Argedent AH
High Gold Alloys for Ceramics
| Color | YELLOW |
| Type | 4 |
| ADA Class | HIGH NOBLE (HN) |
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Application
  
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| Processing | |
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| Investment | Phosphate Bonded |
| Crucible | Graphite / Ceramic |
| Degassing Temp C | 650-950 |
| Oxidation Procedure | No Hold, Do Not Remove Oxide, No Vacuum |
| Solder & Laser Wires | |
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| PreSolder | YSF |
| PostSolder | 720 |
| Laser Wire | LWT84 |
| Physical Properties | |
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| VHN After Firing | 180 |
| VHN Soft | |
| VHN Hard | 230 |
| Proof Stress Soft MPa | 455 |
| Proof Stress Hard MPa | 495 |
| Tensile Strength Soft MPa | 520 |
| Tensile Strength Hard MPa | 567 |
| Elongation Soft | 13 |
| Elongation Hard | 10 |
| Elastic Modulus GPa | 92 |
| Composition | |
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| Gold (Au) | 86.09 |
| Iron (Fe) | 0.9 |
| Indium (In) | 1.4 |
| Palladium (Pd) | 2.6 |
| Tantalum (Ta) | 0.4 |
| Lithium (Li) | 0.01 |
| Iridium (Ir) | 0.1 |
| Platinum (Pt) | 8.5 |
| Thermal Properties | |
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| Melting Range C | 1050-1145 |
| Casting Temp C | 1200 |
| Density g/cc | 18.5 |
| Expansion at 500C | 14.4 |
| Expansion at 600C | 14.7 |
| Burnout Temp C | 790 |