Stress-relaxation testing. Part I: A new approach to the testing of removable partial denture alloys, wrought wires, and clasp behavior.
1981
H F Morris, and
K Asgar, and
E Tillitson
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D003722
Dental Alloys
A mixture of metallic elements or compounds with other metallic or metalloid elements in varying proportions for use in restorative or prosthetic dentistry.
Alloy, Dental,Alloys, Dental,Dental Alloy
D003832
Denture, Partial, Removable
A partial denture designed and constructed to be removed readily from the mouth.
A purely physical condition which exists within any material because of strain or deformation by external forces or by non-uniform thermal expansion; expressed quantitatively in units of force per unit area.
The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p2001)