Intro and General Properties Flashcards
What are the three material categories?
Ceramic
Metal
Polymer
Atomic arrangements, bonding, composition, and defects are all related to the material _____.
structure
What are 5 material properties?
- mechanical
- physical
- chemical
- degradation
- biological
What are the general properties of Metal? Ceramics? Polymers?
Metal: hard, ductile, strong
Ceramic: hard, brittle, strong
Polymer: soft, ductile, weak
T/F: Metals and ceramics have low processing temperatures.
False, HIGH
T/F: Metals and ceramics are typically used as direct restorative materials.
False, INDIRECT
An atomic arrangement is either ______ or ______.
crystalline or non-crystalline
Primary bonding is via ____, _____, and _____bonds. Order theses from strongest to weakest.
metallic, ionic, covalent
covalent > ionic > metallic
“Pores” are considered to be what kind of defect?
Macroscopic
Metallic elements have how many electrons in their outer shell?
1, 2, or 3
T/F: Electrons are key to metallic bonds.
True!
In metallic elements, electrons are loosely bound to the nucleus.
True, this gives them free MOBILITY and allows metals to be ductile without breaking
T/F: Freely moving electrons allows for thermal and electrical conductivity.
True
T/F: The crystallization of metal occurs during heating.
False, during cooling
T/F: Pure metals are single phase, single composition.
True, atoms are able to slide around which makes pure metals more ductile and less strong
What are alloys?
mixture of two or more metals, different sized atoms act like stoppers and prevent easy sliding of atoms = stronger and less ductile metal
What kind of bonds are associated with ceramics?
ionic and covalent
T/F: Ionic and covalent bonds are weaker than metallic bonds.
FALSE
covalent > ionic > metallic
____ bonds: electron donor and electron acceptor
Ionic
_____ bonds: equally share electrons
Covalent
What are the three most common ceramics in dentistry?
SiO2 (Silicate)
Al2O3 (Aluminum)
K2O (potassium)
“don’t SALK about ceramics”
What is the building block in (Si02, Al2O3, and K2O)?
SiO4 tetrahedron
Crystalline ceramics are ______ range order.
long (crystalLONG)
NonCrystalline ceramics are ____ range order
short (NONcrystalLONG)
Most dental ceramics are ____ or ____.
Semicrystalline or polycrystalline
T/F: Polymers consist of covalent bonds.
True
T/F: Polymers are high molecular weight.
True
T/F: Polymers are straight, long chains.
False, ENTANGLED long chains, like “cooked spaghetti”
T/F: Polymers derive their strength from the entanglement of molecular chains.
True