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Dental practice today used a lot of different materials. This paper evaluates tribological and mechanical properties of two dental materials CeramX and I-Light. Tribological analysisad of samples was conducted at temperature 37°C and in the environment of artificial saliva. The wear rate was evaluated with a ball-on-disc tribotester, in accordance to ASTM G-133 norm. The counterbodies were 6-mm-in-diameter Al 2 O 3 steel balls. The load of 2, 10 and 20 N was applied. The tests were conducted at 0.15 m/s sliding velocity over a sliding stroke of 1000 m. The changes in the value of the following parameters were measured during the trials: friction coefficient, friction force, temperature and wear depth. After completing the tribological tests the surface of samples was carried out.

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Spark plasma sintering (SPS) has been used to successfully densify a 7075 aluminium alloy obtained from Alumix 431 powder. Sintering experiments were conducted at the temperature of 450 and 500°C for 2.5, 5 and 10 min. All the presented results confirm the excellent sinterability of Alumix 431 powder in vacuum during the SPS process and clearly show the effect of sintering temperatures and holding times on the densification, microstructure and mechanical properties of the obtained sintered compacts. The best results of hardness (1412 ± 39 MPa), tensile strength (345 ± 15 MPa) and compressive strength (618 ± 4 MPa) were obtained by the compacts sintered at 500°C for 5 min.

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The paper presents the results of titanium plasma spraying (TPS) on polymer substrates. Polyethylene (PE300), polyamide PA6, and fiber glass-reinforced polyamide (PA6.6-GF30) were used as substrates. The PE300 and PA6.6-GF30 substrates exhibited appropriate behavior during the TPS process, whereas the PA6 substrate did not “accept” Ti during plasma spraying, and the coating did not form. The TPS coatings exhibited low porosity and high homogeneity, and they had a typical multilayer structure composed of Ti and its oxides. The nanoindentation test showed good mechanical properties of the coatings and demonstrated a hardness and a Young’s modulus of approximately 400 HV and 200 GPa, respectively. The bending test confirmed the good adhesion of the titanium coatings to the polymer substrates. The Ti coatings did not fall off the substrate after its significant bending deformation.

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