Machinability of Experimental Ti-Ag Alloys

This study investigated the machinability of experimental Ti-Ag alloys (5, 10, 20, and 30 mass% Ag) as a new dental titanium alloy candidate for CAD/CAM use. The alloys were slotted with a vertical milling machine and carbide square end mills under two cutting conditions. Machinability was evaluated...

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Published inDental Materials Journal Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 216 - 220
Main Authors KIKUCHI, Masafumi, TAKAHASHI, Masatoshi, OKUNO, Osamu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices 2008
Subjects
CAD/CAM
Computer-Aided Design
Dental Alloys
Dental Prosthesis Design
Dental Stress Analysis
Dentistry
Machinability
Materials Testing
Metallurgy
Silver
Titanium
Titanium alloy
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Summary:This study investigated the machinability of experimental Ti-Ag alloys (5, 10, 20, and 30 mass% Ag) as a new dental titanium alloy candidate for CAD/CAM use. The alloys were slotted with a vertical milling machine and carbide square end mills under two cutting conditions. Machinability was evaluated through cutting force using a three-component force transducer fixed on the table of the milling machine. The horizontal cutting force of the Ti-Ag alloys tended to decrease as the concentration of silver increased. Values of the component of the horizontal cutting force perpendicular to the feed direction for Ti-20%Ag and Ti-30%Ag were more than 20% lower than those for titanium under both cutting conditions. Alloying with silver significantly improved the machinability of titanium in terms of cutting force under the present cutting conditions.
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ISSN:0287-4547
1881-1361
DOI:10.4012/dmj.27.216