Korean J Orthod.  1989 Jul;19(2):7-24.

A study on development and physical properties of stainless steel orthodontic wires made in Korea

• Sung JH
• Kwon OW
• Kyung HM
• Lee KD

Abstract

The physical properties of seven sizes of control groups and experimental group in stainless steel orthodontic wires were studied in tension, hardness, bending, torsion and observation of microstructure. The wires (0.40-0.90mm dia.) of round type were tested in the as-received condition. The wires of control groups were TRU-CHROME and REMANlUM, and experimental group was SK wire which was developed by ourselves and made in Korea. The results were as follows; 1. The chemical compositions of control groups and experimental group were austenite stainless steel wires of SOS 304. 2. Higher values of tensile and yield strength in tension were control group I, experimental group, control group II. Maximum tensile and yield strength of experimental group were 203.63 +/- 1.41kgjmm2 in 0.70mm diameter and 148.96 +/- 4.88kg/mm2 in 0.60mm diameter, and maximum elongation was 5.20 +/- 0.57% in 0.45mm diameter. 3. Hardness values of experimental group were similar to control groups. Maximum hardness values were 596.2 +/- 13.66Hv in 0.45mm diameter wire of control group I, 5 90.5 +/- 20.08Hv in 0.50mm diameter wire of control group II, and 563.6 +/- 5.35Hv in 0.70mm diameter wire of experimental group. 4. Torsion properties of experimental group were similar to control group I and more than control group II. Maximum torsion cycles were 31.8 +/- 2.48 in 0.45mm diameter of control group I, 17.4 +/- 4.84 in 0.60mm diameter of control group II, and 24.6 +/- 3.04 in 0.45mm diameter of experimental group. 5. Maximum bending cycles of experimental group were smaller than control groups. Maximum bending cycles were 9.00 +/- 0.00 in 0.50mm diameter wire of control group I, 10.0 +/- 0.82 in 0.40mm diameter wire of control group II, and 8.0 +/- 1.26 in 0.50mm diameter wire of experimental group. 6. Microstructures of experimental and control groups co-existed with martensited austenite structure and elongated austenite structure. 7. The direction of wire fracture was propagated parallel to torsion direction typically and there was no probability showing wire fracture at inclusions and surface scratches. 8. The type of wire fracture was brittle fracture at initiation site and ductile fracture at core.

MeSH Terms

Control Groups
Hardness
Korea*
Orthodontic Wires*
Stainless Steel*
Stainless Steel