Capricorn 15
Capricorn 15 is a palladium-based ceramic alloy. The increased gold content enables good flow properties and therefore easy and economical processing with fast polishing.
Indications*
- Inlays
- Onlays, ¾ crowns, crowns
- Telescope crowns, conus crowns
- Bridges
- Wide-span bridges
- Cast posts / cores, bars, attachments
- Implant-supported superstructures
- Partial dentures
Technical Data
| Composition (%): | Pd 51.9 | Au 15.0 | Ag 23.0 | In 8.0 | Ga 2.0 | Re <1.0, Ru <1.0 |
| ISO | 22674:2016 |
| ADA Class: | Noble |
| Type / Color: | 4 / White |
| Density (g/cm³) | 11.5 |
| Melting Range (Solidus/Liquidus): | 1140 - 1290 °C |
| Elastic Modulus (GPa): | 120 |
| Porcelain Fired Hardened | |
| Vickers Hardness: | 250 320 |
| Tensile Strength (MPa): | 745 880 |
| 0.2% Proof Stress (MPa): | 490 655 |
| Elongation (%): | 18 10 |
Advantages
- Good casting and flow properties
- Excellent processing and polishing properties
- Wide range of indications
- Compatible with conventional metal-ceramics (e.g. IPS Style)
- Tested biocompatibility
Processing Data
| Investment Material: | Phosphate-bonded |
| Preheating / Burn- out Temperature: | 750 - 820 °C |
| Crucible | Ceramic crucible |
| Casting Temperature: | 1350 - 1410 °C |
| Oxidation °C/min/Vacuum: | 950 / 1 / No |
| CTE: | (25 – 500 °C): 14.3 x 10-6 /K |
| Recommended Metal Ceramic: | IPS Style, IPS InLine One, IPS InLine, IPS Classic |
| Laser Welding Wire: | Laser Ceramic White |
*See TYPE CLASSIFICATION DUE TO PHYSICAL PROPERTIES