Accelerated corrosion analysis of dental amalgams
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Oral Sciences
- Vol. 94 (6), 553-561
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0722.1986.tb01799.x
Abstract
The corrosion of powdered conventional and high Cu dental amalgam was studied in vitro under fixed conditions (100% oxygen, pH 4, and constant weak mechanical action). Results were retrieved from X-ray diffraction of samples of amalgam and solid corrosion products formed, in combination with recording of the HCl consumed to maintain the fixed pH. In the conventional amalgam no corrosion of .gamma.1 occurred until all .gamma.2 had corroded, whereas in the high Cu amalgam corrosion of .gamma.1 occurred from the beginning, concurrent with corrosion of .epsilon. and .eta.''. Corrosion products found were AgCl, Hg2Cl2, CuCl2 .cntdot. 3 Cu(OH)2, and SnO2. The results may be interpreted as follows: in the conventional amalgam the matrix phase .gamma.1 is anodically protected against corrosion as long as any .gamma.2 remains; in the high Cu amalgam the least noble phases .epsilon. and .eta.'' do not protect .gamma.1 in a simliar way.Keywords
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