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A metallographic evaluation of porosity occurring in removable partial denture castings
Author(s) -
Lewis A. J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1979.tb03636.x
Subject(s) - porosity , materials science , dentistry , metallurgy , medicine , composite material
A bstract — Conveniently sized sections from six removable partial denture castings were examined metallographically for porosity. Abrupt changes in cross sectional areas were the sites of porosity in some specimens; also seen were small generalized areas of porosity unlikely to be disclosed radiographically.