Mechanical properties of NiTi and CuNiTi shape-memory wires used in orthodontic treatment. Part 1: stress-strain tests

• Main Authors: Marco Abdo Gravina (Author), Ione Helena Vieira Portella Brunharo (Author), Cristiane Canavarro (Author), Carlos Nelson Elias (Author), Cátia Cardoso Abdo Quintão (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Press Editora, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: This research aimed to compare, through traction tests, eight types of superelastic and heat-activated NiTi archwires, by six trade companies (GAC, TP, Ormco, Masel, Morelli and Unitek) to those with addition of copper (CuNiTi 27ºC and 35ºC, Ormco). METHODS: The tests were performed in an...