This study investigated the effect of filler particle size and weight% onmechanical properties of dental core porcelain.
In alumina, variation in particle size and weight% and in zirconia, variation in weight%, all specimens were tested three-point bending strength, transmittance, thermal expansion coefficient, porosity and shrinkage and observed with SEM and
analyzed with X-ray diffractometer. In order to develop shrink-free porcelain, after firing alumina only, glass wasinfiltrated. And aluminum was added to alumina with the expanding character of aluminum oxidize into alumina, and was followed by second firing of glass infiltration procedure. Then mechanical properties were observed. @ES The results of this study were obtained as follows. @EN 1. The bending strength of zirconia was higher than that of alumina, and 5 μm alumina had highest strength in variation of particle size of alumina. Except for 0.5μm alumina, increased with weight%, bending strength increased up to 80% and decreased at 90%. In case of glass infiltration, bending strength was slight higher than 80% and 90% of 5μm alumina. 2. Transmittance increased with increase of shrinkage, decrease of porosity, and with increase of filler size and had no direct correlation with weight%. 3. Thermal expansion coefficient of alumina group was 7.42~8.64×10E-6/℃ and that of zirconia group was 9.83~12.11×10E-6/℃and the latter was higher than the former. 4. In X-ray diffraction analysis, alumina group and zirconia group increased Al2O3 peak and t-ZrO2 peak with increase of weight%. The second phase(cristobalite peak) was observed in zirconia 40% group. 5. Porosity of zirconia was lower than that of alumina and 50μm alumina group had many pores with SEM. In case of low filler content, fracture occurred in glass and high filler content, in glass and filler. In case of aluminum addition to alumina, small oxidized aluminum was observed. 6. Zirconia group had high shrinkage than alumina group, and mixed group of alumina group had high shrinkage. In case of glass infiltration, shrinkage decreased and aluminum addition to alumina group was almost shrink-free.
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