Table 1.
Comparison of physical and mechanical properties of posts fabricated by different casting techniques.
Fig 1.
Boxplots of compressive strength (MPa) of posts fabricated by electric arc melting and torch melting techniques in two essays.
Fig 2.
Comparative SEM of the selected areas from the electric arc and torch samples:
a) Low magnification micrograph (80x) of the Electric Arc sample; b) High magnification micrograph (1200x) of the Electric Arc sample; c) Low magnification micrograph (60x) of the Torch sample; d) High magnification micrograph (1200x) of the Torch sample.
Fig 3.
Comparative EDS spectrum analysis of the selected areas from the electric arc and torch samples.
Fig 4.
Comparative XRD diffractogram analysis of the selected areas from the electric arc and torch samples.
Table 2.
Cost analysis of casting techniques.
Fig 5.
Cost sensitivity analysis – Monte Carlo simulation.