Dental metallurgy; a manual for students and dentists.

  • Griffiths, A. B. (Arthur Bower), 1859-
Date:
1903
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Dental metallurgy; a manual for students and dentists. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS I’AOK List of Illustrations . . . . . . . xv CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Metallurgy of the Ancients—Early Dental Work—Minerals . . 1 CHAPTER II PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE METALS Lustre—Specific Gravity—Specific Heat—Conductivit}' for Heat—Con- ductivity for Electricity—Electrical Units—Expansion by Heat— Fusibility—Cohesion — Malleability—Ductility—Brittleness — Elas- ticity—Adhesion — Tenacity — Hardness — Crystalline Character— • Change of Volume on Solidification—Galvanic Action—Metallo- graphy ......... 3 CHAPTER III ACTION OP CERTAIN AGENTS ON METALS Air—Water—Acids—Alkalis—Sulphuretted Hydrogen—Effect of Expo- sure in the Mouth—Bacteria . . . . . .14 CHAPTER IV ALLOYS Colour—Density—Fusibility—Specific Heat—Expansion by Heat—Con- ductivity for Heat and for Electricity—Ductility—Malleability— Hardness—Action of Solvents—Preparation of Alloys—Alloys for Dies and Counter-Dies—Determination of Melting Points of Fusible Alloys—Solders . . . . . . .17