A New Dental Superalloy System: III. Microstructure and Phase Transformations

Abstract
A microstructural study was conducted on 15 cobalt-chromium-nickel alloys of the basic composition 40 Co-30 Ni-30 Cr. The alloys were strengthened by the addition of tantalum and tantalum-rich regions were found at the interdendritic spaces. The increase in Ta concentration caused a decrease in the concentration of the β phase and an increase in the amounts of the a phase. Excessive amounts of Ta resulted in formation of the σ phase. The failure of the alloy occurred as a result of the interconnection of σ regions.

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