Microstructural evidence of beryllium in commercial dental Ni-Cr alloys

AUTOR(ES)

Alkmin, Luciano Braga, Silva, Antonio Augusto Araújo Pinto da, Nunes, Carlos Angelo, Santos, Claudinei dos, Coelho, Gilberto Carvalho

FONTE

Mat. Res.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

25/02/2014

RESUMO

The focus of this work was to determine microstructural features in commercial Ni-Cr alloys which could be used to identify indirectly the presence of beryllium. Thus, eight commercial alloys were characterized by chemical analysis, thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy - back-scattered electron images (SEM/BSE), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The results indicate that the presence of beryllium can be inferred from microstructural analysis via XRD and SEM/BSE. The X-ray diffractograms of the beryllium-containing alloys showed clearly the existence of the NiBe intermetallic phase. SEM/BSE images of these alloys show a very characteristic eutectic microstructure which also indicates the presence of this element. These characteristics are not observed in the beryllium-free alloys.

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