Properties of a Typical Palladium and a Typical Gold Dental Alloy
| Porcelain alloy | Composition, % | Specific gravity, g cm−3 | Melting range, °C | 0.2% Proof stress MPa | Thermal expansion, K−1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Au | Pd | Pt | Cu | Ag | In | Ga | Sn | |||||
| Pd alloy | 2.0 | 78.0 | – | 10.5 | – | – | 9.47 | – | 10.7 | 1170–1190 | 727 | 13.9 |
| Au alloy | 75.0 | 7.6 | 3.0 | – | 10.8 | 2.5 | – | 1.0 | 16.2 | 1100–1150 | 453 | 14.9 |