Observatons on gold-palladium-silver and gold-palladium alloys

Properties, heat treatment response, structure, and composition of three high-fusing crown and fixed partial denture alloys were studied. Except for elongation, the properties of two gold-palladium-silver based materials were compared to those of a gold-palladium alloy. The greater elongation of the latter material was attributed to its intragranular homogeneity.