Tab. 1.

Tested products and corresponding bulk chemical compositions

Tab. 1 Untersuchte Produkte und entsprechende chemische Zusammensetzung

Type	Vendor	Product Name	Alloy	Chemical composition, % by mass
BA	3M Unitek	Victory series, narrow contoured, 902	Stainless steel	18–20% Cr, 8–12% Ni, 2.0% Mn (max), 1.0% Si (max), balance: Fe
BA	Dentaurum	Dentaform	DIN 1.4303 (Cr, Ni austenitic stainless steel)	17–19% Cr, 11–13% Ni, 2.0% Mn (max), 1.0% Si (max), balance: Fe
BA	Dentaurum	Dentaform Snap	DIN 1.4541 (Cr Ni austenitic stainless steel stabilized with Ti)	17–19% Cr, 9–12% Ni, 2.0% Mn (max), 1.0% Si (max), 0.7% Ti (max), balance: Fe
BA	Ormco	Company Standard	AISI 305 (Cr, Ni austenitic stainless steel; similar to DIN 1.4303)	17–19% Cr, 10.5–13.0% Ni, 2.0% Mn, 1.0% Si, balance: Fe
BR	3 M Unitek	Victory Series, twin MBT	Stainless steel	18–20% Cr, 8–12% Ni, 2.0% Mn (max), 1.0% Si (max), balance: Fe
BR	Dentaurum	Discovery series, Roth 18	DIN 1.4303 (Cr, Ni austenitic stainless steel)	17–19% Cr, 11–13% Ni, 2.0% Mn (max), 1.0% Si (max), balance: Fe
BR	Ormco	Full-Size Diamond Twin series	AISI 303SE (austenitic stainless steel, comparable to DIN 1.4305)	17–19% Cr, 8–10% Ni, 2.0% Mn (max), 1.0% Si (max), 0.6% Mo (max), 0.5% Cu (max), 0.2% Co (max), 0.15–0.35% Se, balance: Fe
W	3M Unitek	Unitek Nitinol SuperElastic	Nitinol SuperElastic	66.4% Ni, 33.6% Ti
W	3M Unitek	Unitek Nitinol Heat-Activated	Nitinol Heat-Activated	66.4% Ni, 33.6% Ti
W	3M Unitek	Permachrome Standard	Permachrome (stainless steel)	16–18% Cr, 6–8% Ni, 2.0% Mn, 1.0% Si, balance: Fe
W	Dentaurum	Remanium	DIN 1.4310 (Cr, Ni austenitic stainless steel)	16–19% Cr, 6.0–9.5% Ni, 2.0% Mn (max), 2.0% Si (max), 0.8% Mo (max), balance: Fe
W	Dentaurum	Rematitan sl	Rematitan	50–60% Ni, 0.5% Fe (max), 0.1% Al (max), balance: Ti
W	Ormco	Ni–Ti	Ni–Ti	54,9% Ni, 0.20% Cr, balance: Ti
W	Ormco	Broad Arch	AISI 302 (Cr, Ni austenitic stainless steel)	17–19% Cr, 8–10% Ni, 2.0% Mn, 1.0% Si, balance: Fe

BA Bands, BR Brackets, W Wire