Spartan is a silver-free, palladium-based ceramic alloy. Its mechanical properties and high heat resistance allow a wide range of indications.
Indications*
- Inlays
- Onlays, ¾ crowns, crowns
- Telescope crowns, conus crowns
- Bridges
- Wide-span bridges
- Cast posts / cores, bars, attachments
- Implant-supported superstructures
- Partial dentures
Technical Data
| Composition (%): | Pd 78.7 | Cu 10.0 | Au 2.0 | Ga 9.0 | B <1.0, Ir <1.0 |
| ISO | 22674:2016 |
| ADA Class: | Noble |
| Type / Colour: | 5 / White |
| Density (g/cm³) | 10.9 |
| Melting Range (Solidus/Liquidus): | 1050 - 1190 °C |
| Elastic Modulus (GPa): | 155 |
| Porcelain Fired Hardened | |
| Vickers Hardness: | 310 430 |
| Tensile Strength (MPa): | 1165 1245 |
| 0.2% Proof Stress (MPa): | 945 1050 |
| Elongation (%): | 18 16 |
Advantages
- Ag-free
- High heat resistance
- 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: | 1250 - 1290 °C |
| Oxidation °C/min/Vacuum: | 1010 / 5 / Yes |
| CTE: | (25 – 500 °C): 14.2 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