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An Evaluation of Six Synthetic Casting Materials: Strength of Cylinders in Bending
Author(s) -
WILSON DAVID G.,
VANDERBY RAY
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1995.tb01293.x
Subject(s) - medicine , conformable matrix , bending , casting , flexural strength , composite material , orthodontics , materials science
Six fiberglass casting tapes were evaluated in bending, using an unstable fracture model. Cylindrical casts were constructed and evaluated in bending at 2, 3, and 24 hours after application. Scotchcast Plus (3M, St. Paul, MN), Vet Cast II (3M), and Zim‐Flex (Zimmer, Warsaw, IN) were significantly stronger than other materials at 2 hours; however, by 24 hours, casts constructed from Delta‐Lite (Johnson & Johnson Products, New Brunswick, NJ) were strongest. Delta‐Lite Conformable casts were significantly weaker at all times.