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Percent elongation
% in 5-cm gauge
Material Product length Ref.
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Cobalt-chromium alloys Advantage* 3 198
Advantage# 4 198
Cobond* 4 198
Cobond# 3 198
Genesis II* 7 198
Genesis II# 6 198
Master Tec* 2 198
Master Tec# 3 198
Novarex* 2 198
Novarex# 1 198
Novarex II* 2 198
Novarex II# 2 198
Vi-Comp* 5 198
Vi-Comp# 4 198
Vitallium 1.5$ 61
Denture liners (resilient)
Polyphosphazene
fluoroelastomer Novus 240 153
Silicone Molloplast-B 325 153
Gold (999.9 fine) Wilkinson Co. 60.1** 96
Gold alloys
Type I Ney-Oro A 29.5 7
Type II Ney-Oro A-1 32 7
Type III, soft Ney-Oro B-2 35 7
Type III, hard Ney-Oro B-2 34 7
Type IV, soft Ney-Oro G-3 24 7
Type IV, hard Ney-Oro G-3 6.5 7
40% Au-Ag-Cu, soft Forticast 18 9
40% Au-Ag-Cu, hard Forticast 3 9
10-15% Au-Ag-Pd, soft Paliney No. 4 17 7
10-15% Au-Ag-Pd, hard Paliney No. 4 7 7
Au-Pd Olympia* 8 199
Olympia# 12 199
Au-Pt-Pd TPW 9.2 196
Porcelain-fused-
to-metal Jelenko O 5 9
Impression material
Alginate Krompan 38## 81
Iron-chromium alloys
Crown-and-bridge Dentillium C-B 8.5$ 61
Partial denture Dentillium P-D 9.0$ 61
Maxillofacial materials
Polyurethane Epithane-3 224$ 210
Silicone rubber A 102 130$ 210
A-2186 480 154
Cosmesil 588 154
MDX 4-4210 438 154
Medical Adhesive A 304$ 210
Silastic 4-4515 476$ 210
Mouth protector materials
Polyvinyl acetate-
Polyethylene Proform 1000 125
Sta-guard 1150 125
Nickel-chromium alloys Ceramalloy II* 6 199
Ceramalloy II# 11 199
Micro-Bond N/P2* 29 199
Micro-Bond N/P2# 35 199
Ticon* 4 199
Ticon# 12 199
Unimetal 12.2 196
Palladium-based
dental alloys Athenium 25$$ 197
Liberty 20$$ 197
Legacy 20$$ 197
Microstar* 6 199
Microstar# 18 199
Protocol 34$$ 197
PTM-88 25$$ 197
Spartan* 2 199
Spartan# 9 199
W-1* 6 199
W-1# 10 199
Silver-palladium alloys
Crown-and-bridge, soft Albacast 10 9
Crown-and-bridge, hard Albacast 8 7
Porcelain-fused-
to-metal Jel-5 25 9
Titanium 13 131
Titanium, 6 Al, 4 V alloy 5 131
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* As cast
# Heat treated.
$ Measured on 2.5-cm gauge length.
** Measured on 0.64-cm gauge length.
## Measured on 10-cm gauge length; head speed, 50 cm/min.
$$ Measured on 1.5-cm gauge length.
Revised April, 1996
Biomaterials Properties Database, University of Michigan
Contact: Dr William J. O'Brien, Director (FAX: 313-647-5293).
Copyright © Quintessence Publishing, 1996.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/Dental_tables/Perelong.html
