Abstract: In order to provide an alloy which, on the one hand, can be used for the synthesis of crown and bridge frameworks that may be provided with a tooth-colored veneer of ceramic material, and, on the other hand, enable the synthesis of model casting bases, a nonprecious metal dental casting alloy is provided which substantially consists of: 26–35 wt % Cr 2–6 wt % Mo 3–12 wt % W 0.8–1.5 wt % Si up to 0.3 wt % Mn 0.1–0.35 wt % N <0.1 wt % Ni 0.2–1.5 wt % Ta and manufacturing impurities of <0.1 wt % in each case, remainder cobalt, the content of tungsten being always greater than the content of molybdenum.

Abstract: To improve the fracture resistance of a dental casting alloy without giving rise to undue hardness thereof it is proposed that the dental casting alloy substantially consists of 28–34 wt % Cr, 5–9 wt % Mo, 1–3 wt % W, 0.9–1.3 wt % Si, 0.15–0.3? wt % Mn, 0.1–0.3 wt % N, 0.1–0.3 wt % C, <0.1 wt % Ni, manufacturing impurities, remainder cobalt, the ratio of the content of Mo to that of W being in the range of from about 3:1 to about 5:1 and the ratio of the content of Si to that of Mn being in the range of from about 3:1 to about 9:1.