing
    • Suitable for the Metal-Ceramics from Ivoclar Vivadent and conventional feldspar ceramics
    • Certified biocompatibility

    Indications

    • Onlays
    • Inlays
    • Partial crowns
    • Single crowns
    • Telescope and conus crowns
    • Root canal posts
    • Short- and long-span bridges
    • Implant superstructures
    • Model casts
     
     

    Composition

    Au 15.0
    Pd 51.9
    Ag 23.0
    In 8.0
    Ga 2.0
    Re < 1.0
    Ru < 1.0

    Technical data

    Type                                            4
    Colour                                        white
    Density (g/cm³)                         11.5
    Melting range (°C)                    1230 - 1310
    Casting temperature (°C)       1365 - 1425
    Modulus of Elasticity (MPa)    101.000
    CTE 25 – 500 °C                      14.3
    CTE 20 – 600 °C                      14.5
    Elongation (%)                          21.0
    Vickers hardness                     255
    0.2% proof stress (MPa)         490

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