Abstract: A process for making metal castings, comprising the steps of(a) preparing an alloy from at least two different metals;(b) forming the alloy into a powder;(c) optionally combining the powder with a lubricant and/or flux;(d) pressing the powder into pellets;(e) melting one or more of the pellets;(f) casting the molten alloy into the mold;(g) cooling the metal casting.This process allows for the production of alloy castings even from high melting poorly soluble metals. The use of pellets containing a lubricant and/or flux is preferred. In addition the pellets may contain deoxidizers, grain refiners, and/or oxidizers. The process is especially suitable for the manufacture of dental, jewelry and precision castings.

Abstract: Dental restorations are made of a high palladium alloy which consists essentially of, on a weight basis, 70-82 percent palladium; 5-8 percent gold; 6.5-8 weight percent silver; 5-9 percent gallium; from 4 to 8 weight percent of a surface oxide producing modifier selected from the group consisting of indium, tin and mixtures thereof, from 0.01 up to 2 percent, ordinarily less than about 0.5 percent, of an oxygen scavenging component which is a member selected from the group consisting of germanium, lithium and mixtures thereof; and up to 2 percent of a grain refiner selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhenium and iridium. Alloy can be melted without the need of shielding the alloy from the atmosphere.

Abstract: A yellow dental alloy containing a colored intermetallic compound of palladium and indium as 15-85% by weight of the alloy and at least 10% by weight of silver and as desired gold 0-30%, copper 0-45% and silver 10-50%. This alloy exhibits a pale yellow gold color which it derives from the interaction of two white colored metals--palladium and indium. Various alloying additions are specified to improve castability, ductility, strength, hardness, tarnish and corrosion resistance.

Abstract: A brazing alloy composition for joining chromium containing base metal alloys containing, by weight, palladium about 39%-60%, nickel about 20%-47.5%, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of silver 0-35%, tin 0-32%, indium 0-32% and gallium 0-11%; and optionally containing one or more elements selected from the group consisting of gold 0-10%, germanium 0-4.4%, silicon 0-2.9% and about 0.025% of a known deoxidizer such as lithium. The alloy exhibits good wetting and flowing characteristics and has excellent strength and corrosion resistance at elevated temperatures. The brazing alloy is particularly useful for joining chromium containing baese metal alloys of the type which are used in the porcelain-fused-to-metal technic in dental prosthetics.

Abstract: An alloy composition for dental use containing, by weight, aluminum 0-3.0%, cobalt 0-20.0%, chromium 10.0-20.0%, manganese 0-1.5%, molybdenum 6.0-18.0%, nickel 58.5-77.0% and silicon 0-2.0%. The alloy retains the corrosion resistance properties found in nickel-chromium base alloys while having reduced yield strength typical of gold alloys thereby resulting in greater ease of grinding, polishing and manipulation. The alloy finds use as a porcelain substrate alloy and also as a crown and bridge or partial denture alloy.

Abstract: An alloy composition enabling the amount of silver therein to be limited significantly or preferably eliminated altogether while maintaining the castability, strength properties and physical properties including melting range and coefficient of thermal expansion compatible with available porcelain products. The alloy composition contains, by weight, silver 0-11.0%, aluminum 0-1%, gold 31.8-63.16%, boron 0-0.13%, calcium 0-0.12%, copper 0-5.0%, iron 0-0.75%, gallium 0-5.0%, indium 0.5-10.55%, lithium 0-0.04%, nickel 0-2%, palladium 28.96-57.97%, rhenium 0-0.25%, ruthenium 0-1.8%, silicon 0-0.0125%, tin 0-7.5%, titanium 0-0.06%, vanadium 0-0.12% and zinc 0-1.98%.