DPM Argedent Y73
High Gold Alloys for Ceramics
| Color | PALE YELLOW |
| Type | 4 |
| ADA Class | HIGH NOBLE (HN) |
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Application
  
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| Processing | |
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| Investment | Phosphate Bonded |
| Crucible | Graphite / Ceramic |
| Degassing Temp C | 650-980 |
| Oxidation Procedure | No Hold, Do Not Remove Oxide, No Vacuum |
| Solder & Laser Wires | |
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| PreSolder | Y, YPF, YSF |
| PostSolder | 615, 650, 720 |
| Laser Wire | LWT65 |
| Physical Properties | |
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| VHN After Firing | 215 |
| VHN Soft | |
| VHN Hard | 225 |
| Proof Stress Soft MPa | 386 |
| Proof Stress Hard MPa | 483 |
| Tensile Strength Soft MPa | 552 |
| Tensile Strength Hard MPa | 621 |
| Elongation Soft | 15 |
| Elongation Hard | 10 |
| Elastic Modulus GPa | 104 |
| Composition | |
|---|---|
| Silver (Ag) | 8.98 |
| Gold (Au) | 73.8 |
| Iron (Fe) | 0.2 |
| Indium (In) | 1.9 |
| Manganese (Mn) | 0.3 |
| Palladium (Pd) | 5.4 |
| Tantalum (Ta) | 0.2 |
| Niobium (Nb) | 0.6 |
| Lithium (Li) | 0.02 |
| Rhenium (Re) | 0.05 |
| Platinum (Pt) | 8.5 |
| Ruthenium (Ru) | 0.05 |
| Thermal Properties | |
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| Melting Range C | 1050-1170 |
| Casting Temp C | 1285 |
| Density g/cc | 16.7 |
| Expansion at 500C | 14.3 |
| Expansion at 600C | 14.5 |
| Burnout Temp C | 790 |