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. 2018 Jan 8;18:5. doi: 10.1186/s12903-017-0458-2

Table 2.

Chemical content of the tested materials determined with EDS analysis

Materials tested Chemical content according to EDS analysis
LAVA Ultimate 82.1% inorganic (69% SiO2, 31%ZrO2),
17.9% organic
Vita Enamic 83.2% inorganic (64.2% SiO2, 20.6% Al2O3, 8.6% Na2O, 6.5%K2O),
16.8% organic
VITA Mark II 64% SiO2, 20% Al2O3,
9% Na2O, 6% K2O
IPS Empress CAD 64.9% SiO2, 16.25% Al2O3, 11.85% K2O,
5.37% Na2O, 1.56% CaO
IPS e.max CAD 80.1% SiO2, 11.9% Li2O, 4.8% P2O5,
4.4% K2O, 4.4% Al2O3