Compatibilidade térmica entre cerâmicas infiltradas por vidro e cerâmicas feldspáticas: avaliação do ângulo de contato e da resistência de união ao cisalhamento

Abstract

The aim of this study is to estimate the thermal compatibility of ceramics, contributing to fill in for an important gap in the standard for all-ceramic systems. The objectives of this study are: 1) to determine the shear bond strength (σc) of core-veneer ceramic systems and to evaluate the mode of failure; 2) to estimate the wetting behavior of veneer on core ceramics, using the contact angle measurement (θ); 3) to correlate the values for σc, θ, and CTE of the ceramics. Glass-infiltrated alumina (IA - In-Ceram Alumina) and zirconia (IZ - In-Ceram Zirconia) core ceramics, and Vita VM7, VM9 and VM13 veneer ceramics were combined into 6 groups. The baseline surface roughness (Ra) of core ceramic disk specimens (12 mm X 1,2 mm) was measured A cylinder of veneer ceramic (2 mm X 2 mm) was applied at the center of the core ceramic specimens, sintered and tested for σc to failure in a universal testing machine with a crosshead speed of 0,5 mm/min. For the θ evaluation, a cylinder of veneer ceramic (1 mm height x 2 mm diameter) was applied on core ceramic.Specimens images were taken before and after the firing procedure and the θ was measured using the AutoCAD 2006 program. The mean values of σc (MPa) and θ (º) for the compatible ceramic groups (A7 and Z7) were: 19,4 A e 48,9 c; 23,5 A e 56,0 b; for the groups with poor compatibility (A9 and V9) were: 0,9 C e 54,9 bc; 9,5 B e 59,8 b; and for the incompatible ceramic groups (A13 and Z13) were 0 D e 70 a; 0 D e 67,1 a. Different letters means statistical differences between groups (p≤0,001). Correlation analyses showed that as the difference between the ceramics CTE increases, the θ increases and the σc decreases