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Advanced Materials 2 Dental wear simulator

Proto-Tech Fatigue Cycler, Thermal Cycler and Shrinkage Stress Analyser

Location
School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham
Custodian
Dr Will Palin
Applications
These instruments reproduce the temperature cycling which occurs in the mouth to evaluate dental materials, and measure stress and shrinkage in polymerisation of dental composites.
Specification
  • Thermal cycling 0 – 80 ºC
  • Fatigue testing loading up to 400 N with up to four parallel samples


Dental wear