Table 1.
Brand names, manufacturing methods, manufacturers, and elemental compositions of the four Co-Cr alloys tested.
| Brand Name | Manufacturing Method (Group Code) | Manufacturer | Elemental Composition (wt %) * | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co | Cr | W | Nb | V | Mo | Si | Fe | |||
| StarLoy C | Casting (CS) | DeguDent, Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany | 59.4 | 24.5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Magnum Lucens | Milling (ML) | MESA di Sala Giacomo and C. S.n.c, Travagliato, Italy | 63 | 28 | 3 | 4 | N/A | <1 | 1 | <1 |
| Remanium® star CL | Selective laser melting (SLM) | Dentaurum GmbH and Co. KG, Ispringen, Germany | 60.5 | 28 | 9 | <1 | N/A | N/A | 1.5 | <1 |
| Soft Metal™ | Milling/post-sintering (ML/PS) | LHK, Chilgok, Korea | 63 | 29 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6 | <1 | N/A |
* As provided by the manufacturers. N/A: not available.