Research Article

Fracture Resistance of Endodontically Treated Premolars Reconstructed by Traditional Casting and CAD-CAM Milling Post and Cores

Table 1

Properties of alloys for fabricating the post and core in the study group.

TypeUltimate tensile strength (MPa)Yield strength at 0.2% offset (MPa)Elongation (%)VHN(kg/mm2)Density (g/cm3)Composition

Co-Cr [16]75567563598.7Co 63.5%
Cr 27.0%
Mo 5.5%
Fe 2.0%
Ni, Si, Mn<1%
NPG [17]560265151407.8Cu 80.7%
Al 7.8%
Ni 4.3%
C, Si, Nb, Mn, Fe <1%
Co-Cr-Mo metal blocks [18]597413122888.3Co 65%
Cr 28%
Mo 5%
C, Si, Nb, Mn, Fe <1%