Mechanical properties of NiTi and CuNiTi shape-memory wires used in orthodontic treatment. Part 1: stress-strain tests

Mechanical properties of NiTi and CuNiTi shape-memory wires used in orthodontic treatment. Part 1: stress-strain tests

OBJECTIVE: This research aimed to compare, through traction tests, eight types of superelastic and heat-activated NiTi archwires, by six trade companies (GAC, TP, Ormco, Masel, Morelli and Unitek) to those with addition of copper (CuNiTi 27ºC and 35ºC, Ormco). METHODS: The tests were performed in an...

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Main Authors: Marco Abdo Gravina, Ione Helena Vieira Portella Brunharo, Cristiane Canavarro, Carlos Nelson Elias, Cátia Cardoso Abdo Quintão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Press Editora 2013-08-01
Series:Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
Subjects:
Fios ortodônticos
Movimentação dentária
Cobre
Níquel
Titânio
Propriedades físicas
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512013000400007&lng=en&tlng=en

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