Revista de Ingeniería

revinge | eISSN 2011-0049 | ISSN 0121-4993

Analysis of Mechanical Behavior of Ni-Cr-Mo Alloy for Dental Abutments

No. 36 (2012-01-01)
  • Luis Alberto Laguado Villamizar
    (1) Magister en Ingeniería de Materiales, Universidad Industrial de Santander, lalaguav@uis.edu.co
  • John Faber Archila Díaz
    (2) PhD. Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Sao Paulo, jfarchid@uis.edu.co

Abstract

This study presents the characterization of a dental implant alloy for abutments. It proposes a biocompatible material and high mechanical resistance as an alternative to Titanium alloys, lowering costs of raw materials and processing. Mechanical testing of the Ni-Cr-Mo alloy and subsequently perform simulations of its mechanical properties by means of finite element analysis. As a result is obtained that the material reduces its mechanical strength after the casting for electric induction molding process. The simulation model is valid to make analysis of resistance to this type of dental devices.

Keywords: Dental implant abutments, Ni-Cr-Mo alloys, finite element analysis