Abstract: A dental alloy contains palladium (Pd) and indium (In) for CAD/CAM machining. The dental alloy can further include one component selected from the group consisting of gold (Au), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and platinum (Pt). The dental alloy has a yield strength of 250 MPa to 450 MPa, breaking elongation of 2% to 8%, metal-ceramic adhesion of 20 MPa to 70 MPa, coefficient of linear thermal expansion of 14.0×10?6/K to 17.0×10?6/K, or density of 8 g/cm3 to 15 g/cm3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental alloy for machining by a CAD/CAM system. In particular, the dental alloy for machining by a CAD/CAM system features a minimum usage of expensive gold and platinum by comprising gold (Au) in an amount of between 0.1% and 5.0% by weight and platinum (Pt) in an amount of between 0% and 5.0% by weight, in addition to palladium (Pd) in an amount of between 30% and 50% by weight, indium (In) in an amount of between 25% and 50% by weight, silver (Ag) in an amount of between 10% and 40% by weight and iridium (Ir) in an amount of between 0.1% and 0.3% by weight. Accordingly, compared with a conventional dental casting alloy composed of gold in an amount of between 40% and 99% the dental alloy for machining by a CAD/CAM system of the invention can be provided at a lower manufacturing cost, while offering processability equivalent to that of zirconia that can be machined by a conventional CAD/CAM system.