Aries is a palladium-based ceramic alloy, compatible with conventional metal ceramics. The mechanical properties and the easy processing make this alloy suitable for a wide range of indications.
Indications*
- Inlays
- Onlays, ¾ crowns, crowns
- Telescope crowns, conus crowns
- Bridges
- Wide-span bridges
- Cast posts / cores, bars, attachments
Technical Data
| Composition (%): | Pd 63.7 | Ag 26.0 | Sn 7.0 | Ga 1.8 | In 1.5 | Ru <1.0, Re <1.0 |
| ISO | 22674:2016 |
| ADA Class: | Noble |
| Type / Color: | 4 / White |
| Density (g/cm³) | 10.8 |
| Melting Range (Solidus/Liquidus): | 1165 - 1290 °C |
| Elastic Modulus (GPa): | 130 |
| Porcelain Fired Hardened | |
| Vickers Hardness: | 180 215 |
| Tensile Strength (MPa): | 680 710 |
| 0.2% Proof Stress (MPa): | 400 415 |
| Elongation (%): | 35 30 |
Advantages
- Excellent processing and polishing properties
- Decades of successful use
- Wide range of indications
- Compatible with conventional metal-ceramics (e.g. IPS Style)
- Tested biocompatibility
Processing Data
| Investment Material: | Phosphate-bonded |
| Preheating / Burn- out Temperature: | 750 - 820 °C |
| Crucible | Ceramic crucible |
| Casting Temperature: | 1350 - 1410 °C |
| Oxidation °C/min/Vacuum: | 950 / 1 / No |
| CTE: | (25 – 500 °C): 14.4 x 10-6 /K |
| Recommended Metal Ceramic: | IPS Style, IPS InLine One, IPS InLine, IPS Classic |
| Laser Welding Wire: | Laser Ceramic Yellow |
*See TYPE CLASSIFICATION DUE TO PHYSICAL PROPERTIES