Influência de tratamentos térmicos nas propriedades mecânicas e metalúrgicas em liga odontológica à base de níquel-cromo.

Abstract

There is a growing concern with the development of suitable materials for interactive working with the human body. Many searchs have been carried in the development of biomaterials for odontology applications and this dedication is justifiable for the large number of surgical interventions for tooth extractions in the entire world. During the manufacturing process of dental reconstructions, which use metal-ceramic systems, a heat treatment is used to promote adhesion of the porcelain in the metal. However, it is known that heat treatment can change the metallic materials microstructure, changing their properties. This work evaluated the mechanical properties and microstructural changing of the nickel base alloy (FIT CAST-SB) used in odontology, when the alloy is submitted to the heat treatment for the porcelain adhesion (demented of firing ). First the alloy was cast using the technical of centrifugation and lost-wax. After that, one samples group (TT group) was submitted for porcelain firing heat treatment and another group (F group), remained only cast. The F and TT groups were submitted to tensile test. The F and TT groups, and the material as received by the manufacturer (CR group), were submitted to microhardness test and microstructural characterization, this latter using scanning electron microscopic. The F and CR groups were submitted to quantitative chemical analysis (atomic emission spectroscopy) and semi-quantitative by Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) in the MEV, and this last technique was applied to TT group too. The digital images process technique was applied to micrographics of F and TT groups, to determine the changes in the material phases before and after heat treatment. All results were submitted to the hypothesis test of Student s t-distribution. For the samples tested, it was concluded that the tensile strength was higher then the manufacturer information, respectively 559,39 and 545,55 MPa for F and TT groups, against 306 MPa informed by the manufacturer. However, the yield point was slightly lower, 218,81 and 240,58 MPa for F and TT groups, respectively, against 258 informed by the manufacturer. The microhardness results were about 70HV, higher than 21HV informed by the manufacturer. It was concluded, with 95% of confiability, that there was no mechanical properties and microstructure (percent and size of the phases) changes, before and after porcelain firing, in the specimens used. The alloy microstructure, when observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in backscattered electron mode (BSE mode) is formed by a matrix with dendritc structure and gray color, a second phase interdendritc with white color and lacy appearance, and black precipitates, and porosity are also found.