casting of metal Flashcards
ADVANTAGES OF DIRECT TECHNIQUE
time? requires? no? less? good?
- shorter time to construct, prepared, and inserted on same day
- requires few materials
- no temporary needed
- less expensive
- good fit for inlay
2 methods of INVESTING
- vacuum
- hand
materials used in placement of CASTING RING LINER
A, A, C, C
- asbestos (carcinogenic)
- aluminum silicate ceramic material
- cellulose paper
- ceramic (cellulose combination)
types of CASTING MACHINE
- air pressure casting machine
- centrifugal casting machine
- induction melting casting machine
- spring-wound electrical restistance
not rust, prevent mold roughness
kind of sprue
PLASTIC
fluxes used to:
- prevent oxidation
- minimize porosity
- increase fluidity of metal
- removes air bubbles
- porosity is reduced
- evacuate harmful gases
- 95% nodule free
method of investing
vacuum method
sizes of SPRUE
thicker, size, size, localized, attached
- thicker than the thickest portion of the wax pattern
- 8-12 gauze round sprue
- 12-18 gause for small casting
- localized shrinkage porosity (due to thin sprue
- attached to a reservoir 1mm from the pattern
most versatile
kind of sprue
wax
*note: wax are colored to simplify examination of margin on the stone
what is the purpose of SPRUE?
holds, determines, leads
- holds the wax pattern on the sprue base
- determines the position of the wax pattern within the investment and inlay ring
- leads the molten gold from crucible to molten cavity
4th step in CASTING
burnout
greater setting and thermal expansion
factors that will influence MOLD SIZE
two layer liner
must be covered with wax
kind of sprue
METAL
3rd step in CASTING
investing
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF WAX ACCORDING TO FLOW?
3 ITEMS
- TYPE A
- TYPE B
- TYPE C
fuels used in FUSING NOBLE METAL
- mixture of natural and artificial gas and air
- oxygen (air acetylene)
hard, low flow
type of wax
type A
parts of ZONE OF FLAME
- combustion zone
- reducing/inner zone
- oxidizing zone
INDICATIONS OF DIRECT TECHNIQUE
- small casting in anterior and bicuspid teeth
- adequate access
- 1 or 2 teeth restored
location of SPRUE
attached, should, attached, should, flare
- attached to portion of pattern w/ largest cross-sectional areas and away from the thin/delicate parts
- should be located so as not to obliterate centric occlusal relationship
- attached to nonworking cusp
- should not be attached at right angle or sharp angle to broad flat surface – turbulence of metal – suck-back porosity
- flare the attachment of sprue
materials used in PICKLING
- HCl 50%
- H2SO4
- ultrasonic device
substance adde to the surface of the molten metal to prevent oxygen in the air from coming in contact w/ hot metal
fluxes
wax pattern cleaner
diluted synthetic detergent
after how many hours an investment is ready for burnout?
1 hour
2nd step on casting
spruing the pattern
why liner should be shorter?
- more uniform expansion
- prevent investment from falling out during handling
COOLING process of CASTING
- bench cooling the metal
- quenching immediate placement of hot castings in water as soon as button has dull red glow metal is in annealed condition
to achieve “carving accuracy”
avoid, carver, carve, carve
- avoid melting wax
- carver should have smooth blunted edges for burnishing
- carve the proximal first then the occlusal
- carve from the wax to the cavosurface margin
first process
- wax pattern
what is the chief cause of distortion of wax?
relaxation of stress during manipulation